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

By Phil Brown

Book information

Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780702258480, 9780702235429, 9780702258473, 9780702258497
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2620744 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
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Time added
2022-12-29 00:03:55
Philosophy; Nonfiction; PHI000000

Description

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.

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