Enlightenment Town

Combines adventure travel and offbeat characters with compelling insights into the nature of contemporary spirituality The author is known for making Eastern culture and spirituality vividly accessible to Western audiences in books such as

Father India ,

Re-enchantment , and

Adventures with the Buddha The coauthor of Huston Smith’s memoir

Tales of Wonder , Paine has also written for publications including the

New York Times ,

Wall Street Journal , and

New Republic