"...a moving testimony to Swami Durgananda's sincerity, serving her teacher. This diary can only serve as an inspiration...."
Book Description
In 1967, a housewife, Margaret White from the suburbs of Philadelphia met Swami Sivananda Radha for the first time, and something awakened within her. Over the next several years, the two communicated through letters, and in 1978, White visited Swami Radha at the Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia. This was the first major step on her path towards renunciation. At the ashram, White began to piece together the clues in a lifelong mystery, her calling toward the Divine. Her teacher, Swami Radha, guided her along—sometimes in the most unexpected ways. Swami Durgananda’s transformative journey takes her from Philadelphia to the Yasodhara Ashram, deep in the mountains of British Columbia. In this spiritually rich land, she finds herself drawn closer to her guru and inspired to discover her life’s calling. As she makes the steps towards the vows of Sanyas (renunciation) Swami Durgananda lives and works closely with Swami Radha at her ashram, and later at her Radha Yoga Centre in Spokane.
But the decision to become a Swami is only a step on her path. As Swami Durgananda cares for her guru in her final days, we see how, until the very end of her life, Swami Radha remained committed to the spiritual development of her disciples. In return, Swami Durgananda remains vigilantly devoted to her guru and to her own personal growth. In Durga’s Embrace: A Disciple’s Diary reveals the dynamic relationship between guru and disciple—the trust and sincerity required on the spiritual path.
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