When Elizabeth Gilbert wrote 'Eat, Pray Love' she subtitled her memoir as 'One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia' giving an indication that she was asking some fundamental questions of herself. The memoir was the story of her spiritual and personal exploration in which she travelled the world to find out more about herself. As such, her take on spirituality seems to be one that is about self-discovery more than anything else. Gilbert has gone on the record to say that her attitude to philosophy is in keeping with the work of Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor noted for his stoicism.