Pandit Tigunait skillfully weaves the teachings of the sages into a fabric of absorbing and delightful stories so that the reader easily understands what might in another context look like formidable philosophy. In addition he makes it practical down-to-earth and applicable to the conditions of modern life. He effortlessly renders the ancient teachings for contemporary students. A yogi who came of age in the traditional culture of India and studied widely with a number of teachers he has been living and teaching in the United States for almost two decades.