From Fan to Friend: The Unlikely Friendship Between Pico Iyer and Leonard Cohen
Death, Sex & Money
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Is There a Way to Live in a Monastery?
Pico Iyer grew up in English boarding schools, a 15th century boarding school. He felt an irresistible pull towards spiritual quiet spaces as his education continued at Oxford and then Harvard. After landing a big media job in New York he tried to spend significant time in a monastery. "I just wasn't ready for it at that point in my life"
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