This collection consists of Roerich's travel notes made during his travels, the geography of which is truly impressive - Altai, India, Tibet, thirty-five dangerous mountain passes. And everywhere Roerich managed to find traces of long-vanished cultures and secret knowledge. During the expedition, he collected many amazing legends and stories about the mysterious and beautiful Shambhala - the abode of the enlightened, the path to which is open only to the chosen ones, capable of completely overcoming the Darkness in the soul and mind. The great mystic and humanist asks the question: will humanity one day become worthy of having a “protected country” open to it?