{"product_id":"english-man-beggar-man-holy-man-raymond-pattison-9780473647469","title":"English-Man, Beggar-Man, Holy-Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 I left England. aged 17. I spent a year traveling overland until I reached India. I only planned to go as far as Istanbul, but found myself on the \"hippy trail\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time I got to India I was physically and mentally exhausted. I was probably clinically depressed, and effected by too much cannabis use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI found myself in a spiritual centre called an \u003cem\u003eashram\u003c\/em\u003e. I met my first \u003cem\u003eGuru\u003c\/em\u003e, (spiritual teacher) - a \u003cem\u003eSwami\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; sannyasin renunciate in ochre robes. I never had at that time any intention of becoming a monk for 10 years. However I spent 10 years in India, living the life of a monk otherwise known as a sadhu, who sometimes traveled and eventually saw nearly every part of India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first few chapters of my book talks about my travel through Europe and Asia, in the days before the name \"hippy\" was known. (I was a \u003cem\u003ebeatnik\u003c\/em\u003e). My book then moves to travels around India and adoption of the robes of a sannyasin.\u003cem\u003e(A\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ereligious ascetic who has renounced the world by performing his own funeral and abandoning all claims to social or family standing).\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Pattison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047364746X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780473647469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Pattison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Raymond Pattison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483499704575,"sku":"9780473647469","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27f70c9d-24e6-49b0-b5c7-f84427216598.jpg?v=1778039018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/english-man-beggar-man-holy-man-raymond-pattison-9780473647469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}