AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NEW YORK CITY SALESMAN

A debut autobiography looks at a salesman’s inner growth and conscious evolution.

Mollura explains at the outset that this book is about “the precious intelligence of life itself and its unstoppable growth through all of creation.” That is a heavy statement befitting a work that explores topics such as Kundalini energy and the importance of not relying on external events for happiness. The volume gets its title from the fact that, while the author worked on his own inner development, he enjoyed a fairly normal life as a salesman in New York City. (He worked for a company that sold mailing machines, postage meters, and other equipment.) He married, had children, and maintained a steady job for years among colleagues who might not think twice about how, say, “everything is infinitely mysterious.” But this limitless mystery is at the heart of the book. How does a spider know how to spin a web? How do people untangle their minds to find new ways of processing life? These are just a few of the concepts that are deftly explored along with the author’s personal journey from a spiritually searching teenager to a middle-aged man with more than a few observations to share. The memoir is tightly packed with information; even with a page count of under 170, there is much to process. Still, Mollura’s vivid experiences help to ground the material. This is, after all, not the writing of a guru, but a man with a regular job who interacted with ordinary people on a daily basis. Details such as the author’s creation of specific playlists to listen to on his iPod during the week prove valuable for a prospective fellow seeker. How does a man closely examine the works of a relatively obscure thinker like Jan Cox and still make it home in time for dinner with his family? The answer can be found in this earnest book.

An account that provides worthy insights into the convergence of the esoteric and the everyday.