Yogi Ramacharaka was a pseudonym of William Walker Atkinson, an American writer who was influential in turn-of-the-century (1890s-1900s) spiritual/philosophical movements such as 'New Thought' (a... More > precursor to today's New Age movement) and Theosophy.< Less
Yogi Ramacharaka was a pseudonym of William Walker Atkinson, an American writer who was influential in turn-of-the-century (1890s-1900s) spiritual/philosophical movements such as 'New Thought' (a... More > precursor to today's New Age movement) and Theosophy.< Less
Long considered a classic and essential work on the subject of mysticism, Evelyn Underhill presents her insightful and original theories on the nature of the mystic state. Underhill bases her... More > examples primarily on Christian Saints, but she also mentions mystic examples in Sufism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religious belief systems.< Less
D. T. Suzuki performs a careful and insightful comparison of the Christian mysticism of Meister Eckhart, with core Buddhist teachings. Christian mysticism and Buddhist reflect the same Universal... More > experience of union with God.< Less
Yogi Ramacharaka was the pseudonym of William Walker Atkinson, an American writer who was influential in the early 1990's in several spiritual/philosophical movements such as 'New Thought' (a... More > precursor to today's New Age movement) and Theosophy. This mysterious writer, about whom we know virtually nothing, helped to popularize Eastern concepts in the Western world, with Yoga and a broadly-interpreted Hinduism being particular areas of focus. Ramacharaka's "Mystic Christianity" remains widely respected as an excellent primer for the study of comparative religion, at a time when the term was not yet coined.< Less
