Parr, A. J.

(A. J. PARR is an experienced journalist and author with a lifelong interest in meditation techniques and the Comparative Study of Religion) WHEN I WAS 17 YEARS OLD (I am now 57) I received my first Hindu initiation at the Mission of the Divine Light, founded by Guru Maharaj Ji (presently known as Prem Rawat or Maharaji). His basic teachings or "Knowledge," based on ancient Hinduism and Buddhism, included four meditation techniques (Divine Light, Inner Music, Word and Nectar) to help us stop the mind and free ourselves from Illusion. I was 30 when I received my second Hindu initiation and medi...