Enlightenment for Idiots

Nearing age thirty Amanda thought shed be someone else by now. Instead shes just herself: an ex-nanny yogini-wannabe who cranks out For Idiots travel guides just to scrape by. Yes she has her sexy photographer boyfriend but hes usually goneshooting a dogsled race in Alaska or a vision quest in Peruor just hooking up with other girls. However shes sure her new assignment Enlightenment for Idiots will change everything; now shell become the serene centered woman she was meant to be. After some breakup sex shes off to India to find a new more spiritual life.. What she finds though is an ashram run by investment bankers a yoga master who trashes her knee and a guru with a weakness for fashion models. She escapes a tantra party at the Taj Hotel has a nasty argument outside the cave where the Buddha used to meditate then agonizes through the ten-day silent retreat thats supposed to make her feel better. . No India is not what she had pictured. But she finds a friend in Devi Das a redheaded sadhu who refers to himself as we. And when a holy lunatic on the street offers her an enigmatic blessing Amanda realizes a new life may be in store for herjust not the one she was expecting.