The Mystery of Light:
The Life and Teaching of Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

by Georg Feuerstein

Lower Lake, Calif.: Integral Publishing, 1998. Paperback, 278 pages, $14.95 (CA sales tax $1.09; shipping $3.00)

This work is the first book-length account of the life and teaching of the Bulgarian-born spiritual adept Omraam Mikha�l A�vanhov (1900-1986), who was a disciple of the saintly Peter Deunov (Beinsa Deuno), modern Bulgaria's greatest spiritual figure. In 1937, at the behest of his teacher, A�vanhov went to France where he lived and taught for nearly half a century.

When on a pilgrimage in India, A�vanhov was hailed by a famous Hindu yogi as the reincarnation of a solar sage from Vedic times. Indeed, the sun-in its hidden spiritual aspect-plays a significant role in A�vanhov's teaching, which he has described as a form of Solar Yoga. "There is no more worthy, more glorious or more potent work," explained A�vanhov, "than this work with light."

Drawing on his own extensive knowledge of the spiritual traditions, Georg Feuerstein has succeeded in capturing the unique spirit of A�vanhov's teaching and in giving Western seekers a sensitive portrayal of one of the great light-bringers of our age.

"In Georg Feuerstein's wonderful presentation of a contemporary master, I was deeply moved by A�vanhov's Bodhisattvic simplicity, veracity, and good humor and Feuerstein's self-effacing clarifications where needed that make this book a treasure trove for anyone open to the great wisdom tradition."—Frederick Franck, M.D., author of The Zen of Seeing, My Days With Albert Schweitzer, etc.