| Any Guru Will Do: A Modern Man's Search for Meaning Contributor(s): Brown, Phil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0702235423 ISBN-13: 9780702235429 Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia) OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism |
| Dewey: 128 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A humorous look at a usually lofty and intimidating topicthe meaning of lifethis book documents one man's uphill journey to enlightenment. Explaining the attractions (and pitfalls) of apick-and-choose approach, the discussion coversEastern and Western beliefs, all the while elucidating their practicesthrough personal anecdotes.An attack of existentialism, adogged 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 withsuch odd charactersas asaffron-turbaned Dadaji, the poet Les Murray, anda Catholic priest who stops taking the author'scalls." |