{"product_id":"lost-masters-rediscovering-the-mysticism-of-the-ancient-greek-philosophers-9781955831413","title":"Lost Masters: Rediscovering the Mysticism of the Ancient Greek Philosophers","description":"\u003cp\u003eAshrams 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.e., visited both India and Egypt - and claimed that Egyptian wisdom was rooted in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Lost Masters, award-winning author Linda Johnsen, digging deep into classical sources, uncovers evidence of astonishing similarities between some of the ancient Western world's greatest thinkers and India's yogis, including a belief in karma and reincarnation. Today ancient Greek philosophers are remembered as the founders of Western science and civilization. We've forgotten that for over a thousand years they were revered as sages, masters of spiritual wisdom. Lost Masters is an exploration of our long-lost Western spiritual heritage and the surprising insights it can offer us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Johnsen\u003c\/b\u003e has a master's degree in Eastern studies and has done postgraduate work in the history of religions. She is the author of eight books on spirituality, including \u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Goddess: The Women Saints of India \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEckhart Tolle\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Now\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA New Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New World Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779411509522,"sku":"9781955831413","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80395450-b68d-4356-9d7d-6a3432f147bf.jpg?v=1765369677","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-masters-rediscovering-the-mysticism-of-the-ancient-greek-philosophers-9781955831413","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}