{"product_id":"an-ordinary-dudes-guide-to-enlightenment-9781732840423","title":"An Ordinary Dude's Guide to Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeer drinkin' dudes\u003c\/strong\u003e can be enlightened, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many enlightenment books suggest that a life of purity, angelic behavior, and a clean diet are required for inner peace--\u003cstrong\u003ethe truth isn't so black and white\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was once like many seekers. On a spiritual quest to \u003cstrong\u003ecast out my own feelings of emptiness and inadequacy\u003c\/strong\u003e. The big questions bothered me: Who am I? How can I find the inner peace I so desperately crave? What is the purpose of my life? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After nearly a half decade search for answers, hundreds of hours spent in meditation, and even more time spent reading philosophy, spiritual and Buddhist books, a meeting with an enlightened teacher transformed me: the seeker became an ordinary dude.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this guide you'll find no gurus. No monks. No mystics. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But \u003cstrong\u003einstead a dude just like you\u003c\/strong\u003e...perhaps someone you'd meet in a bar and chat about life's big questions till the early hours of the morning. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While you'll learn that enlightenment is much more ordinary than you think, you'll discover a not-so-ordinary understanding of life and the world we live in. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e If you want to put the spiritual quest behind you, \u003cstrong\u003eescape the pressures of the modern world\u003c\/strong\u003e and endless search for completeness, and \u003cstrong\u003efind contentment in everyday life\u003c\/strong\u003e, then I invite you to pull up a bar stool, crack a beer, and stay up with me till the wee hours. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Weiler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732840423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.32d","brand":"John Weiler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36667737014428,"sku":"9781732840423","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_63eeed7c-4b53-4204-9e3f-c2e2b1b6d55e.jpg?v=1603915649","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-ordinary-dudes-guide-to-enlightenment-9781732840423","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}