Mark Sawyer

MARK SAWYER has visited India "more times than I can count" beginning in the 1980's. "My teacher was Indian, and so are many of my favorite places. Many of them are in The Shiva Paradox." Mark says, "People ask me if I am really Peter Grant or Temple Cook. I just laugh and say, 'He is much more good-looking, athletic, and better at martial arts than I am. However, we are similar. We both love India, have traveled around it by train and-most memorably-motorcycle, and have studied spirituality...See more

MARK SAWYER has visited India "more times than I can count" beginning in the 1980's. "My teacher was Indian, and so are many of my favorite places. Many of them are in The Shiva Paradox." Mark says, "People ask me if I am really Peter Grant or Temple Cook. I just laugh and say, 'He is much more good-looking, athletic, and better at martial arts than I am. However, we are similar. We both love India, have traveled around it by train and-most memorably-motorcycle, and have studied spirituality there, particularly Advaita. We both love the ladies, have some great, talented, and loyal friends, and we both studied martial arts with Jerry, a Kenpo master who looks like Bodhidharma. We also both got on the bad side of a spiritual group that was going dark, and we have met some of the most profound and bizarre spiritual teachers-gurus, swamis, and un-titleables-you can imagine." Says Mark, "In high school I loved football and girls. I never would have guessed I'd live and work overseas so much. Nine years in Japan, five in Korea, almost four in Europe, partly in the military, and who knows how many years in Thailand and India when you put together all the times and months I've been there-plus time in Africa, Indonesia, Australia." His book Married To Islam happened due to a set of serious questions asked by a friend in the USA which coincided with meeting an Islamic woman in Europe soon after. This woman, "Dalia," gave good answers-and much more. The book Sinking the Samurai, The Priest Wonho's Memories of Admiral Yi was a direct result of his many years in Korea and Japan. There is more about Mark Sawyer and his books at ... and ... See less