WhatHappensWhenYourSpiritualPathLeadsYouFarfromHome?Manywhoembarkonaspiritualquestdiscoverthatthepeopletheymeetalongthewayultimatelypointthembackhome,intotheverysoulofthereligioustraditiontheyhadleftbehind.SoitwaswithDavidZeller,whosespiritualodysseytookhimacrosstheglobe,throughtraditionsincludingZenBuddhismandHinduism,andintorelationshipwithsomeoftheworld’smostcompellingspiritualteachers.Thoughtfulandendearing,provocativeandwitty,Zeller’sdelightfulstoriesrecallhismeetingswiththelikesofCarlJung,ShlomoCarlebach,AlanWatts,SriPadBaba,the“Mother“(SriAurobindoAshram),CarlosCastanedaandmanyothers,wellknownandunknown--andtheexperiencesandteachingsthatultimatelyallowedhimtorediscoverhisownspiritualheritage.FromthestimulatingdaysofCalifornia’sBayAreainthe1960s,toakibbutzinIsrael,tothetimehespentasasadhuinIndialivingoutdoorsandbathinginrivers,thesestoriesofZeller’sspiritualadventuresremindusallthateventhemostmeanderingpathcan,intheend,bringustoourtruespiritualhome.
