The Buddha, Geoff and Me – A Review
This is one of my favourite books, and every time I’ve shared it with other people, it’s become one of their favourites too.
It’s a modern tale about a guy called Ed, who meets a bloke in the local pub. Said bloke is Buddhist and tries to give Ed some good advice, as Ed’s life is all over the place.
One lunchtime, after being given a warning at work, Ed visits the pub to drown his sorrows and there he meets Geoff, fiftyish, slightly balding and with a bit of a pot belly, who is also having a drink. There’s a bit of a blockage in the gents loo, Geoff asks Ed to help him sort it out and they get talking before going their separate ways. Ed’s life begins to fall apart; a week later he bumps into Geoff again and finds himself pouring his heart out. Geoff listens and offers to help Ed work his way through his troubles, by telling him about his Buddhist practice.
Poor Ed, he has a really tough time, but Geoff’s there to support him throughout. Ed tries this new fangled Buddhism, with hilarious consequences. In alot of ways Ed’s just like most of us, muddling through and trying to do the best he can, but it all works out in the end.
This is one of the few books I’ve read more than once, and one I come back to over again. Read more about The Buddha, Geoff and Me.
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December 18, 2009 11:57 am
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