Sex Death Enlightenment

Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story by Mark Matousek (Riverhead, 1996) A chance reference drew me to seek this book out in the Library, but I did not expect to be so captivated by it - devouring it in a couple days. I love personal accounts of spiritual seekers and this one was particularly honest, passionate, and well-written. Matousek takes you on his journey from his rather hedonistic life in NYC in the 1980's working for Andy Warhol and as a successful editor, to his quest to finder a deeper meaning as he confronted the ravages of the AIDS epidemic. After experiencing a spiritual opening in the presence of Mother Meera, he embarks on a quest that leads him to various traditions, teachers and seekers, and brings him face to face with his own darkest personal pain and fear. I found this book to be quite inspiring and life-affirming. - L.