About

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In  the  late  summer of 2018,  I  created a  Facebook  blog  page  on a whim and began writing articles which cast a sober yet satirical glance on contemporary spirituality and the culture that is woven around it. The page was called  Advaitaholics  Anonymous and within a very short time it won a strong support among many seasoned seekers; individuals who had followed various ‘spiritual’ teachers, read all the literature, practised various meditative techniques yet were left with the vacant feeling that in the end it had all been a form of escape. 

Advaitaholics Anonymous was also  published in book form by New Sarum Press in 2020.

‘Advaitaholic’  is  a  term  that  I  coined  in  reference  to  the  phenomenon of spiritual addiction; an addiction that plagues so many  seekers  who  claim  to be  in  search  of  a higher truth, transcendence, awakening, enlightenment, liberation or whatever other form that holy grail may take. And although the term appears to single out  Advaita as its focus, it is much broader than that. It encompasses all forms of spiritual belief systems and  doctrine. 

Spirituality is a highly personal business. It is a person’s unique relationship with reality. Yet, the moment it is taken out of the person and  objectified in the form of  a system of  thought it is no longer a personal affair. Once it is made concrete for others to congregate and build a community or culture around then that spirituality—our own relationship with reality—ceases to be the focal point. 

When common sense becomes the highest form of  wisdom to which we can aspire, and sanity the greatest kind of enlightenment,  then  it  is  safe  to  say  that  the  path  of  recovery has truly begun.