About the Book
Acts of Faith: Journeys to Sacred India is a sensitive and enriching exploration of the essential meaning
and inner dynamics of sacred India. Through a series of deeply textured narratives of well-known masters,
ashrams and sacred sites, it engages with that area of contemporary India where the profane and the
sacred intersect, each transforming the other. This unusual pilgrimage shows how the pathway to the
Divine is plural and open, rather than closed or restricted.
While there are many travel books on India, few combine an inquiry into the meaning of India with
actual visits to sacred sites, encounters with contemporary gurus, and reflections on perennial themes like
‘faith’ and ‘love’. Using both textual sources and actual experiences, Acts of Faith tries to define what
constitutes the sacred, making for a highly interesting cartography of ‘India of the spirit’.