Whirlpool

Why would a thirty-something, football-playing, cricket-loving, agnostic lawyer abandon a comfortable suburban existence in favour of an Indian ashram? How would he, his wife and two small boys manage that radical transition? What would be the reaction from family and friends affected by this move in 1978 from Perth, Western Australia to Poona, India? And how would it all pan out?

These questions are addressed in a frank and compelling memoir by the author. He takes us on a rollercoaster ride through his early childhood, university days and working life before his world is upended when he encounters Osho – the controversial guru formerly known as Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh.

Plunged into group therapy and strange meditation practices; marital disintegration and sexual experimentation, the author whirls in this spiritual washing machine for seven years before leaving the imploded cocoon of a commune to face fresh challenges, including how to apply any insights and understandings into regular life – and to address lingering issues in relationship, parenting and more.

author

Bruce Menzies

language

English

notes

Some websites show an ISBN 9780464158172 that is different from the one found in the book.

editions

	Whirlpool In & Out of a Spiritual Washing Machine Year of publication : 2019 Publisher : Write-Read Yarn, Australia ISBN 978-0-9922783-9-7 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 390 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P Edition notes :
	Whirlpool In & Out of a Spiritual Washing Machine Year of publication : 2019 Publisher : Write-Read Yarn, Australia ISBN Number of pages : n/a Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : E Edition notes :