For nearly forty-five years, Arnaud Maitland has devoted himself to the teachings of Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche, one of the last surviving Nyingma lamas to receive a complete education in Old Tibet.
In Vishoka Meditation: The Yoga of Inner Radiance, Pandit Tigunait makes meditation as practiced by the ancient yoga masters accessible to a modern audience, offering step-by-step instructions to guide us to this illumined state of consciousness.
Nitnem is a daily prayer book of the Sikhs, which collects the verses sung and recited daily by all practicing Sikhs and those who are aware of the teachings of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.
Vibhuti Pada, the third chapter of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, is a treasure trove of wisdom and practice from the esoteric heart of the yogic and tantric traditions.
Osho sees Zen not as a historical spiritual tradition, but as the future of a humanity that has matured to the point that people no longer need religions controlled by priesthoods and based on fearful superstitions that cripple peoples innate intelligence and divide them from one another.
Using eleven Zen stories as a starting point and diving deep into their mysterious world, he then weaves his magical clarity on many diverse contemporary topics.
Nirvana has become an idealized word associated with the juxtaposition of a cult rock celebrity who died before his time and a vague new age version of Eastern religion.
Moving beyond the usual interpretations of this classic Chinese text that of using it as an indicator of what to do next or attempting to predict the future Osho is using the Tao Te Ching as Lao Tzu intended: to ignite the flame of individual awareness and insight.