Any Guru Will Do
Author | : Phil Brown |
Publisher | : Univ. of Queensland Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2016-03-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780702258480 |
ISBN-13 | : 0702258482 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Download or read book Any Guru Will Do written by Phil Brown and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous look at a usually lofty and intimidating topic—the meaning of life—this book documents one man's uphill journey to enlightenment. Explaining the attractions (and pitfalls) of a pick-and-choose approach, the discussion covers Eastern and Western beliefs, all the while elucidating their practices through personal anecdotes. An attack of existentialism, a dogged attempt to discover God through poetry, a doomed "holiday" at a health farm, and time spent at a ritual Egyptian dance workshop are some of the instructive stories offered, complete with such odd characters as a saffron-turbaned Dadaji, the poet Les Murray, and a Catholic priest who stops taking the author's calls.