When people learn that you have a guru, they often suspect something is “wrong” with you. Followers of a guru are considered blind, weak sheep-like humans, incapable of taking their own decisions. But the first person I called “my guru” led me away from the real herd of the world.
“I look at his picture and…
Searching for Truth in India
At the age of twenty I had no guru, no master to go to, no spiritual community to comfort me. I was alone on my path and had only one wild aspiration: to fly on the wings of the wind. As Krishnamurti taught, I did not look for a teacher,…
5am: The sun has not yet risen, but in this place, also during the night, there is a thin blue light. My feet are digging footprints in the snow. I go down to the fountain to wash my body and my soul with its cool water. Today I will not meet anyone. All this month…
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BOOK LIST
Biographies of Saints & Masters
Tsangnyon Heruka: The Life of Milarepa
Chogyam Trungpa: The Life of Marpa the Translator: Seeing Accomplishes All
Chogyam Trungpa: Illusion’s Game: The Life and Teaching of Naropa
Paramahamsa Yogananda: Autobiography…
A few minutes with Grieg, the Romanian spiritual teacher, were enough for me. I felt immediately, intuitively, and directly that my heart was awakening. Actually it was on fire.
In the East it is said that the spiritual path is dangerous and tricky, and if you walk on it you need to take…
“In order to know the honey, you have to taste the honey” is one of the famous tantric sayings.
In the West, Tantra is often misunderstood as spiritual eroticism. If you look on the internet, most offerings in the “tantra” field are grouped around erotic massage, sexual practices and such. This idea does not begin to…