Foreword |
Preface |
We
live in the age of Science. The frontiers of our knowledge are receding
everyday.
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The following book unfolds an intellectual and spiritual journey
from the West to the East such as a number of people have traveled in recent times.
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Introduction |
Early
Years |
Most
of us are familiar with accounts of how a person has changed from one religion to another,
becoming a Christian, Muslim or a Buddhist.
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I always had a certain mystical sense, going back to early
childhood.
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Spiritual
Paths And Discovery Of The Vedas |
India And
Hinduism, The Spiritual Traditions |
At
the beginning of 1970 in Denver I found a local guru who introduced me to many spiritual
teachings.
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I had studied Hindu teachings and corresponded with ashrams and
teachers in India for many years.
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Discovery
Of Social And Political Hinduism |
Journalistic
Work |
On
my first trip to India I met an individual who would have a decisive influence on my life
and thought.
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I have always written about whatever subjects I studied from poetry
and philosophy to medicine and astrology.
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Ancient
India And Vedic Knowledge |
Hindu
Groups In The West |
The
ancient world contained many spiritual wonders, magnificent temples, great pyramids,
secret knowledge and enlightened sages.
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Parallel to my work in India I began working with Hindu groups in
the United States.
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Additional Studies Of Christianity And Islam |
Return
Of The Pagans |
There
should be no effort to force any religion upon anyone. The first commandment of God should
be, respect the Divine Self in all.
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Once human beings communed freely with the forces of nature. They
felt a spirit in every hill or vale.
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Debate With
The Archbishop Of Hyderabad |
The Debate
Goes On |
In
late 1998 a Hindu backlash occurred against the Christian conversion effort in India.
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As a follow-up to my debate with Archbishop Arulappa, Pope John Paul
II visited India in November 1999, about the time that I was finishing this
book.
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Systems Of
Vedic Knowledge |
Towards a
New Western Hinduism |
The
Vedas contain keys both to Cosmo genesis and to individual
transformation.
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In
the period from the mid-eighties I worked with various western yoga
groups.
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Conclusion |
The Meaning
Of The Term Hindu |
Hindu
Dharma came to me over a long period of time, in many forms, through many people, as well
as through a deeper consciousness.
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In
the Vedic age the land of India was called Sapta Sindhu, the land of the seven
rivers.
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