From the Book - 1st pbk. ed.
What India has given us and why, it matters
2. The Voice of an Old Intelligence
"Hindoo" texts enchant Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman
3. New Thought in Old Wineskins
Eddy, Blavatsky, and the New Thoughters metabolize Vedanta
4. The Handsome Monk in the Orange Robe
Swami Vivekananda conquers the Parliament and creates the Vedanta Society
5. The Public Intellectuals
Swamis tutor smart guys, and they tutor us
6. The Yogi of the Autobiography
Paramahansa Yogananda becomes the voice of India
Beatniks, hippies, and consciousness expanders trip toward the East
The Fab Four find Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and meditation goes mainstream
9. The Baby Boomers' Babas
Muktananda, Bhaktivedanta, and other gurus storm the seventies
Satchidananda, Iyengar, and other Yogacharyas take Americans to the mat
11. Sex, Lies, and Idiosyncrasies
The guru wave casts a shadow
Ram Dass, Deepak, and other American acharyas take the wheel
Practitioner-Bandits penetrate the Ivory Tower
Om-grown gurus gather disciples
15. Art-Omatic Transmissions
Musicians and writers channel India
16. The Soul of Science, the Science of Soul
The cosmic Shiva dances into the lab
A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into an ashram
18. The Once and Future Religion
America the spiritual evolves
Namaste, America! : what India has given us and why it matters
The voice of an old intelligence : "Hindoo" texts enchant Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman
New thought in old wineskins : Eddy, Blavatsky, and the New Thoughters metabolize Vedanta
The handsome monk in the orange robe : Swami Vivekananda conquers the Parliament and creates the Vedanta Society
The public intellectuals : swamis tutor smart guys, and they tutor us
The yogi of the autobiography : Paramahansa Yogananda becomes the voice of India
Blowin' in the wind : Beatniks, hippies, and consciousness expanders trip toward the East
Maha mass media : The Fab Four find Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and meditation goes mainstream
The Baby Boomers' babas : Muktananda, Bhaktivedanta, and other gurus storm the seventies
The yoga bearers : Satchidananda, Iyengar, and other yogacharyas take Americans to the mat
Sex, lies and idiosyncrasies : the guru wave casts a shadow
Made in the USA : Ram Dass, Deepak, and other American acharyas take the wheel
Not just academic : practitioner-pandits penetrate the Ivory Tower
Guru Americana : om-grown gurus gather disciples
Art-omatic transmissions : musicians and writers channel India
The soul of science, the science of soul : the cosmic Shiva dances into the lab
Into the mystic : a priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into an ashram
The once and future religion : American the spiritual evolves.
