The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Critical Biography Was Patanjali a real person or a half-human, half-snake god? Continue Reading →
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa: Smoking, Cussing Godman? A critical analysis of a popular Hindu guru-messiah who smoked, cussed, and enjoyed company of young boys Modern yoga is a curious and fascinating phenomena. Continue Reading →
Monastic Order of Self-Realization Index of my posts about the Order of Self-Realization Fellowship and monastic life in the SRF ashram. Continue Reading →
Her stigmata crashed into my karma I was 27 years old, and what I remember is that everyone in my monastic community, except my younger Indian monk-friend, Kabir, believed that saints could get stigmata–manifest the wounds of Christ crucified on their bodies. Continue Reading →
Contradictions with Samadhi Samadhi are human speculations about a variety of experiences attained through meditation. Continue Reading →
