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Hisfeijoadawasamazing,anyway.Decadent,spicyandrich—everythingyoucan'tnor-mallygetinBalinesefood.Iateplateafterplateoftheporkanddecidedthatitwasofficial:Icanneverbeavegetarian,notwithfoodlikethisi......
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Theothernotablethingthatwashappeningduringthattimewasthenewfoundadventureofspiritualdiscipline.Aidedandabetted,ofcourse,bytheintroductionintomylifeofanactuallivingIndianGuru—forwhomIwillalwaysha......
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Myprayersarebecomingmoredeliberateandspecific.Ithasoccurredtomethatit'snotmuchusetosendprayersouttotheuniversethatarelazy.Everymorningbeforemeditation,IkneelinthetempleandtalkforafewminutestoGod.I......
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He'ssurprised.Hedidn'trealizeIspokeItalian.NeitherdidI,actually,butwetalkforabouttwentyminutesandIrealizeforthefirsttimethatIdo.SomelinehasbeencrossedandI'mactuallyspeakingItaliannow.I'......
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IfinallysatdownwithWayanandtoldheraboutthemoneyI'draisedforherhouse.Iex-plainedaboutmybirthdaywish,showedherthelistofallmyfriends'names,andthentoldherthefinalamountwhichhadbeenraised:Eighteent......
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OnmyridebacktotheAshram,afterseeingRichardoffattheairport,IdecidethatI'vebeentalkingtoomuch.Tobehonest,I'vebeentalkingtoomuchmywholelife,butI'vereallybeentalkingtoomuchduringmystayattheAsh......
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"Somethin'youcancircleonyourcalendar?"“让你能在月历上圈起来作记号?”"Yes."“是的。”"Lemmetellyousomething,Groceries—yougotsomeseriouscontrolissues."“食品杂货,让我告诉你——你有相当严重的控制问题......
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TherevivalofthedreamofafabledEdencameinthelate1960s,whentheIndonesiangovernmentdecidedtoreinventBalifortheinternationaltouristmarketas"TheIslandoftheGods,"launchingamassivelysuccessfulmarketingcampaig......
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Truthfully,I'mnotthebesttravelerintheworld.说实话,我不是世上的最佳旅人。IknowthisbecauseI'vetraveledalotandI'vemetpeoplewhoaregreatatit.Realnaturals.I'vemettravelerswhoaresophysicallyst......
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Ihaveadearfriendwhosefirstchildwasbornrightafterhisbelovedmotherdied.Afterthisconfluenceofmiracleandloss,myfriendfeltadesiretohavesomekindofsacredplacetogo,orsomeritualtoperform,inordertosortthroughal......
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Afewweekslater,IamlivinginItaly.数星期后,我住在意大利。Ihavequitmyjob,paidoffmydivorcesettlementandlegalbills,givenupmyhouse,givenupmyapartment,putwhatbelongingsIhadleftintostorageinmysister'splace......
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ThebiggestobstacleinmyAshramexperienceisnotmeditation,actually.That'sdifficult,ofcourse,butnotmurderous.There'ssomethingevenharderformehere.Themurderousthingiswhatwedoeverymorningaftermeditati......
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Whenlunchended,theplumber/poetfromNewZealandslippedmeanote.Itsaidtomeethimafterdinner;hewantedtoshowmesomething.SoafterdinnerthatnightImethimoverbythemeditationcaves,andhetoldmetofollowhim,thathehadag......
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Thenextmorning'smeditationisadisaster.Desperate,IbegmymindtopleasestepasideandletmefindGod,butmymindstaresatmewithsteelypowerandsays,"Iwillneverletyoupassmeby."隔天清晨的禅坐完全是灾难。绝望的我请......
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Tutticareeneddownthestairs,armsfullofbooks,andzingedherselfintohermother'slap.Wayanlaughedandkissedherdaughter,allthesadnessaboutthedivorcesuddenlygonefromherface.Iwatchedthem,thinkingthatlittlegi......
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Thisisagoodstart...butistherenomoreinformationthanthat?AThursdayinwhatmonth?Inwhatyear?Notelling.Anyway,thedayoftheweekthatyouwerebornismoreimportantinBalithantheyear,whichiswhy,eventhoughKetutdoesn&#......
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There'sapowerstrugglegoingonacrossEuropethesedays.Afewcitiesarecompetingagainsteachothertoseewhoshallemergeasthegreattwenty-first-centuryEuropeanmetropolis.WillitbeLondon?Paris?Berlin?Zurich?Maybe......
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Foryears,I'dwishedIcouldspeakItalian—alanguageIfindmorebeautifulthanroses—butIcouldnevermakethepracticaljustificationforstudyingit.WhynotjustboneupontheFrenchorRussianI'dalreadystu......
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Theotherobjectiveofreligion,ofcourse,istotrytomakesenseofourchaoticworldandexplaintheinexplicabilitiesweseeplayingouthereoneartheveryday:theinnocentsuffer,thewickedarerewarded—whatarewetomakeofallthi......
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Theamountofpleasurethiseatingandspeakingbroughttomewasinestimable,andyetsosimple.IpassedafewhoursonceinthemiddleofOctoberthatmightlooklikenothingmuchtotheoutsideobserver,butwhichIwillalwayscountamongs......
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Alsoyoumusttakeintoconsiderationthatyou'requiteprobablylivingontheslopesofavolcanoandyoumightbestraddlingafaultline,aswell.Andnotjustageologicalfaultline,either.AsidyllicasBaliseems,thewisekeepinm......
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Augustus'smausoleumfelltoruinsandthievesduringtheDarkAges.Somebodystoletheemperor'sashes—notellingwho.Bythetwelfthcentury,though,themonumenthadbeenrenovatedintoafortressforthepowerfulCol......
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Felipecameoverthen—thatwastheBrazilian'sname,Felipe.HeinvitedusalltogoouttothisfunkylocalrestaurantownedbyEuropeanexpatriates,awildlypermissiveplacethatnevercloses,hepromised,wherebeerandbullshit......
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Myarrivalcoincidesnicelywiththearrivalofanewyear.IhavebarelyonedaytogetmyselforientedtotheAshram,andthenitisalreadyNewYear'sEve.Afterdinner,thesmallcourtyardstartstofillwithpeople.Weallsitonthegro......
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ThesearchforGodisareversalofthenormal,mundaneworldlyorder.InthesearchforGod,yourevertfromwhatattractsyouandswimtowardthatwhichisdifficult.Youabandonyourcomfortingandfamiliarhabitswiththehope(themereho......