— Radhanath Swami's Journey

J. Krishna Murti

One night, while in Delhi, Bhikku Vivekananda and Radhanath Swami attended an independent lecture by the world-renowned author and orator J. Krishnamurti. They entered a large tent, or pandal,and took seats in the second row of chairs. As the pandal rapidly filled, a man of about sixty sat beside them. His name was Dilip. “Would you like to hear something about the life of J. Krishnamurti?” he asked. “He’s my teacher.”

“Please,” Bikku and Radhanath Swami responded.

Dilip crossed his legs, leaned back in his chair, and began. He told them that Krishnamurti was born in South India in 1895 and

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Radhanath Swami Entering Istanbul
When Radhanath Swami and his friends Jeff and Ramsey asked the border guard the way to Istanbul, the guard pointed to a lonely country road. It stretched out into the darkness of the hilly, fertile country of Eastern Thrace. As they walked, he saw for the first time the minaret of a stone mosque. The mosque’s dome and spires fascinated him and he was thrilled to see a place of God. There was no traffic on the road and Istanbul was still 150 miles away. What now? As they stood wondering how they would ever reach their destination, an old flatbed truck rattled down the road and pulled up next to them.

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Blind Poor Boy

One last evening in Kandahar, while in a dim crowded tea stall, Radhanath Swami squatted on the floor with the locals. Suddenly everyone’s attention focused on a blind boy who stumbled in carrying a rustic wooden instrument with a single string nailed across it. He was perhaps sixteen years old, and like the others, wore soiled rags that loosely covered his emaciated body.

Radhanath Swami’s heart quaked—

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About The Website

This Website Shares Radhanath Swami's journey which is filled with bizarre characters, mystical experiences, and dangerous adventures. The story is recounted in his recently published memoir The Journey Home Book - Autobiography of an American Swami.