If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir
Author: Om Swami
ISBN: 978-9351368069
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Book Overview
In the 1990s, an eighteen-year-old headed to Australia to realize his worldly dreams. With little money or support, he struggled to survive there. Two years later, he was earning an annual income of $250,000; by the age of twenty-six, he was a multimillionaire. Yet, worldly success was merely a way station on a journey that began years ago. As an eight-year-old, he saw a vision of God in a dream, an experience that left him with a sense of deep joy and peace. The dream triggered off his desire to meet God, to see a manifestation of the Divine. He practiced astrology, intense meditation and tantra, yet God was nowhere in sight. Deeply frustrated, he dived into materialistic pursuits to distract himself from the restlessness within. After years of living the good life, he found he could no longer ignore the old restlessness; worldly pleasures just couldn't fill the void within. He moved back to India and finally did what he had always yearned to do: renounce the world and become a monk. In the Himalayas, in terrifying silence and solitude, Om Swami practised intense meditation. Death was always close as he confronted starvation, the fierce elements and wild animals. Finally, his sadhana brought him to the ultimate realization: I am what I have been seeking. This is an astounding memoir of the making of a spiritual life in today's challenging and often confusing times. If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir will light up your path, wherever you are on your life's journey.
Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 256 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-9351368069.
About the Author
Om Swami, born into a North Indian Brahmin family, after having obtained and MBA from University of Technology, Sydney and worked in the corporate sector, renounced material wealth in March 2010. His first book If Truth Be Told: A Monk’s Memoir was published in 2014. Other books by Om Swami in include, A Fistful of Love: Wisdom and Humor from a Monk’s bowl in 2015, When All is Not Well: Depression and Sadness from a Yogic Perspective in 2016 and Kundalini: An Untold Story in 2016.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-9351368069
- Publisher
- Harper Element
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
In the 1990s, an eighteen-year-old headed to Australia to realize his worldly dreams. With little money or support, he struggled to survive there. Two years later, he was earning an annual income of $250,000; by the age of twenty-six, he was a multimillionaire. Yet, worldly success was merely a way...
Who should read this book?
Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll be drawn into a remarkable true story of success, restlessness, and ultimate surrender. This memoir takes you from the highs of wealth and ambition to the stillness of spiritual awakening, showing why outer achievement alone can’t silence the inner call. Honest, reflective, and deeply human, it invites you to pause, question your own pursuits, and explore what lasting fulfillment really means.
- Published by Harper Element.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 256.
Catalog Description
In the 1990s, an eighteen-year-old headed to Australia to realize his worldly dreams. With little money or support, he struggled to survive there. Two years later, he was earning an annual income of $250,000; by the age of twenty-six, he was a multimillionaire. Yet, worldly success was merely a way station on a journey that began years ago. As an eight-year-old, he saw a vision of God in a dream, an experience that left him with a sense of deep joy and peace. The dream triggered off his desire to meet God, to see a manifestation of the Divine. He practiced astrology, intense meditation and tantra, yet God was nowhere in sight. Deeply frustrated, he dived into materialistic pursuits to...
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