A study of the yogic discipline as a path to union with God, written by a mystic of the Hindu tradition. Topics include the guru, control and perfection of the mind, death, religion and philosophy, and ancient and symbolic knowledge.
Sri Krishna Prem (1898–1965) was a British spiritual aspirant who went to India in the early twentieth century. Together with his spiritual teacher Sri Yashoda Mai, he founded an ashram at Mirtola, India. The ashram has continued to be aligned with strict orthodox Vishnavism. Despite his English origins, Krishna Prem became widely accepted and admired in the Indian Hindu community and had many Indian disciples. Krishna Prem transcended the gomas and practices of his early Vaishnava sectarianism and affirmed a universal spiritual path.