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- The first half of it is a tale in three acts: a young Californian named Michael Murphy is on his way to India to study the teachings of the guru Aurobindo but first stops in Scotland, where he plays a round of golf in which, under Shivas Irons’ tutelage, his consciousness is altered and game unlocked.
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While on layover on his way to an ashram in India, Michael Murphy decides to play a round of golf at Burningbush, a famous local golf course. There he meets the mysterious and charismatic golf pro Shivas Irons who over a 24-hour period teaches him about golf and spirituality.
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- 1971
Nov 29, 2022 · “Golf in the Kingdom,” the 1972 novel of Zen and the art of swing maintenance, turns 50 this year, which seemed like a swell excuse to visit with its author, Michael Murphy. He introduced...
Jan 1, 2001 · Paired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, Michael Murphy is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a backswing governed by “true gravity.”
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Jan 16, 2023 · Mike created Shivas Irons; also “Michael Murphy,” the hero of Golf in the Kingdom; he co-founded the Esalen Institute; and he has spent decades in an effort to improve the Russian-American...
Oct 1, 1997 · Golf in the Kingdom. Michael Murphy. Penguin, Oct 1, 1997 - Fiction - 240 pages. "...for golf’s soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture." -- GolfA spiritual journey, a lush...
When an American traveler on his way to India stops to play a round on one of the most beautiful and legendary golf courses in Scotland, he doesn’t know that his game—and his life—are about to...
