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Chapter 70

           Sothesaint,inallhispracticalwisdom,commandedthatthecatbetiedtoapoleoutsideforafewhoursaday,onlyduringmeditation,soastonotdisturbanyone.Thisbecameahabit-tyingthecattothepoleandthenmeditatingonGod-butasyearspassed,thehabithardenedintoreligiousritual.Nobodycouldmeditateunlessthecatwastiedtothepolefirst.Thenonedaythecatdied.Thesaint’sfollowerswerepanic-stricken.Itwasamajorreligiouscrisis-howcouldtheymeditatenow,withoutacattotietoapole?HowwouldtheyreachGod?Intheirminds,thecathadbecomethemeans.

           Beverycareful,warnsthistale,nottogettooobsessedwiththerepetitionofreligiousritualjustforitsownsake.Especiallyinthisdividedworld,wheretheTalibanandtheChristianCoalitioncontinuetofightouttheirinternationaltrademarkwaroverwhoownstherightstothewordGodandwhohastheproperritualstoreachthatGod,itmaybeusefultorememberthatitisnotthetyingofthecattothepolethathaseverbroughtanyonetotranscendence,butonlytheconstantdesireofanindividualseekertoexperiencetheeternalcompassionofthedivine.Flexibilityisjustasessentialfordivinityasisdiscipline.

           Yourjob,then,shouldyouchoosetoacceptit,istokeepsearchingforthemetaphors,ritualsandteachersthatwillhelpyoumoveeverclosertodivinity.TheYogicscripturessaythatGodrespondstothesacredprayersandeffortsofhumanbeingsinanywaywhatsoeverthatmortalschoosetoworship-justsolongasthoseprayersaresincere.

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