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Chapter 39

           Therearetwomeditation"caves"-darkandsilentbasementswithcomfortablecushions,openalldayandnight,tobeusedonlyformeditationpractice.There’sacoveredoutdoorpavilion,whereYogaclassesareheldinthemorning,andthere’sakindofaparkwithanovalwalkingpatharoundit,wherestudentscanjogforexercise.I’msleepinginaconcretedormitory.

           DuringmystayattheAshram,therewerenevermorethanafewhundredresidentsatanytime.IftheGuruherselfhadbeeninresidence,thosenumberswouldhaveswollenconsiderably,butshewasneverinIndiawhenIwasthere.I’dsortofexpectedthat;she’dbeenspendingafairbitoftimelatelyinAmerica,butyouneverknewwhenshemightshowupanywherebysurprise.It’snotconsideredessentialtobeinherliteralpresenceinordertokeepupyourstudieswithher.Thereis,ofcourse,theirreplaceablehighofactuallybeingaroundalivingYogicmaster,andI’veexperiencedthatbefore.Butmanylongtimedevoteesagreethatitcanalsosometimesbeadistraction-ifyou’renotcareful,youcangetallcaughtupinthecelebritybuzzofexcitementthatsurroundstheGuruandlosethefocusofyourtrueintention.Whereas,ifyoujustgotooneofherAshramsanddisciplineyourselftokeeptotheausterescheduleofpractices,youwillsometimesfindthatitiseasiertocommunicatewithyourteacherfromwithintheseprivatemeditationsthantopushyourwaythroughcrowdsofeagerstudentsandgetawordinedgewiseinperson.

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