Chapter 39

           

           OneofmyfirstroommatesattheAshramwasamiddle-agedAfrican-AmericandevoutBaptistandmeditationinstructorfromSouthCarolina.Myotherroommates,overtime,wouldincludeanArgentineandancer,aSwisshomeopath,aMexicansecretary,anAustralianmotheroffive,ayoungBangladeshicomputerprogrammer,apediatricianfromMaineandaFilipinoaccountant.Otherswouldcomeandgo,too,asdevoteescycledinandoutoftheirresidencies.

           ThisAshramisnotaplaceyoucancasuallydropbyandvisit.Firstofall,it’snotwildlyaccessible.It’slocatedfarawayfromMumbai,onadirtroadinaruralrivervalleynearaprettyandscrappylittlevillage(composedofonestreet,onetemple,ahandfulofshopsandapopulationofcowswhowanderaboutfreely,sometimeswalkingintothetailor’sshopandlyingdownthere).OneeveningInoticedanakedsixty-wattlightbulbhangingfromawireonatreeinthemiddleoftown;thisisthetown’sonestreet-lamp.TheAshramessentiallycreatesthelocaleconomy,suchasitis,andalsostandsasthetown’spride.OutsidethewallsoftheAshram,itisalldustandpoverty.Inside,it’sallirrigatedgardens,bedsofflowers,hiddenorchids,birdsong,mangotrees,jackfruittrees,cashewtrees,palmtrees,magnolias,banyans.Thebuildingsarenice,thoughnotextravagant.There’sasimpledininghall,cafeteria-style.There’sacomprehensivelibraryofspiritualwritingsfromtheworld’sreligioustraditions.Thereareafewtemplesfordifferenttypesofgatherings.

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