Baba Rampuri makes some comparisons between European Hermetic Alchemy and Indian Alchemy. “In 1527, the alchemist Agrippa stressed in a letter that there is a secret interpretation and understanding which cannot be conveyed through the printed […]
Edge of Indian Spirituality – Sanatan Dharma and Hinduism
The Book of the World – IV
Baba Rampuri talks about how the Yogi reads the world as a text. “‘Hinduism’ is a recent word constructed in the West by India’s colonizers to represent a set of beliefs thought to be held by […]
Pilgrimage & Darshan – II
Pilgrimage & Darshan Pilgrimage and Darshan Baba Rampuri talks about the significance of pilgrimage and darshan, “the beholding.” Tirthas as crossing over places. Magic happens anywhere worlds meet: at a crossroads, the seashore, graveyards, airports, hospitals, […]
The idea of India – I
Our understanding of India is an imperial culture’s construction of its colony.
