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Douglas Reid lives on the west coast of Canada, in Abbotsford, British Columbia. His writing reflects his love of the Pacific Northwest and inspiration drawn from his travels and his passion for studying spirituality and alternative health practices. He has worked as a teacher, freelance writer, newsletter editor and information officer. The Buddha Technology is his first published novel.
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
The Buddha Technology: A Spiritual Journey by Douglas Reid is the story of Tom Sanders and his tryst with technology and spirituality that will change the course of his living. Tom Sanders is someone who grows up in a dysfunctional family. Tom moves to Tucson when his father changes his job and accepts a position at the University of Arizona. Tom leaves home when he finds his father's bouts of drinking and rage unbearable. He finds a girlfriend for himself, Sarah. Tom receives insurance money when his parents are killed in a car crash and he purchases a truck and camper and heads out on a road trip. His girlfriend, in the meantime, announces her pregnancy and asks him for support. But the road trip he takes through the deserts of Utah, Nevada and Arizona gives him a feeling of calmness and spiritual awakening. He ends up in Vancouver Island and there he becomes part of an exotic research project which changes his life forever.
It is quite an engaging novel for readers. The story begins with Tom comparing the landscape of the lush green rain forests of Vancouver Island to the dry deserts of Tucson. Tom Sanders’ character sketch is done well where the author portrays someone who undergoes a lot of pain, loss and suffering in his life that leads to a kind of spiritual awakening in him. I liked the meshing of spirituality and technology and the spiritual journey of Tom Sanders which is inspirational.
