Chapter 41

           

           Weareallgivenworkhere,anditturnsoutthatmyworkassignmentistoscrubthetemplefloors.Sothat’swhereyoucanfindmeforseveralhoursadaynow-downonmykneesonthecoldmarblewithabrushandabucket,workingawaylikeafairy-talestepsister.(Bytheway,I’mawareofthemetaphor-thescrubbingcleanofthetemplethatismyheart,thepolishingofmysoul,theeverydaymundaneeffortthatmustbeappliedtospiritualpracticeinordertopurifytheself,etc.,etc.)

           Myfellowfloor-scrubbersaremainlyabunchofIndianteenagers.Theyalwaysgiveteenagersthisjobbecauseitrequireshighphysicalenergybutnotenormousreservesofresponsibility;there’salimittohowmuchdamageyoucandoifyoumessup.Ilikemycoworkers.ThegirlsareflutterylittlebutterflieswhoseemsomuchyoungerthanAmericaneighteen-year-oldgirls,andtheboysareseriouslittleautocratswhoseemsomucholderthanAmericaneighteen-year-oldboys.Nobody’ssupposedtotalkinthetemples,buttheseareteenagers,sothere’saconstantchattergoingonallthetimeaswe’reworking.It’snotallidlegossip.Oneoftheboysspendsalldayscrubbingbesideme,lecturingmeearnestlyonhowtobestperformmyworkhere:"Takeseriously.Makepunctual.Becoolandeasy.Remember-everythingyoudo,youdoforGod.AndeverythingGoddoes,Hedoforyou."

           It’stiringphysicallabor,butmydailyhoursofworkareconsiderablyeasierthanmydailyhoursofmeditation.Thetruthis,Idon’tthinkI’mgoodatmeditation.IknowI’moutofpracticewithit,buthonestlyIwasnevergoodatit.

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