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Chapter 39

           )Sowhatwasitaboutthiskid?WhywasIsomovedeverytimeIsawhisface-afacesodrenchedwithluminescenceitlookedlikehe’djustcomebackfromalongvacationintheMilkyWay?IfinallyaskedanotherIndianteenagerwhohewas.Sherepliedmatter-of-factly:"Thisisthesonofoneofthelocalshopkeepers.Hisfamilyisverypoor.TheGuruinvitedhimtostayhere.Whenheplaysthedrums,youcanhearGod’svoice."

           ThereisonetempleintheAshramthatisopentothegeneralpublic,wheremanyIndianscomethroughoutthedaytopaytributetoastatueoftheSiddhaYogi(or"perfectedmaster")whoestablishedthislineageofteachingbackinthe1920sandwhoisstillreveredacrossIndiaasagreatsaint.ButtherestoftheAshramisforstudentsonly.It’snotahoteloratouristlocation.It’smorelikeauniversity.Youmustapplytocomehere,andinordertobeacceptedforaresidency,youmustshowthatyou’vebeenstudyingthisYogaseriouslyforagoodlongwhile.Aminimumstayofonemonthisrequired.(I’vedecidedtostayhereforsixweeks,andthentotravelaroundIndiaonmyown,exploringothertemples,Ashramsanddevotionalsites.)

           ThestudentshereareaboutequallydividedbetweenIndiansandWesterners(andtheWesternersareaboutevenlydividedbetweenAmericansandEuropeans).CoursesaretaughtinbothHindiandEnglish.Onyourapplication,youmustwriteanessay,gatherreferences,andanswerquestionsaboutyourmentalandphysicalhealth,aboutanypossiblehistoryofdrugoralcoholabuseandalsoaboutyourfinancialstability.

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