all roads lead east
This is the story of a journey to the East by a young Englishman in ,the 60',s and early 70',s, a journey that was perhaps typical of that time, of a striving for escape from a materialistic way of life in a search for the meaning of life. Three attempts are made to reach India, the third being successful. Among many experiences and adventures are ,a perilous passage through Laos during the Vietnam War to Cambodia and a life-changing confrontation with the ancient world at an almost deserted Angkor, standing on the head of the Giant Buddha at Bamiyan in Afghanistan, living in a paradisiacal retreat in a rainforest, and reaching India on a ship filled with pilgrims and exploring temples and ashrams, studying yoga, and attending a World Parliament of , ,Religions. Work to pay for these travels is on the frontier north of Australia and through a winter in the Yukon._,
- ISBN: 9780993572906
- Encuadernación: Sin formato definido
This is the story of a journey to the East by a young Englishman in the 60's and early 70's, a journey that was perhaps typical of that time, of a striving for escape from a materialistic way of life in a search for the meaning of life. Three attempts are made to reach India, the third being successful. Among many experiences and adventures are a perilous passage through Laos during the Vietnam War to Cambodia and a life-changing confrontation with the ancient world at an almost deserted Angkor; standing on the head of the Giant Buddha at Bamiyan in Afghanistan; living in a paradisiacal retreat in a rainforest; and reaching India on a ship filled with pilgrims and exploring temples and ashrams, studying yoga, and attending a World Parliament of Religions. Work to pay for these travels is on the frontier north of Australia and through a winter in the Yukon.
