"In setting in motion the coming of Asian wisdom to the West, Vedanta has enriched the modern world incalculably. In the present book, Swami Tathagatananda has accomplished the Herculean task of telling the story in all but exhaustive detail. The result is an invaluable contribution to modern, cultural, global history."
- Huston Smith, Ex-Professor of Philosophy, MIT, Washington and
Syracuse Universities, author of "The World's Religions",
"Why Religion Matters" and other books.

"In this unique and comprehensive book Swami Tathagatananda shows how Upanishadic ideas have been influencing the West not just for several centuries but for several millennia. . .The Swami does not merely deal in generalizations but fills in the particulars all along the line, from the ancient Greeks to the Transcendentalists of New England and up through the twentieth century."
- Sam Fohr, Ph.D, Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh

"This extremely scholarly piece of work performs a unique service to modern mankind by introducing Western Scholars' views of ancient India's rich spiritual culture. . .This monumental work is a must for any research scholar---not only in the disciplines of Philosophy and Theology but of History and Social Studies as well."
- T.N. Bhargava, Professor Emeritus, Kent State University

"The fact that Indian spiritual thought and ideas were able to create an impact in the minds of those outside Asia is clearly documented in this new book by Swami Tathagatananda. . .My thoughts are that the painstaking research of the author will be a valuable treasure not only for scholars but also for lay readers."
- Professor Joanne Kilgour Dowdy, Kent State University, Ohio

"The Swami takes us on a conducted tour of five lands of the West---France, Germany, England, America and Russia. . .We get charming vignettes of Max Mueller, Paul Deussen, Hegel and Schopenhauer; Duperron, Romain Roland, Balzac and Sylvain Levi; William Jones, Wilkins, H.H. Wilson and Monier Williams; Emerson, Thoreau, Walt Whitman and T.S. Eliot; Minayev, Tolstoy, Roerich and Sorokin; and a host of other Western thinkers on whom Vedanta had cast its spell. . .This sumptuous volume runs to 600 pages and sports more than a thousand end-notes and a comprehensive index. While delighting the general reader by its memorable quotes, it provides a mine of reference to the researcher delving into Upanishadic literature."
- C.S. Ramakrishnan, The Hindu, Book Review
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