Among Western adherents at least, The Path of the Masters has enjoyed long-time popularity among foreign-language works on Sant Mat."best-seller"—Juergensmeyer, Radhasoami Reality, page 208. A sampling of Johnson's polished prose (1985 pagination) shows the logic that has proven compelling to Western readers, even outside of Sant Mat circles:Prof. Lane in The Making of a Spiritual Movement cites several instances. These include the section "Guarding One's Own Mental Processes" from Path of the Masters, chapter 2 (1974–1990 p. 189; 1985 p. 149; 1993 p. 169), which was published verbatim as an article by U.S. occultist Audrey Kargere in Orion Magazine, v. 10, issue 94, Mar–Apr 1965.
