1. Hrishikesh Mafatlal

    July 3, 2010
    “The Journey Home is an incredible account of Radhanath Swami’s tremendous determination in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. What is amazing to see is how Swamiji’s burning desire to seek God started so early in his life, and never waned in spite of unceasing impediments. Indeed, quite remarkably, these impediments were seen by him very philosophically and accepted with gratitude! It is also heartening to see Radhanath Swami’s gift of observing the smallest detail and his amazing memory to be able to recollect experiences occurring almost 40 years ago...

  2. Arvind N. Mafatlal

    July 3, 2010
    “It is a great joy to know that a saint like Radhanath Swami is now sharing his precious memories with the world through this long-awaited book. Having had the privilege to know Swamiji closely, I have no doubt that future generations will find these reminiscences fascinating and inspirational”. - Arvind N. Mafatlal Arvind N. Mafatlal was the patriarch of The Mafatlal Group and a social reformer who played a prominent role in the post-Independence growth story of India.

  3. Sharon Gannon

    July 3, 2010
    “Books like The Journey Home provide us with a profound opportunity to enter into presence—to have satsang—with spiritual seekers, saints, and holy beings through reading about their lives. This can cause a transformation of our whole being because we become like the company we keep”. - Sharon Gannon Sharon Gannon is a co-creator of the Jivamukti Yoga Method and School. She is also an animal-rights activist, an advocate for ethical vegetarianism, an artist, a dancer, a musician, and a writer for Yoga Journal Magazine. Sharon is also the co-author of several...

  4. David Frawley

    July 3, 2010
    “A generational journey to the east by one who found the real goal of all seeking, the Journey Home is one of the most remarkable and intimate portrayals of the life and adventure of an American Swami, providing the reader the opportunity for a similar transformation”. - David Frawley David Frawley is the director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies and is on the editorial board of the magazine “Yoga International”, for which he is a frequent contributor. He is also the president of the American Council of Vedic Astrology...

  5. Charles S.J. White

    July 3, 2010
    In the realm of spiritual autobiography Radhanath Swami’s work, to make a Christian comparison, is in the genre of the “confession,” perhaps most identified with St. Augustine of Hippo’s Confessions, written originally in Latin (Augustine died in the fifth century). Augustine was highly educated, for a time a professor and later a Bishop in North Africa; but his life story, in spite of his success, is one of struggle to achieve the self-control and spiritual depth that he increasingly longed for even with many youthful setbacks. A similar giant of...