Book Description
Dukkha n.(Pali/Suffering) the unsatisfacory nature of things born of impermanence. The first of the four noble truths of Buddhism.
It is 1976, Ken Streat is teaching English in Iran, he is nineteen and is in love with Miss Kate...When his unfulfilled longing leads him to follow her to India he has no idea what is waiting for him.
As he ploughs ever deeper into his confusion he comes into contact with some of the great, and some of the not so great, spiritual teachers of the 20th century.
From the ashrams, the gurus and life on the road to the beginings of awakening, Captain Buddha and his Amazing Dukkha machine tells the story of a young man in search of truth with humour and disconcerting honesty.
About the Author
Since the journey described in Captain Buddha and his Amazing Dukkha machine Ken Streat has been living in Totnes in South Devon. He works as a furniture maker. He is married with two teenage children.
