Carried by a Promise: A Life Transformed Through Yoga
Roshi Joan Halifax, Founder, the Upaya Zen Center, and Co-Founder, the Ojai Foundation:Swami Radha touched the lives of many thousands of peo­ple. This extra-ordinary account brings us close to her vision and great heart through her profound relationship with Swami Radhananda, the author of this inspiring book. May the teach­ings of both these women nour­ish the world.--Roshi Joan Halifax, Founder, the Upaya Zen Center, and Co-Founder, the Ojai FoundationJetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Founder, Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery. Tenzin Palmo, the subject of Vicki Mackenzie's popular biographyCave in the Snow, is a Western Tibetan Buddhist yogini who has vowed to attain Enlightenment in the female form:Thank you so much for the opportunity to read the manuscript. Apart from her inner spiritual experiences along the way, she also chronicles learning how to deal skillfully with the power politics at play within almost every organization, secular or spiritual. An important aspect of any path is this ability to transform challenges into opportunities for learning and practice. Ultimately it is a story of dedicated love and surrender to the Divine Light. Swami Radhananda's absolute devotion to Swami Radha shines throughout the pages and is an inspiration for us all.--Tibetan Buddhist nun, founder of the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery, author of various books on Buddhism