by Swami Sivananda Radha
In 1955 Sylvia Hellman traveled to India where she met her guru, Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh and became Swami Sivananda Radha. After starting her own ashram in Canada, she returned to the East in 1958 to further her studies with Swami Sivananda and to meet with other gurus who would have a profound influence on her life and teaching.
In the Company of the Wise introduces us to the remarkable teachers Swami Radha encounters, including the Dalai Lama, Indira Devi and Anandamayi Ma.
In Part One, she travels as a young aspirant, eager to overcome her preconceived ideas and go further in her spiritual development. In Part Two, Swami Radha offers her insights into the guru-disciple relationship, how to recognize a true guru and the nature of spiritual learning.
Both memoir and resource, In the Company of the Wise is a passionate call to the life-long learning that is a disciple’s path.