INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW EDITION From the early days of the twentieth century, Paul Brunton journeyed across the major continents in search of people of high spiritual attainment, regardless of tradition. He travelled by boat, on horseback or donkey or camel and on foot, lugged heavy trunks with pack animals or bearers – without the conveniences, accommodation, places to eat, and modes of communication that make travelling abroad the relatively simple task it is today. Like the geographers before him, Paul Brunton contributed to a new and vitally important mapping of the world – a map of the spirit, of the greater and small traditions, and of their leaders. When now we set forth for Karnak, Delhi or Dharamsala, we
