Any Guru Will Do: A Modern Man's Search for Meaning by Phil Brown

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By Phil Brown

A funny examine a often lofty and intimidating topic—the which means of life—this booklet files one man's uphill trip to enlightenment. Explaining the sights (and pitfalls) of a pick-and-choose technique, the dialogue covers japanese and Western ideals, all of the whereas elucidating their practices via own anecdotes. An assault of existentialism, a dogged try to observe God via poetry, a doomed "holiday" at a healthiness farm, and time spent at a ritual Egyptian dance workshop are many of the instructive tales provided, entire with such bizarre characters as a saffron-turbaned Dadaji, the poet Les Murray, and a Catholic priest who stops taking the author's calls.

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