Authority
Prem Prakash
The first of the great yoga masters to publicly travel to the West was Swami Vivekananda, who came to America in 1893 at the invitation
Category: Teachings
The Branches of Yoga
Prem Prakash
There are several branches of yoga traditionally cited as valid approaches to the goal of Self-realization. Yoga, in its fullest sense, however, is not so
East and West
Prem Prakash
Someone said something interesting to me the other day. She said she wasn’t interested in yoga because it is too “eastern.” Certainly, she should be
The World as an Ink Blot
Prem Prakash
A man goes to a psychiatrist, who decides to use a Rorschach Ink-Blot Test to evaluate his new patient. He shows the man a page
In Praise of Goddess Kali
Prem Prakash
The Goddess Kali recently answered my prayers. I had become increasingly aware of a knot of tension, of selfishness, of impurity in my consciousness and
Taste the Mango
Prem Prakash
I once asked Baba Hari Dass, “Does the world exist outside of our minds?” I had been contemplating the relationship of the outside world to
Namaste
Prem Prakash
One of the most striking aspects of yogic philosophy is the teaching that the mind is not, in itself, conscious. The mind is an insentient
Problems
Prem Prakash
A man is driving down a road and his car develops a flat tire. He doesn’t have a jack, so he is forced to walk
Relationships
Prem Prakash
A man goes to a spiritual teacher and is told, “God is inside every living being.” Thrilled with this new knowledge, the fellow walks home
Stages of Spiritual Development
Prem Prakash
In this essay, I would like to outline five stages along the spiritual path. These are intended to serve as a contextual map which I
