My major influences are from many quarters, but for inspiration concerning the subject of meditation, I have been tremendously influenced by the many teachers of yoga who have presented the principles of spiritual living in their works. Teachers such as Swami Sivananda, Paramahansa yoganada, and the spiritual philosopher J. Krishnamurti, for example. I have also been influenced by the beautiful teachings of the Hindu scriptures found in works such as the Bhagavad Gita and in the philosophy of Jesus. But Nature itself has been a profound influence more...
