Title: Indie spiritualist : a no bullshit exploration of spirituality /
Authors: Grosso, Chris.
Year: 2014
Subjects: Spirituality; Spiritual life; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General.; SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General.; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious.; Spiritual life; Spirituality
Abstract: "From a recovering addict, musician, and tattooed indie culturist: a guidebook for today's generation of spiritual misfits who crave a dogma-free path. After years of heavy addiction, Chris Grosso found himself literally on his knees, utterly lost and broken. He needed a new way to approach life, something that went beyond conventional religious or spiritual doctrine--free of bullshit. Drawing on his punk rock roots and question-everything mindset, Grosso offers a collection of stories and musings about his meandering journey of self-inquiry, recovery, and acceptance. He rejects all the hypocrisies and judgments of religion to show that spirituality is not something that only happens on meditation cushions or yoga mats, in sanghas, churches, mosques, temples, or synagogues. It's not always peaceful and quiet. It can be as loud as a rock concert or as alternative as Grosso himself. And it's up to you to find and follow your own path. Brutally honest, bitingly humorous, and radically unconventional, Grosso's collection of vignettes shows what it means to live an authentic, open, and mindful life. Indie Spiritualist empowers you to accept yourself as you are, in all your humanity and imperfect perfection"--
Contents: Machine generated contents note: A.Angels of Darkness (The Words, The Ways) -- 1.Spirituality? -- 2.Whatever Comes Up, Comes Out -- 3.Samadhi and Van Halen -- 4.The Zipper That Broke the Camels Tooth -- 5.Detox Diaries -- 6.The Gift of Desperation -- 7.Finding Freedom -- 8.Calling Bullshit on Ourselves -- 9.No Comply -- 10.Holy Grail Sale -- 11.When the Bottom Gives Out -- 12.Hey, Asshole -- 13.But I'm Not Interested in Yoga, So Now What?! -- 14.New Noise -- 15.Little Did I Know -- 16.Question Everything -- 17.Heroes? -- 18.Transcendence -- 19.The Tao of Checking Yourself -- 20.The Meaning of Life -- 21.Me, Myself & I -- 22.To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie -- 23.Jesus, Hitler, Bieber, Slayer & God -- 24.When Forever Comes Crashing -- 25.Transmission of the Heart -- 26.This Love -- 27.Triumphant Life Fuck-Ups & Loving-Kindness -- 28.Eden Complex -- 29.God Disclaimer -- 30.Intellectualize This -- 31.A Drug Is a Drug Is a Drug -- 32.Pills -- 33.Where's the Dead Body?!