Life As Play

“Mark is a real Taoist master. In this book he shares some of the most fascinating contemporary lives of spirit you will ever read about. He has something to teach us all about living life in a spontaneous, lyrical, and non-intentional way.”
—ALLAN COMBS author of Synchronicity, The Radiance of Being, and Consciousness Explained Better

“This book will have you throw away all your preconceived notions about spirituality. So beware, be very aware – this book may change your life.”
—BONNITTA ROY Associate Editor, Integral Review Journal

“Filled with wild, weird, and wonderful accounts of his interactions with numerous spiritual teachers, along with helpful summations of Taoist perspectives on feng shui, the energy body, sexual practices (and more!), My Life as Play is spiced with countless irreverent asides as well as pithy encapsulations of the wisdom of the ages: I agree almost completely with the old humbug, so he must be onto something!”
—G. WILLIAM BARNARD Professor of Religious Studies, Southern Methodist University; author of Exploring Unseen Worlds: William James and The Philosophy of Mysticism and Living Consciousness: The Metaphysical Vision of Henri Bergson

“The strength of this book resides in its down-to-earth, matter-of-fact tone. I especially appreciate the author’s self-deprecating candor and his novel perspectives on the ideas and individuals associated with the Western popularization of Eastern philosophy and spirituality.”
—MARK HARVEY, PhD Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Asheville

“The ultimate message is one I resonate with: if you are not having FUN on your path, whatever it is, you are an over-serious stick-in- the-mud, who, while getting your tough lessons in Earth Life, have missed the whole point of learning to be a Divinely Playful Human.”
—MICHAEL WINN Founder, Healing Tao USA

“This earnest, compassionate, knowledgeable, authentic, and often very funny seeker and guide, shares his odyssey of spirituality meeting the West. Yet, whatever the road, the purpose is the same: the truth is simple and playful, and as profound as anything. As his Daoist teacher put it, This spiritual path is NOT about freeing yourself from suffering and securing your own happiness. It is about participating in something far greater.”
—RUTH RICHARDS, MD, PhD Professor of Psychology (consciousness and spirituality), Saybrook University; Psychiatry Lecturer, Harvard Medical School

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