Table of Contents
Introduction: Making Waves
Thomas A. Forsthoefel and Cynthia Ann Humes
1. Raja Yoga and the Guru: Gurani Anjali of Yoga Anand Ashram, Amityville, New York
Christopher Key Chapple
2. Weaving the Inward Thread to Awakening: The Perennial Appeal of Ramana Maharshi
Thomas A. Forsthoefel
3. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: Beyond the TM Technique
Cynthia Ann Humes
4. Krishna and Culture: What Happens When the Lord of Vrindavana Moves to New York City
Tamal Krishna Goswami and Ravi M. Gupta
5. Baba’s World: A Global Guru and His Movement
Norris W. Palmer
6. Passage to America: Ammachi on American Soil
Selva J. Raj
7. The Perfectibility of Perfection: Siddha Yoga as a Global Movement
Lola Williamson
8. Osho, from Sex Guru to Guru of the Rich: The Spiritual Logic of Late Capitalism
Hugh B. Urban
9. Riding the Dawn Horse: Adi Da and the Eros of Nonduality
Jeffrey J. Kripal
Epilogue: Elevated Gurus, Concrete Traditions, and the Problems of Western Devotees
Daniel Gold
List of Contributors
Index