This speech marks the beginning of Hindu-ism as a religion, and as a “world religion,” that is, possessed of attributes going beyond a local culture, i.e., universal. As I see religion as politics, this is a political speech, if taken in the context of the times.
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The Edge of Indian Spirituality
Baba Rampuri’s speech at the World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, March 2008. The Edge of Indian Spirituality – The Oral Tradition of Sanatan Dharma [podcast]http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/412121290/The%2BEdge%2Bof%2BIndian%2BSpirituality.mp3[/podcast]
The Samadhi of Kapil Puri Ji
Upstairs, in the Hall of Darshan, in the ashram of the Old Baba, Arjun Puri, a dozen frightened individuals gathered for this most terrific of yoga demonstrations. Shri Mahant Kapil Puri invoked his lineage, reciting it […]
