In this autobiography, author gives a very personal testimony of an extraordinary life journey and shares stories and experiences passed down from spiritual masters to their disciples, generation to generation.

Readers can follow him through his childhood in a traditional Indian village in the arid Rajasthani desert region; they can witness the adventurous inner and outer journey of a boy who aspired to become a sadhu: one who renounces world-\nly life in order to achieve the highest spiritual goal. Together with him, they will meet his great teacher, Paramhans Swami Madhavananda, and discover how a real Yoga master works with their disciple.

The setting then moves from India to Europe, as the young Swami is destined to bring the light of Yoga and knowledge of his masters to the Western world, starting with Austria, the former Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, Hungary and Greece.

In the final chapter of this volume, Vishwaguruji shares with his readers the first visions and inspirations of what was to become his life long project, OM Ashram in Rajasthan – the largest man-made form of the ancient Sanskrit symbol OM\non the planet and a home of Yoga and spirituality for seekers from all around the globe.

The narrative pauses in 1984, after Vishwaguruji‘s first twelve years in Europe. His fascinating life story is to\nbe continued in the next volume of memoirs.