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Dolores
Park
When
Walker Underwood left Texas he was
escaping oppression and seeking a more
loving and spiritual home where he could
live closer to the heart of his own
creative nature. In San Francisco he fell
in love with a beautiful woman who
belonged to a Tantric Buddhist commune.
Following
in romantic pursuit, we are brought
through shifting points of view into the
lives and struggles of the people of the
commune and the Group Mind at the center
of Tantric Buddhist spiritual
practices.
Such
was the impact of this experience
confronting his ego defenses and indeed
his whole world view that Walker chose to
say yes to the call and go into the Sangha
of Dorje Chang community. Find with him a
terrific sense of self-acceptance from him
and toward him as he finally "comes
home".
Dolores
Park records the poignant year that began
in the fall of 1982, when the nuclear
freeze initiative was gaining momentum,
and the AIDs epidemic was just starting to
surface. A precious time of inner renewal
and sexual self-discovery.
Here
are recounted the philosophical assault
and resulting ego death one encounters
when pursuing
enlightenment
through group marriage.
With
humor, Walker describes how the
experiences changed his attitudes,
salvaged his sexual life and enriched his
spiritual life.
Rich
in psychological insight, flowing with
lyrical beauty, and depicting the sadness
at the heart of all attempts to live an
authentic feeling life, Dolores Park
invites the reader to join this hapless
southern writer on his journey to a deeper
understanding of the divine and the human
community. Published 2001
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