To Neem Karoli Baba, who touched my heart, opened me to feel
love for everyone, and showed me the way to live a life of service.
And to my wife, Girija Brilliant, who loved me so much she
dragged me kicking and screaming to India. We have had three
wonderful children together, and this is one more chance for me to
tell Joseph Seva Brilliant and Iris Sarada Brilliant how proud I am
of them and how much I love them, and for us all to remember our
beloved Jonathan Eugene Skanda Brilliant, who died from cancer
much too young. He would have done a very close read of this
book, teased me about the pompous parts, and then laughed
loudly and lovingly at just the right places.