The ';virtuoso' author's memoir of his spiritual journey with famed Taoist philosopher JolanChang (The New York Times). Beginning with their first meeting over lunch at Lawrence Durrell's Provencal home, Durrell and Jolan Changrenowned Taoist philosopher and expert on Eastern sexualitydeveloped an enduring relationship based on mutual spiritual exploration. Durrell's autobiographical rumination on their friendship and on Taoism recounts the author's existential ponderings, starting with his introduction to the mystical and enigmatic ';smile in the mind's eye.' From parsimony, cooking, and yoga to poetry, Petrarch, and Nietzche, A Smile in the Mind's Eye is a charming tale of a writer's spiritual and philosophical awakening.
| ISBN: | 9781453261569 |
| Publication date: | 12th June 2012 |
| Author: | Lawrence Durrell |
| Publisher: | Open Road Media |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |