Born in South India and educated in England, he devoted his whole life to converse with human beings of all races and conditions, conveying a message as clear as illuminating: each one must find for himself the root of his own freedom . He rejected with vehemence the role of guru that many wanted to assign him, affirming that the truth is "a country without a path" alien to any religion, philosophy or sect. His talks and dialogues are collected in numerous books, many of which have been published by Kairos.