The idea of India – I
Our understanding of India is an imperial culture’s construction of its colony.
Pilgrimage and Darshan
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, […]
History of Naga Babas
History of the Naga Babas – III
History of the Naga Babas Baba Rampuri narrates the history of the Naga Babas and Sannyasis from Guru Dattatreya in the age of the Ramayana through Adi Sankara to the present time. “I was enchanted by […]
Becoming a Baba
Becoming a Baba – V
Becoming a Baba Baba Rampuri talks about his trials and tribulations in becoming a baba. “Becoming a baba starts out as an exercise in copying and mimicking. This is to prepare the soil for […]
Secret Shakti of Matrikas
Secret Shakti of Matrikas
Secret Shakti of Matrikas Syllables of Sacred Speech Basel, Switzerland, 2008 Baba Rampuri talks about the nature of sacred speech: syllables, aksharas, and matrikas living in the sacred geography of our articulation. “For, as the […]
Adi Sankara and the Frog
Adi Sankara and the Frog – IX
Baba Rampuri tells the story of how Adi Sankara established his main monastery, Sringeri Math, and the Temple of Sarada Devi, where he witnessed a pregnant frog trying to cross the deadly hot sands in the noon day sun, trying to reach the river.
Yogi and the Mother Goddess
Yoga Shakti & The Mother Goddess – X
The Yogi, having an uncluttered mind resembling that of a still mirror like lake, is connected (yoga) with the Mother Goddess, and acts like a conduit through which HER blessings flow.
Hindu Scripture
Hindu Scripture – XI
Baba Rampuri talks about the role and nature of Hindu scriptures and sacred text in Indian tradition.
Disappearance of the Yogi
The Disappearance of the Yogi – XII
The noble, rigorous, and restrictive figure of the Yogi is to be forgotten.
The signs that mark him are to be thought of as the fantasies and charms of a knowledge that had not yet attained marketability.
