The Man on the Mountaintop: An Audible Original Drama

This book was entertaining and inspirational on a shallow level, but not very realistic.

It takes a lot of privilege to be able to take time to find enlightenment. I don't understand how anyone except the wealthy can relate to this story. Who feeds the monks? Who feeds the people who wait in line for months at a time? I don't comprehend the material reality of this story and this made me not enjoy the story as much as I might have. I wish an explanation for where the money to build the monastery as well as to provide for the monks comes from. This story is wishful thinking. An average working-class person would not even be able to visit the holy man and so what is the point? Even the problems of the people waiting in line are problems show more of the privileged.

I could not relate to the story. show less

There was a lot of little joys in this book. Sometimes it triggered an eyeroll as the little old holy man instantly solved someone's lifetime problem with a quirky sentence. In the spirit of the book I tried to keep a generous mind and let it lead me toward a simple thought, that every person is a holy person.

I actually really liked this book. it was uplifting and had a lot of positive messages in it. This is one that I can see myself listening to again because of those messages. I highly recommend it. If you have an audible subscription, the originals come with it.

Audio presentation was great. Unfortunately, the content itself was not.

Taoist fiction.

This was a very interesting story to listen to! I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it to everyone!