The Recovering Materialist is a deep, informative convergence of cultures and worlds. Makinen's riveting journey of his life as a Finnish punk rocker The Recovering Materialist is a deep, informative convergence of cultures and worlds. Makinen's riveting journey of his life as a Finnish punk rocker artist turned Hindu ascetic gives us an insider's look at what happens when we are called to something beyond ourselves. In stripping away the externals and ego to turn inward and serve, Makinen invites us to do the same. We needn't trade our studs and spikes for saffron robes to benefit from his lessons: in the end, humility and spirituality show us who we really are. ...more