Rude Awakenings Two Englishmen on Foot in Buddhism's Holy Land

Half down-and-dirty adventure and half inspirational memoir, "Rude Awakenings documents an unusual pilgrimage. Two very different men -- earthy scientist Nick Scott and fastidious Buddhist monk Ajahn Sucitto -- together spend six months retracing the Buddha's footsteps through India. Told alternately by Sucitto and Scott in their distinctively different voices, this story blends self-effacing humor, philosophical explorations, drama, travel observations, and the occasional giant fruit bat. "Rude Awakenings is a heady record of survival and spirituality set against the dramatic backdrop of one of India's most lawless regions.Sucitto, Ajahn is the author of 'Rude Awakenings Two Englishmen on Foot in Buddhism's Holy Land', published 2005 under ISBN 9780861714858 and ISBN 0861714857.