BABA - among Naga Babas in the ancient Yoga Tradition

BABA is a tale of adventure, offering a rare insider's peek at the world of the ancient tradition of yogis and shamans. Baba Rampuri, an American by birth, tells the exotic true story of his discipleship with Naga Babas and his struggle to find acceptance in a highly exclusive and reclusive order that he has described as the "Hells Angels of Indian Spirituality."

Rampuri unwittingly sets out on the "journey of the hero" when he dedicates himself to self-knowledge and learning the Ancient Yoga Tradition. But after he meets his guru, Hari Puri Baba, he soon discovers that The Spiritual Path isn't how he imagined it, and it takes him in very unexpected directions. He ultimately must discard all his cultural baggage, for both his outer and inner journey, in order to confront himself and the Truth.

During Rampuri's discipleship, the reader may recognize elements of Yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra, and Indian Philosophy, but finds himself immersed in those areas normally hidden from Western eyes. The author, living in India for 37 years, is fond of exploding cliches, and articulates a unique point of view and story that distinguishes BABA.

The author questions, and then exposes our Western idea of India and Yoga to be cultural constructions that actually hide deeper and more compelling knowledge.

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