New Age Religion & Western Culture

Below is the index for my posts inspired by this excellent book: New Age Religion and Western Culture Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought by Wouter J.

Continue Reading →

Waking Up: A Guide To Spirituality Without Religion

A ground-breaking rational, experiential, spiritual guide Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, best selling author, and philosopher.

Continue Reading →

Awake: Life of Yogananda or Propaganda?

The guru who brought kriya yoga to the West is the subject of a documentary exploring his lasting influence Awake: The Life of Yogananda Official Trailer Below are excerpts of three movie critic reviews and a probe: is the film Awake about the man, Yogananda, or religious propaganda?

Continue Reading →

“I Am God” Belief

If God is universal energy, permeating the cosmos and all human beings, then everything is God.

Continue Reading →

Origins of Modern Yoga

In A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali and Western Esotericism, Elizabeth De Michelis, Research Fellow at the Center for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies, University of Cambridge, has carefully researched ‘What is the history of Modern Yoga?

Continue Reading →