▁and ▁Fil let . ▁H ittle man ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁spiritual ▁master , ▁Ram ana ▁Mah ar sh i , ▁along ▁with ▁Paul ▁Brun ton ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁Z en ▁Buddh ism , ▁and ▁Buddh ism ▁generally . ▁He ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁working ▁with ▁his ▁daughter ▁on ▁a ▁re - inter pret ation ▁of ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Dead ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁His ▁chief ▁teaching ▁was ▁that ▁ultimately ▁all ▁is ▁only ▁divine ▁self ▁( the ▁H indu ▁at man ) ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁present ▁in ▁all ▁people , ▁to ▁be ▁realized ▁through ▁med itation ▁and ▁other ▁y oga ▁techniques . ▁H ittle man ▁wrote : ▁"' Self ' ▁is ▁another ▁word ▁for ▁' G od '. ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁God ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁Ab solute , ▁imm utable , ▁without ▁qual ities , ▁pure ▁A war eness , ▁without ▁beginning ▁or ▁end ." ▁ ▁General ▁philosophy ▁▁ ▁Richard ▁H ittle man ▁special ized ▁in ▁introdu cing ▁Y oga ▁in ▁an ▁easy - to - follow ▁fashion ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁new ▁to ▁the ▁subject . ▁Through ▁his ▁books , ▁lect ures , ▁record ings ▁and ▁TV ▁programs , ▁he ▁brought ▁Y oga ▁to ▁more ▁people ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁person ▁alive ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁was ▁most ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁It ▁has