Ashrams in Europe twenty-five hundred years ago? Greek philosophers studying in India? Meditation classes in ancient Rome? It sounds unbelievable, but it s historically true.
Alexander the Great had an Indian guru.
Pythagoras, Empedocles, and Plotinus all encouraged their students to meditate.
Apollonius, the most famous Western sage of the first century c.
, visited both India and Egyptand claimed that Egyptian wisdom was rooted in India.
In Lost Masters , award-winning author Linda .
New World Library Lost masters: rediscovering the mysticism of the ancient greek philosophers, paperback/linda johnsen
