RITUALS AS A PATH TO THE DIVINE

This recording is a real misfire. Huyler is introduced by Deepak Chopra as a verteran cultural anthropologist specializing in Indian sacred arts and spiritual rituals, and a world-renowned photographer. We then proceed to hear the speaker give an audio/video presentation, wherein he is apparently showing beautiful photos relevant to his speech. Huyler comments on the photos throughout, leaving the listener feeling like a fly on a wall--of an adjoining room! Moreover, though the packaging claims this is a dialogue between Chopra and Huyler, there's little actual dialogue. It's a lecture. The audio quality is spotty, the content interesting but hobbled by its lack of video. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 03]