{"id":9040,"date":"2017-01-04T21:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T02:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/?p=9040"},"modified":"2017-01-17T04:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T09:30:00","slug":"linda-johnsen-lost-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/2017\/01\/linda-johnsen-lost-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda Johnsen &#8211; Lost Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/49nwx-667ab4?skin=108\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aired Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 8:00 PM ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we think of the roots of Western Civilization, our minds go to ancient Greece and the great philosophers like Pythagoras, Plato and Socrates. The question arises, were their ideas and concepts original and unique to them or were they inspired by others&#8230; other cultures and other civilizations?<\/p>\n<p>What would you think if you were told that there were Ashrams in Europe 2500 years ago or that many of the famous Greek Philosophers studied in India and were directly influenced by the great yogic traditions?<\/p>\n<p>My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Linda Johnsen, says there is impressive historical evidence for this and that Western tradition bears a striking resemblance to Eastern spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>Linda Johnsen is a long-time student of religious philosophy. She holds degrees in Eastern and Western Psychology and has post-graduate training in Theology and Sanskrit. She is the award winning author of eight books including <em><strong>Daughters of the Goddess: The Women Saints of India and The Complete Idiot\u2019s Guide to Hinduism<\/strong><\/em>. Hundreds of her articles have appeared in <em><strong>Yoga International, Yoga Journal<\/strong><\/em> and other publications. She joins me this week to discuss her new book, <em><strong>Lost Masters: Rediscovering the Mysticism of the Ancient Greek Philosophers<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aired Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 8:00 PM ET When we think of the roots of Western Civilization, our minds go to ancient Greece and the great philosophers like Pythagoras, Plato and Socrates. 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