Tito Abao was born in 1936 in New Orleans, Louisiana to a Franco/Irish mother and a Filipino father. After his mother’s divorce, they moved to San Francisco, California. He graduated from San Francisco City College with an Associate of Arts degree. He spent the majority of his life working as an architectural draftsman.
Tito’s first introduction to spiritual work was in the early ’60s as an initiate in a Christian Yoga sect in San Francisco led by one of the first American realized beings, Sri Subramuniya. His initiate name was Shantianada. He lasted only two years in the Order (from The Monograph and other works you will see why he could not remain in the Order—the between-lives agreements were too powerful), but the seed was planted. After his near-death experience in 2007, Tito was free to resume his “quest” (unknown to him until 2014) for spiritual liberation.
If you read or have read The Monograph, you will note that the bulk of his metaphysical training was accomplished through The Monroe Institute’s seminar program in Faber, Virginia.
Even before he experienced Christian Yoga, as a child, Tito had many paranormal experiences including out-of-body experiences and recurring past life dreams/memories.