Living with the Himalayan Masters

I'm glad to read some background that I didn't know about Swami Rama. He was my first Guru. The day before Halloween 1972 I'd hitchhiked across Illinois to find him, based on a friend's advice. He fed me chapatis he cooked himself, took me aside to a quiet room, and gave me a mantra, initiating me into his following, then put me up for the night. Charming fellow, but as a penniless hippie living on a rural commune at the time, affording his lectures wasn't easy. I made friends, worked gratis in Shakti Bookstore in Madison, WI for a time, but ultimately moved deeper into the Tibetan Buddhist orbit.

Brilliant. The serenity and the power of the Himalayas opens up right in front of the reader. When it comes to spiritual wisdom and energy, there is no place on the planet earth like the Himalayas. For long we have heard the mystical life and mysteries of Himalyan yogis. Here is book that takes us to the nuances of life of a Himalayan yogi. The entire time I read this book I was living in a world of spiritual joy. Seek the truth? Read this book. Brilliant.

This is an inspiring book I enjoyed reading. It is written in a down to earth and humble way, in short chapters. Some experiences the author had are hard to grasp, and will possibly seem incredible for our Western, scientific minds. However, it is an inspiration for the power of persistence and patience, which seem to be our nemesis in today's world.

This book is one of the great spiritual classics of all time. The late Sri Swami Rama recalls his own spiritual journey in this memoir. Using specific incidents to illustrate spiritual truths, he presents a practical guide for those embarking on the yogic path of enlightenment.

If you need something to cheer you up then pick this up or even otherwise should be in your collection of life's how to manuals.

If you need something to cheer you up then pick this up or even otherwise should be in your collection of life's how to manuals.

Memoirs of Swami Ram of his wanderings in the Himalayas.