This book is Sister Gargi's memoir of the time spent in the company of her beloved teacher, Swami Ashokananda, between 1950 and 1970. She uses journal entries to tell the inspiring story of her life-changing relationship with a great teacher. It takes the reader on a powerful journey of self-discovery.
I am the thread that runs through all these pearls, and each pearl is a religion or even a sect thereof. Such are the different pearls, and God is the thread that runs through all of them; most people, however, are entirely unconscious of it.
-Swami Vivekananda