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100 1 $aKumar, Anjali,$d1973-
245 10$aStalking God :$bmy unorthodox search for something to believe in /$cAnjali Kumar.
260 $aBerkeley, California :$bSeal Press,$c[2017].
300 $axxiv, 232 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aJohn of God : Abadiânia, Brazil -- Paramji (Para-Tan Sound Healing) : Ojai, California -- SoulCycle : Tribeca, NYC -- Wicca : West Village, NYC -- Temazcal (Mexican Sweat Lodge) : Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula -- The "Dirty" Medium and Convening with the Dead : Toronto, Canada and Tribeca, NYC -- Machu Picchu and Ayahuasca : Cusco, Peru -- Patrick the Healer and a Reibashi : Goa, India and Kyoto, Japan -- Laughing Yoga : Mumbai India, and Johannesburg, South Africa -- Burning Man : The Playa, outside Reno, Nevada -- Vipassana Meditation : Barre, Massachusetts -- Conclusion: Here I Am at the Closing Argument.
520 2 $a"Anjali Kumar, a pragmatic lawyer for Google, was part of a rapidly growing population in America: highly spiritual but religiously uncommitted. But when her daughter was born, she became compelled to find God--or at least some kindof enlightenment. Convinced that traditional religions were not a fit for her, and knowing that she couldn't simply Google an answer to 'What is the meaning of life?' Kumar set out on a spiritual pilgrimage, looking for answers--and nothingwas off limits or too unorthodox. She headed to the mountains of Peru to learn from the shamans, attended the techie haunt of Burning Man, practiced transcendental meditation, convened with angels, and visited saints, goddesses, witches, and faith healers. She even hired a medium to convene with the dead. Kumar's lighthearted story offers a revealing look at the timeless and vexing issue of spirituality in an era when more and more people are walking away from formal religions. Narrated from the open-minded perspective of a spiritual seeker rather than a religious scholar, Kumar offers an honest account of some of the less than mainstream spiritual practices that are followed by millions of people in the worldtoday as she searches for the answers to life's most universal questions: Why are we here? What happens when we die? Is there a God?"--Provided by publisher.
600 10$aKumar, Anjali,$d1973-$xPhilosophy.
600 10$aKumar, Anjali,$d1973-$xTravel.
600 10$aKumar, Anjali,$d1973-$xReligion.
650 0$aPilgrims and pilgrimages.
650 0$aReligious life.
650 0$aSpiritual life.
650 0$aSpirituality.
650 0$aWomen lawyers$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0$aSpiritual biography$zUnited States.