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    The Journey Home

    By Radhanath Swami

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    Within this extraordinary memoir, Radhanath Swami weaves a colorful tapestry of adventure, mysticism, and love. Readers follow Richard Slavin from the suburbs of Chicago to the caves of the Himalayas as he transforms from young seeker to renowned spiritual guide. The Journey Home is an intimate account of the steps to self awareness and a penetrating glimpse into the heart of mystic traditions and the challenges that all souls must face on the road to inner harmony and a union with the Divine. 

    Through near-death encounters, apprenticeships with advanced yogis, and years of travel along the pilgrim’s path, Radhanath Swami eventually reaches the inner sanctum of India’s mystic culture and finds the love he has been seeking. It is a tale told with rare candor, immersing the reader in a journey that is at once engaging, humorous, and heartwarming.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMandala Publishing
    Release dateJul 26, 2016
    ISBN9781608879854
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    Radhanath Swami

    Radhanath Swami was born in Chicago in 1950. At age nineteen, he travelled overland from London to India, where he lived in Himalayan caves, learned yoga from revered masters, and eventually became a world-renowned spiritual leader in his own right. His acclaimed memoir, The Journey Home, has been translated into over twenty languages and sold in over forty countries worldwide. Radhanath Swami presently travels in Asia, Europe, and America teaching devotional wisdom but can often be found with his community in Mumbai, where he works tirelessly to help develop communities, food distribution initiatives, missionary hospitals, schools, ashrams, emergency relief programs, and eco-friendly farms.

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    • 5/5
      Wow. Just simply wow. I have got no words !
    • 5/5
      A must read book for those who are strongly determined to achieve in their spiritual journey as well as for those who wants to get closer to GOD
    • 5/5
      The greatness of this book is that it reaffirms the ancient truth that a human being must find the truth himself/herself. Buddha said, "No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path." This life of Radhanath Swami proves that once again. The book stunningly describes the deep personal journey of a seeker and the determination he had to sustain his spiritual thirst. Radhanath Swami's spiritual journey from US to India is full of ups and downs. He faced so many obstacles. Any other ordinary mortal would have succumbed to the natural pressures and given up. He pursued. His inner endurance opens us to the working of a true spiritual seeker. Determined, gentle, loving, passionate and steady were the path of Radhanath Swami.

      This is an excellent book for any spiritual seeker or any human being interested in knowing how the search of the truth works.