The Pathwork is simultaneously Eastern and Western, a synthesis of the mystical traditions of both the East and the West, which emphasize direct experience of self and God. Human life is seen as a school of purification for the soul, as it journeys through lifetimes creating and then freeing itself of karma—the results of our negative, limited self

Over the next two hours, Acharya explained the ancient Indian teaching that a proper life must be lived in four stages—these are the ashramas. Ideally, ashramas last twenty-five years each. Of course, that is generally not likely to occur; in America today, the odds of living to one hundred are only about one in six thousand; the odds are lower in

Yoga is the science of union with the Divine, with Truth: Tantra is the most direct methodof controlling the energy that creates the ultimate union with Truth; and Ayurveda is the science of life.