A review by awallhidayat
Dinner with Buddha by Roland Merullo

3.0

Bought this book when Big Bad Wolf came to town and instantly fall for the title since the first glance. Then, I started to read the book, woah, it's totally hard for me, personally.

Not really have any idea about US geography and history made it even worse to complete this "funny road-trip" book with spiritual question. The only thing which turn the page was my curiousity upon lesson per lesson that I could learn. Several stucks in my mind and it just feels so warming.

Well, the book portrays a countryside-born American and move to New York man in his 50s who was in need of spiritual journey. He embark journey with his brother in law-a prominent spiritual guru with nice retreat. Many things happened everytime they embark and arrive in new places and it's just part of the lesson.

The last thing I quoted from the book somehow correlates with the circumstances nowadays in which we are probably on the verge of insanity..."maybe, or maybe the real purpose of being alive: Enjoy what you could, while you could in the midst of this kettle of boiling pain. Don't be afraid of pleasure. Seize the day!"

Cheers, Buddha!