Willing to do anything to better understand faith, and to find the god or gods that speak to him, he travels to Nepal, where he meditates with Tibetan lamas and a guy named Wayne. The journey that results is rich in insight, humor, and heart. Face to face with his own mortality, and spurred on by the question of what spiritual principles to impart to his young daughter, he decides to correct this omission, undertaking a worldwide exploration of religions and hoping to come, if he can, to a personal understanding of the divine. Weiner, a longtime "spiritual voyeur" and inveterate traveler, realizes that while he has been privy to a wide range of religious practices, he's never seriously considered these concepts in his own life. ""Have you found your God yet?""The thought of it nags him, and prods him-and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just that. Описание: When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner-an agnostic by default-finds himself tangling with an unexpected question, posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. At a time when more Americans than ever are choosing a new faith, and when spiritual questions loom large in the modern age, MAN SEEKS GOD presents a perspective on religion that is sure to delight, inspire, and entertain.
At each stop along the way, Weiner tackles our most pressing spiritual questions: Where do we come from? What happens when we die? How should we live our lives? Where do all the missing socks go? With his trademark wit and warmth, he leaves no stone unturned. He heads to China, where he attempts to unblock his chi to Israel, where he studies Kabbalah, sans Madonna and to Las Vegas, where he has a close encounter with Raelians (followers of the world's largest UFO-based religion). He sojourns to Turkey, where he whirls (not so well, as it turns out) with Sufi dervishes. "Have you found your God yet?" The thought of it nags him, and prods him-and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just that. Название: Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine