▁Professor ▁( 1 9 6 8 – 7 7 ) ▁and ▁“ M emb ership ▁of ▁C . G . ▁Jung ▁Club ▁of ▁Southern ▁California , ▁U . S . A .” ▁Ran chan ’ s ▁di as por a ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁joy , ▁che ers ▁and ▁a ▁learning ▁experience ▁for ▁him . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁California ▁that ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁compar ative ▁literature ▁developed ▁Ran chan ▁as ▁a ▁writer . ▁The ▁experience ▁of ▁which , ▁he ▁claims : ▁“ sh ows ▁in ▁my ▁[ his ] ▁writ ings .” ▁He ▁became , ▁as ▁he ▁quotes : ▁“ an ▁Ind o - American , ▁medi ating , ▁rel ating ▁across ▁the ▁board .” ▁More ▁than ▁anything , ▁Ran chan ' s ▁range ▁in ▁poetry ▁displays ▁a ▁remarkable ▁mind ▁with ▁both ▁prof ound ▁curiosity ▁and ▁a ▁nature ▁with ▁the ▁deep est ▁desire ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁spiritual . ▁The ▁range ▁of ▁his ▁poetry ▁and ▁its ▁multiple ▁voices ▁is ▁like wise ▁quite ▁rare . ▁His ▁poetry ▁displays ▁master y ▁of ▁both ▁Indian ▁es oter ic ▁trad itions ▁of ▁V ed anta ▁and ▁T ant ra ▁and ▁Western ▁depth ▁psych ology ▁and ▁religious ▁figures . ▁More ▁than ▁anything , ▁Ran chan ▁perce ives ▁and ▁reve als ▁the ▁myth ▁that ▁oper ates ▁in ▁ ▁everyone ' s ▁lives . ▁ ▁His ▁experience ▁of ▁teaching ▁diverse ▁courses , ▁expos ure ▁to ▁American ▁people ▁from ▁all ▁wal ks ▁of ▁life , ▁his ▁past oral ▁coun s elling ▁for ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Ant io ch , ▁Order ▁of ▁Mission ary