The book sold briskly through many printings and was translated into many languages. It received notoriety as a legitimate work of metaphysics. In 1979, it wound up at Bantam Books, where it blossomed and eventually reached the end of its run in 1993. In 1995, Gibbs-Smith Publishing of Utah, a publisher known mostly for interior decorating books, issued a limited hardcover edition of The Lazy Man's Guide To Enlightenment. This edition included some photographs and an added introduction by Golas which served as a compendium of the author's later thoughts and reflections about "The Guide."
The 80 page book is an original conception, unlike any other in the area of Spirituality and Philosophy, and has often been described as "the last book you'll ever need to read on Spirituality." It contains many constructive warnings to readers about typical pitfalls associated with Spiritual Questing, and offers simple remedies for many forms of confusion often found in the field. It immediately was heralded as major philosophical work by Richard (Ram Dass) Alpert, and Alan Watts, who read passages from the pamphlet edition out-loud to their flocks. Though the Guide inspired many to write spiritual books, it was a unique phenomenon for its time, and remains today. Golas purposely avoided discussing themes which had been covered by other spiritual authors, and focused instead on exposing his own ideas. Thaddeus Golas said he initially wrote The Lazy Man' s Guide to Enlightenment as a sort of a life-raft for hippies who were drowning in the rough seas of the psychedelic era, but was soon stunned to discover that "the general public got off on it".
The 80 page book is an original conception, unlike any other in the area of Spirituality and Philosophy, and has often been described as "the last book you'll ever need to read on Spirituality." It contains many constructive warnings to readers about typical pitfalls associated with Spiritual Questing, and offers simple remedies for many forms of confusion often found in the field. It immediately was heralded as major philosophical work by Richard (Ram Dass) Alpert, and Alan Watts, who read passages from the pamphlet edition out-loud to their flocks. Though the Guide inspired many to write spiritual books, it was a unique phenomenon for its time, and remains today. Golas purposely avoided discussing themes which had been covered by other spiritual authors, and focused instead on exposing his own ideas. Thaddeus Golas said he initially wrote The Lazy Man' s Guide to Enlightenment as a sort of a life-raft for hippies who were drowning in the rough seas of the psychedelic era, but was soon stunned to discover that "the general public got off on it".
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