Sadhus de Patrick Levy: Going Beyond The Dreadlocks

Prakash Books India Pvt Ltd. Paperback. NEW. There are millions of these wandering Indian renunciants, begging monks, mystical walkers, roaming philosophers, miracle-workers, hashish smokers, holy men . . . but little is known about them. They are often photographed yet their words are seldom heard. Some began this way of life from childhood, while others were civil servants, shopkeepers, real estate agents, thieves . . . who left their families and jobs to become renunciants. Sadhus. Patrick Levy recounts their everyday lives, the respect they are given and how they make use of it, their teachings, their philosophy and the way they transform it into a lifestyle. Sadhus – going beyond the dreadlocks is a novel written in the form of a road movie. It is a spiritual journey into the world of sadhus.