The author, Deepa Kodikal (1940 – 2013) was a Delhi University graduate in B.Sc., a home maker with four children, and a mystic as well. Deepa had varied interests such as playing the sitar, performing Indian dance and music, flying gliders, cooking, writing and directing plays, and she was a painter as well. Deepa is also the author of A Journey Within the Self, a diary of yogic revelations in which she has described her journey of yogic experiences; Teachings of the Inner Light: a blueprint of right living, a work that received wide critical acclaim, and Enlightenment is your Birthright, which was in response to the questions put to Deepa by spiritual seekers. In spite of all her spiritual experiences and achievements, she always referred to herself as a housewife who loved taking care of her family and was always relaxed, smiling, and positive in her outlook towards life