High Krishna Prem here… that is my name for 40 years now ever since I met my friend and spiritual teacher Osho on the hippy trail from the beaches of Goa, India to the peaks of the Himalayas in Nepal. Before that I was Michael Mogul. Some 70 years ago, I was born in a bedroom of Boston, USA… today I answer to both my inner and outer names… as I no longer take any of my names seriously… as long as you call, I’ll be there. As Michael I graduated Boston University before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a writing career. Nothing big came out it except I got a chance to write the girl’s questions for the Dating Game, a popular television show. At the same time I was drafted into the US Army to go to war in Vietnam. I was able to secure an honorable discharge which read that I was unable to adjust to the military style. I left show business and the US Army and America in the dust… and began my journey to find myself a midst all this personal pain which I confused with life itself. I got away from the States as fast as my jet plane could take me and I landed in London with a job as a bartender… I began to drink heavily to get away from my feelings as I was becoming simply unsuitable to my own lifestyle as well… I poured you a drink to help you recover from your stressful day and of course I could not let you drown in your sorrows all by your lonesome so joined you in your misery... and you... and you! One night drunk as a skunk, I boarded a plane to India on a one way ticket to nowhere. I ended up now here. I still have a glass of bubbly on occasion, but I am now the boss instead of the brew dictating my life. To be honest, I’d rather meditate with you than ‘maditate’ in the world. One of the enlightening moments I experienced is that I have two feet… two ways of looking at myself… on one leg, I am love, on the other leg I am awareness… and if I hop around on one leg at a time life is exhausting, not exhilarating. For me, meditation is a balancing act. Believe it or not, the best way to open your wings and fly is to be well grounded. Love is, kp ps... see the picture below about how i feel about being with you at YogaYatra!
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:43:32 +0000