Ask Peter Mt. Shasta discussion

Please feel free to ask anything about "Search for the Guru," just being released. This is the prequel to "Adventures of a Western Mystic: Apprentice to the Masters." Both books will be republished in India as a 2-volume autobiography this year.

This volume chronicles my childhood, spiritual awakening, life in the Woodstock Generation, adventures with Ram Dass, Maharajji, Sai Baba, Trungpa Rinpoche and many other saints and gurus. Of course, the ultimate Guru is within yourself!

Hi Peter,
Your stories are some of the best, and not just for entertainment, but also for gaining insights on living a better life. Would you briefly share another story about something else from this same time period which didn't make it into your book?

Thanks, Aaron, but if I do that I will take up more space than they allow here; and then you will want me to upload a new edition. I will say that there is a correction: the young Harikhan Baba (who attracted many Americans) died, not in 1974, but in 1984. That was an error made by the typist (me), as I have 1984 in my notes. I should say that in the lives of almost every guru I spent time with, there are aspects of their existence which seem incompatible with "spiritual truth." It is important to get beyond those seeming inconsistencies, and look at what they actually offered of benefit.

Sairam Peter,
Enjoying the book thoroughly, although I am not done reading and wish to convey much gratitude for your time and effort to share your journey with us.
You write about your time in Puttaparthy where on the outside Sai Baba chose not to communicate but on the inner realms gave you beautiful experiences and many teachings. Would you mind sharing some or any part of what Sai Baba taught or showed you?

God is love, love, love....!

Thank you! Taking the liberty to ask you one more question-in hindsight do you feel that your challenging experiences during the trip to India, searching for a Guru, as well as those that followed later, were necessary for establishing a connection with your real Guru- the one inside? If there was already a purpose for your life even before you were born, was it crucial for you to have to experience so much else, and why?

Good questions. It's all a dream whose dreamer is God. Nonetheless, we need to take action in the maya we have taken on. The external suffering is the fire that burns up the illusion that we are separate from the Source. So, on one hand the suffering was necessary; however, from my current perspective, once you know who you are, nothing seems necessary. We play this game with ourselves--our own lila. Ha, what a joke!

Feel free to ask questions about any of my 11 books that are now available. The latest is: "It Is What It Is," containing true stories about my adventures trying to follow guidance on the spiritual path.

Most of the above questions are answered in my YouTube channel or in my other books, the most recent of which is: "I AM the Key to Mastery." Love and Blessings to all! -Peter