Chapter 55

           

           ItwasthenIdecidedIneededtostayhereattheAshram.Thiswassototallynotmyoriginalplan.Myoriginalplanhadbeentostayhereforjustsixweeks,haveabitoftranscendentalexperience,thencontinuetravelingalloverIndia…um…lookingforGod.Ihadmapsandguidebooksandhikingbootsandeverything!IhadspecifictemplesandmosquesandholymenIwasalllineduptomeet.Imean-it’sIndia!There’ssomuchtoseeandexperiencehere.I’vegotalotofmileagetocover,templestoexplore,elephantsandcamelstoride.AndI’dbedevastatedtomisstheGanges,thegreatRajasthanidesert,thenuttyMumbaimoviehouses,theHimalayas,theoldteaplantations,theCalcuttarickshawsracingagainsteachotherlikethechariotscenefromBen-Hur.AndIwasevenplanningonmeetingtheDalaiLamainMarch,upinDaramsala.IwashopinghecouldteachmeaboutGod.

           Buttostayput,toimmobilizemyselfinasmallAshraminatinylittlevillageinthemiddleofnowhere-no,thiswasnotmyplan.

           Ontheotherhand,theZenmastersalwayssaythatyoucannotseeyourreflectioninrunningwater,onlyinstillwater.Sosomethingwastellingmeitwouldbespirituallynegligenttorunoffnow,whensomuchwashappeningrighthereinthissmall,cloisteredplacewhereeveryminuteofthedayisorganizedtofacilitateself-explorationanddevotionalpractice

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