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Orange dust: journeys after the Buddha
255 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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July 2, 2024
Goodness, this book was published in 2011 and it somehow feels a huge responsibility writing the first review here in 2024...
I stumbled upon this book at a book reading when Kenneth Wilson was publicising Highway Cello. Having very much enjoyed reading about his pilgrimage to Rome, on a bike, with a cello, I was drawn to read this earlier book.
Orange Dust is another pilgrimage - this time to the places of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. For many years, Wilson guided people on spiritual journeys in India and Nepal. In this book he explores some of the Buddha's teachings through these journeys - we visit the sacred sites, we meditate together, we sit together under the Bodhi tree, we meet bus drivers and monks, we drink tea, and we meet people of many faiths who become good friends.
Wilson makes a superb guide. He is such a natural storyteller and approaches these journeys with openness to discover and also the great humour needed when navigating any journey. The book reads rather like a personal mediation on the teachings of the Buddha. It is maybe not the easiest of reads, but who said travelling is easy...
I stumbled upon this book at a book reading when Kenneth Wilson was publicising Highway Cello. Having very much enjoyed reading about his pilgrimage to Rome, on a bike, with a cello, I was drawn to read this earlier book.
Orange Dust is another pilgrimage - this time to the places of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. For many years, Wilson guided people on spiritual journeys in India and Nepal. In this book he explores some of the Buddha's teachings through these journeys - we visit the sacred sites, we meditate together, we sit together under the Bodhi tree, we meet bus drivers and monks, we drink tea, and we meet people of many faiths who become good friends.
Wilson makes a superb guide. He is such a natural storyteller and approaches these journeys with openness to discover and also the great humour needed when navigating any journey. The book reads rather like a personal mediation on the teachings of the Buddha. It is maybe not the easiest of reads, but who said travelling is easy...
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