Man Seeks God My Flirtations with the Divine 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 Have you found your God yet Th

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 Have you found your God yet The thought of it nags and prods him and ultimately launches him on a far flung journey to do just that.Weiner, a longtime spiritual voyeur and inveterate traveler, reaWhen 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 Have you found your God yet The thought of it nags and prods him and ultimately launches him on a far flung journey to do just that.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 Face to face with his own mortality, and spurred on by the question of which 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.The journey that results is rich in insight, humor, and heart 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 He sojourns to Turkey, where he whirls not so well, as it turns out with Sufi dervishes 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, the followers of the world s largest UFO based religion.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 At a time when 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.
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☆ Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine || ↠ PDF Read by ☆ EricWeiner
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Title: ☆ Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine || ↠ PDF Read by ☆ EricWeiner
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Eric Weiner is the author of The New York Times bestseller The Geography of Bliss, as well as two other books His latest book, The Geography of Genius, has been called smart, funny and utterly delightful Weiner s best book yet The Geography of Bliss has been translated into 20 languages A number of high schools and universities have incorporated the book into their curricula Weiner is the recipient of the Borders Original Voices Award, and a finalist for the Barnes Noble Discover Award His second book, Man Seeks God, was called a disarmingly funny, illuminating read a refreshing departure from weighty spiritual tomes As a long time foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, Eric reported from than 30 nations, from Iraq to Indonesia, covering some of the major international events of recent times Eric writes a regular column for BBC Travel Eric s work also appears in The Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and other publications, as well as on the BBC and NPR s Morning Edition He is a popular speaker and lecturer When not writing, or thinking about writing, Eric is an avid cyclist and consumer of sushi Tekka maki, in particular He lives in in the Washington, DC area, with his wife and daughter and their two rambunctious cats.