Last Friday’s episode of Extreme Pilgrim (which you can view by clicking here – for the next few days at least) was far better than the first. The Rev. Pete Owen Jones became a sadhu for a few weeks. The first portion of the show is the rather chaotic process of getting connected to the experience. The remainder is what’s really got the good stuff. I was particularly taken by his brief reflection on gratitude. For those interested in asceticism – spirituality – and indeed the link between the “whole” person and the spiritual life – this series is a very nice primer, and gets one thinking. I’m looking forward to the next and I believe last edition – visiting Coptic hermits, and practicing heschyia – a tradition I’m personally attached to.