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Stalking God
Stalking God: My Unorthodox Search for Something to Believe In | Anjali Kumar
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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 kind of 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 nothing was 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 world today 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?
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IselaKay
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“[…]—that there is an accesible force within us all. And no matter what we call it or how we classify it, no matter if it originates in something truly “divine” or in the subtle, deft manipulation of the truth, it can be a very real and very powerful force to improve our lives”

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Smarkies
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One woman's journey to finding something more to believe in. Tackled with alot of humour as she works her way through laughing yoga, burning man, shamans, soul cycle etc.
If you are looking for something serious, this is not it - but it definitely suited my mood and entertained me.
Read for #aboutacultorreligion for #booked2022 as well as #bookspin
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen Sounds really delightful 😊 2y
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Suet624
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An attorney for Google has a child and wants to be able to talk to her about God but she feels unqualified to do so. She writes with some humor about the different avenues she takes to experience a connection to God. The book is a little too cutesy for me. However, her parents are followers of the Jain religion and that sounds like something I could get behind.

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kerry
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I think I found God in this pizza though.

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brownekr
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I love a religious-seeking memoir from time to time, even though I'm not seeking myself.

It surprises me that Anjali never really gets into service and mutual aid as an aspect of belief-engagement. Her whole search is focused much more on mystical spirituality than religious community, which is really opposite to my own priorities about religion and faith.

So this isn't a review! The book is... fine? But I'll be thinking about it for a while.