Writer and former politician Jozef Banáš (77) came out at the end of last year with a new motivational novel, The Quiet Rebel Timrava, about an important female figure in our history. The novelty won over readers, and in three months more than 10,000 books disappeared from bookstores. It seems that the muse does not leave him and he is already working on another book. He shared his latest intention with fans on .
“Friends, as you know, in September I undertook a two-week spiritual marathon in the Himalayas – to the source of the sacred river Ganges. This expedition – like my previous trips to the world’s highest mountains, is the basis for the mythical journey of the main character in search of the truth,” he wrote on the social network.
The writer subsequently announced the news. “During a meeting in Kashmir, the Dalai Lama told me: ‘Truth can only be found at the source. The only way to get to it is to go upstream.’ I am just starting to write a book about a lifelong journey against the current called Code 108 at the House of Writers in Piešťany. Fingers crossed,” he finished on the social network.
Last September, Banáš went on an expedition to the source of India’s largest river and one of the wateriest rivers in the world. He conscientiously prepared for the difficult journey to the source of the Ganges and was accompanied by his older daughter Mária, who, according to her own words, provoked him to climb.
“We gave it. I’ve done many top sports activities in my life, but this was probably the hardest one. I would never have thought that at my age we would make a 22-kilometer pilgrimage with one break at an altitude of approximately 4000 meters above sea level I am moved and tired,” the father of presenter Adela Vinczeová announced a few months ago.
He still remembers it today. “It’s an incredible emotion. It was actually a spiritual marathon that we completed. The head of the group, Dano Máčovský, was right when he said that no one will return from this journey the same as they were. It was actually a meditation. We went as far as we could. I learned perseverance, humility and, above all, coming into myself,” added the ex-politician after a three-day trip.
