My Life in Orange : Growing up with the Guru

Tim Guest

ISBN 10: 1862076324 / ISBN 13: 9781862076327

Published by GRANTA BOOKS, 2004

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Synopsis:

In 1981 Tim Guest was taken by his mother to a commune in a small village in Suffolk. It was modelled on the teachings of the famous Indian "guru", Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, who preached an eclectic doctrine of Eastern mysticism, chaotic therapy and sexual freedom. Both were given Sanskrit names, dressed entirely in orange and instructed to completely abandon their former identities. Tim - or Yogesh, as he was now known - spent the rest of his childhood in Bhagwan's various communes in England, Oregon, Pune and Cologne. While his mother meditated, chanted and ran therapy groups, Yogesh lived a life of unsupervised freedom, occasionally catching glimpses of the strange behaviour of the adults around him. In 1985 the movement collapsed after Bhagwan's arrest and Yogesh was once again Tim, about to start life at a secondary school in North London, alone with the secret of his extraordinary childhood. In his first book, Guest describes the other-worldly experience of growing up in a environment of unsupervised freedom and often disturbing adult behaviour.

About the Author: Tim Guest writes for the Guardian and Daily Telegraph. He lives in London.

Bibliographic Details

Title: My Life in Orange : Growing up with the Guru
Publisher: GRANTA BOOKS
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket