Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 38

           

           TheclassicalIndiansageswrotethattherearethreefactorswhichindicatewhetherasoulhasbeenblessedwiththehighestandmostauspiciousluckintheuniverse:

           1.Tohavebeenbornahumanbeing,capableofconsciousinquiry.

           2.Tohavebeenbornwith-ortohavedeveloped-ayearningtounderstandthenatureoftheuniverse.

           3.Tohavefoundalivingspiritualmaster.

           ThereisatheorythatifyouyearnsincerelyenoughforaGuru,youwillfindone.Theuniversewillshift,destiny’smoleculeswillgetthemselvesorganizedandyourpathwillsoonintersectwiththepathofthemasteryouneed.Itwasonlyonemonthaftermyfirstnightofdesperateprayeronmybathroomfloor-anightspenttearfullybeggingGodforanswers-thatIfoundmine,havingwalkedintoDavid’sapartmentandencounteredaphotographofthisstunningIndianwoman.Ofcourse,IwasmorethanabitambivalentabouttheconceptofhavingaGuru.Asageneralrule,Westernersaren’tcomfortablewiththatword.Wehaveakindofsketchyrecenthistorywithit.Inthe1970sanumberofwealthy,eager,susceptibleyoungWesternseekerscollidedwithahandfulofcharismaticbutdubiousIndianGurus.Mostofthechaoshassettleddownnow,buttheechoesofmistruststillresonate.Evenforme,evenafterallthistime,IstillfindmyselfsometimesbalkingatthewordGuru.ThisisnotaproblemformyfriendsinIndia;theygrewupwiththeGuruprinciple,they’rerelaxedwithit

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