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6 ~ Havan, purification ritual.
In the place, several small fires were distributed within cement spaces that contained them. Around each bonfire, some people were seated, a
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9~ Yogic meeting
-"Surrender," he tells me – and once again, this word reaches my ears.Balance and surrender, the two words that came to me from my...
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12~ Surrender.
Letting go of control, jumping, trusting... Everything Anand was telling me now seemed like prophetic words for what was to come. That...
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13~ Living in an Ashram. Part 1: Shiva, Chaos, and Destruction.
I had set up my meditation altar with a small statue of Ganesha, a Tibetan singing bowl, and some Santa Rita flowers I had found in the...
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15~ Living in an Ashram. Part 3: Small Changes.
By the fifth day—which felt like a month—I had almost emerged from the intense confusion with which I had arrived at the Ashram. I helped...
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16 ~ Living in an Ashram. Part 4: The Important Things.
“When the modifications of the mind have weakened, the mind becomes like a crystal: transparent. When memories, past knowledge, and...
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18 ~Varanasi: Death and Rebirth.
The only place I had planned not to set foot in India—besides Delhi—was Varanasi. I already had enough inner chaos; I didn’t need to add...
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29~ On the Way to Bodh Gaya: An Approach to Something.
When the clouds disappear, the sky clears and the sun shines brightly...When the sun shines, who needs artificial light?" Light on the...
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