The Cosmic Guru

While in an advanced inverted yogic posture, I feel a tingling sensation throughout my body. Then I hear the voice and feel the presence of Swami Sri Yukteswar, a guru of wisdom, who claims to have entered my body. I’ve acquired some new spiritual gifts, including the ability to speak 50 languages. For the next 10 days, I am sky-high in a spiritually-altered state. Pastor R.I.P., John Wayne, a spiritual dowser, and Frenzy, my acupuncturist, all want to perform their version of an exorcism to get this Guru, which I am enjoying, out of my body. I attempt to figure out the truth, while facing some of my deepest fears. Along the way, false impressions arise through all of my senses, leading me to discover I can’t rely on what I have always trusted… After my Guru experience, I begin a passionate 10-year quest to find God, Truth, and Love. I plunge into an eclectic yoga practice; experience soul-stirring, guided Sufi retreats; and embrace two Lakota Sioux traditions, the Sweat Lodge and the Peace Pipe. I try to understand Jesus, amidst unsettling friction with my church pastors. In time, the love of Jesus pours out through all my brokenness.