The Journey Home

The Journey Home
Author: Radhanath Swami
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1608879852

The story of one man’s journey from his youth in suburban Chicago to an adult in spiritual India and a world of mystics, yogis, and gurus. Within this extraordinary memoir, Radhanath Swami weaves a colorful tapestry of adventure, mysticism, and love. Readers follow Richard Slavin from the suburbs of Chicago to the caves of the Himalayas as he transforms from young seeker to renowned spiritual guide. The Journey Home is an intimate account of the steps to self-awareness and also a penetrating glimpse into the heart of mystic traditions and the challenges that all souls must face on the road to inner harmony and a union with the Divine. Through near-death encounters, apprenticeships with advanced yogis, and years of travel along the pilgrim’s path, Radhanath Swami eventually reaches the inner sanctum of India’s mystic culture and finds the love he has been seeking. It is a tale told with rare candor, immersing the reader in a journey that is at once engaging, humorous, and heartwarming. Praise for The Journey Home “Here is an inspiring chapter of “our story” of spiritual pilgrimage to the East. It shows the inner journey of awakening in a fascinating and spellbinding way.” —Ram Dass, author, Be Here Now “He tells his story with remarkable honest—the temptations of the 1970s, his doubts, hopes, and disappointments, the culture shock, and the friendships found and lost . . . Add a zest of danger, suspense, and surprise, and Radhanath Swami’s story is a deep, genuine memoir that reads like a novel.” —Brigitte Sion, assistant professor of Religious Studies, New York University

Short Journey Home

Short Journey Home
Author: Richard Brady
Publisher: Parallax Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2024-09-17
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1952692814

A friend on our path of mindfulness practice, Richard Brady shares one of the first deeply personal accounts of a lay practitioner following in the steps of world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Short Journey Home presents a powerful story of transformation, rooted in the author’s long-term and life-changing practice with Thich Nhat Hanh. Richard Brady guides us through his life experiences and lessons learned, offering strikingly deep and sincere accounts of: his time spent with Thich Nhat Hanh and with senior monastics, his successes and difficulties with community building, practicing with family, working with death, and sharing the practice with others. Brady skillfully grounds his stories in direct teachings offered by Thich Nhat Hanh, and he organizes these stories according to some of Thich Nhat Hanh’s most powerful lessons on topics like impermanence, interbeing, and transformation. By taking these teachings to heart, practicing with them diligently, and sharing the results, Brady acts as our spiritual companion, demonstrating how the Plum Village path of practice can lead us to peace, freedom, and awakening in this present moment.

The Journey Home

The Journey Home
Author: Olaf Olafsson
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307428788

A lyrical and arresting novel by acclaimed Icelandic writer Olaf Olafsson about one woman's redemptive journey home. Disa Jonsdottir has managed an inn for years with her companion, Anthony, in the English countryside. Compelled by the demands of time to revisit the village of her childhood, she departs England for her native Iceland. Along the way memories surface-of the rift between her and her mother, of the fate of her German-Jewish lover, of the trauma she experienced while working as a cook in a wealthy household. Skillfully weaving past and present, Olafsson builds toward an emotional climax that renders The Journey Home moving, suspenseful, and unforgettable.

Harlow's Journey Home

Harlow's Journey Home
Author: Ashley Tomassini-Labelle
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1525593900

It seems like every puppy is getting adopted except me! Am I too small? Is my fur the wrong color? What can I do? Maybe if I keep smiling and stay hopeful, the right family just might come along... Follow Harlow on her exciting journey from the Caribbean to Canada and learn about how rescue dogs find their homes. Charmingly told from Harlow’s point of view, this heartwarming true story will appeal to young animal lovers and teach them there is a perfect family for every animal –big, small, short or tall.

The Journey Home

The Journey Home
Author: Edward Abbey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 257
Release: 1991-01-30
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0452265622

The Journey Home ranges from the surreal cityscapes of Hoboken and Manhattan to the solitary splendor of the deserts and mountains of the Southwest. It is alive with ranchers, dam builders, kissing bugs, and mountain lions. In a voice edged with chagrin, Edward Abbey offers a portrait of the American West that we’ll not soon forget, offering us the observations of a man who left the urban world behind to think about the natural world and the myths buried therein. Abbey, our foremost “ecological philosopher,” has a voice like no other. He can be wildly funny, ferociously acerbic, and unexpectedly moving as he ardently champions our natural wilderness and castigates those who would ravish it for the perverse pleasure of profit.

Long Journey Home

Long Journey Home
Author: Sharlene MacLaren
Publisher: Whitaker House
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2008-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1603741372

The last thing Callie needs in her life is another man, so she's less than thrilled when Dan Mattson moves into the apartment across the hall. Will Dan and Callie be able to get past their baggage and give love another chance?

Orphan Journey Home

Orphan Journey Home
Author: Liza Ketchum
Publisher: Turtleback
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780606259156

In 1828, while traveling by wagon from Illinois to Kentucky, twelve-year-old Jesse and her siblings lose their parents to a mysterious illness and must finish the dangerous journey by themselves.

God With Us - A Journey Home (Read Aloud Edition)

God With Us - A Journey Home (Read Aloud Edition)
Author: Jeremy Pierre
Publisher: Shepherd Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1633421805

Author Jeremy Pierre and illustrator Cassandra Clark want to awaken children to a brave journey―a journey home. This beautifully illustrated tale traces the theme of God’s presence through the storyline of Scripture. People were created to be with God but lost their nearness to him at the fall. So God sent his Son Jesus Christ to cross that distance, making a way for people to follow him on their own journey home. This book seeks to connect a child’s experience of a hurting world with the larger story of God’s redemption of all things, inspiring them to courage and to joy for their journey. Immersive illustrations and poetic wordplay throughout will keep your child returning to the pages of this book. God With Us presents your children with: One Panoramic Theme: Your children will see in panoramic display one grand theme at the heart of Scripture’s story, from Genesis to Revelation: the presence of God. Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is presented to your children as the fulfillment of everything they were made to be. Realism About Life: This is an honest storybook about a fallen world, full of excitement and joy as well as sadness and fear. Luxurious Visuals: The full-color illustrations are intentionally arranged to move between large sweeping landscapes and small arresting moments, evoking in children a sense of awe at the grand scale of life, even in the daily moments. An Experience for the Eyes, Ears, and Heart: Art―in visual, audible, and verbal form―makes beautiful the things that God calls beautiful. This book will capture your children’s imagination. This dramatized, Read-Aloud Edition brings each chapter to life with narration, music, sound effects, and visual cues for children to enjoy.

Journey Home

Journey Home
Author: Lawrence McKay Jr.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Total Pages:
Release: 1998-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756941437

A biracial girl gains a new sense of identity when she travels to Vietnam with her mother.