Category Archives: Book

Excerpts posted as the books are being written! (May not be the same when the books are edited). Chapter 3 Ex-India Getting on with “real life”. After to England in1976, I kept up Swami Muktananda and the Siddha Yoga with … Continue reading →

Part 2 of chap. 2 Guru no. 2 After two years at –Dehra Dun, my role had gradually changed from that of student on the spiritual path to that of useful full time worker, in the temples, the gardens, and … Continue reading →

Part 1 of Chap. 2 Chapter 2 Englishman to monk in 1966 When I arrived in In India in 1966, I had spent nearly a year on the “overland trail” from England to Kathmandu. I was a beatniks & used … Continue reading →

Here is another excerpt from one of the two new books I am writing:   Yogi Monastic & Transcendental Guru Scroll down to find the beginning excerpt or just read as it comes! This is the rest of Chapter 1 … Continue reading →

Householder to monk There is an upheaval that occurs when major life transition commences. Be it sexual identity, political allegiance, of religious affiliation. Or spiritual.   The transition from householder to monk is another transition that seems less discussed in … Continue reading →

I am writing this new book & am posting excerpts from it as I write. Here I am using my Indian monk name – Ganesh Giri Paramhansa. Introduction Light. I seek the light of Truth. This is where external circumstances … Continue reading →

This is part 1 of Chap 2 – an excerpt from my new book. Being Divine I am the Divine – please God help me! True spirituality then is a radical perspective that accepts the move towards the transcendental, whilst … Continue reading →

This is to be Chapter 1 – probably! The end of suffering Suffering has no end! But it also has no beginning. If you can get to the situation before the beginning, you disconnect suffering from life. All life. Life … Continue reading →