Eight Finger Eddie
Eddie was an 85 year-old American who made his life in Goa, the beach hang-out in India.He arrived there in 1965 and helped pioneer a quiet brand of drop out spiritualism among Westerners. Eight Finger Eddie died recently; we hear some of his philosophy in his own words. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports.
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