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...

In short, The Journey home: Autobiography Of An American Swami, is as much a delight to read as it is a defining and pivotal literary work of an enlightened being. Readers of all ages and faiths will find unimaginable strength, a wonderful sense of humor, sheer epic adventure, an outpouring of compassion, wisdom, and inspiration in its pages. Not since, Autobiography of A Yogi, by Paramhansa Yogananda, has such a vivid, intricately penned tale of one man’s triumph of the soul been so beautifully recounted. The only other pleasure is to have the immense good fortune and grace of being present in Radhanath Swami’s company–whether he is reading from his book, merely sitting, or happily recounting one of his stories. As a man of infinite grace, his life and his life story offer all who hear it, infinite wisdom.