Sponsor's word

It is a huge privilege to be able to sponsor this book. When I first read it, I was fascinated by its main characters, two monks walking in the South of England. They greet everything that happens to them with a mixture of humour, insight, understanding and sheer superhuman grit. The Dhamma shines through this account of their meetings with ordinary folks. They walk from town to town without food or money, relying on the goodness of others for their daily support, and never knowing where they were going to sleep in the vagaries of the English summer weather.

It is a book that can be read and interpreted at many levels. It can be taken simply as a collection of stories, or it could be a book for young people who are curious about this alternative life style. At another level, it is an account of the practical applications of a world view that goes back two and a half millennia. Each story has an underlying message to offer. It is amusing, informative, occasionally startling, and always entertaining. The illustrations bring the characters and the landscape to life. Suddenly it is normal to see two robed figures at home in an unquestionably English landscape.

This book also represents a new genre; it crosses the boundaries between a travel book, a reflection on human existence, and a spiritual journey. What is most refreshing is that it never preaches, or defends any kind of explicitly stated orthodoxy.

I love its mixture of wisdom and humour. I hope it will do well.  Buy it, read it, enjoy it and pass it on!