I knew what to expect when I picked this book up. It's along the lines of autobiography of a yogi. Just that like a mishmash of telephone book & a map it has a mind boggling number of names & places. Some incidents mentioned in the book are so fantastic that they are unbelievable. But then this book is 1 of such books where u need to suspend disbelief, logic & just soak up the story. Maybe when the time comes even normal readers might grasp such miracles thru experience. 1 more thing tht constantly stayed with me was tht how utterly impractical this lofty goal of spiritual evolution is for common ppl. The author throughout the life has had the freedom to do his thing, even when he took up responsibility it was out of his own volition. Where can common ppl afford the luxury? Unless somebody comes to save them how can they get out of the whirlpool? It made me feel hopeless. Good book, but i was left wondering what was the goal of this book, to inspire?