Hindu charlatans and naive Americans on the treacherous path to enlightenment.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2373446/justin-alexander-shetler-missing-parvati-valley
November 22, 2024
Hindu charlatans and naive Americans on the treacherous path to enlightenment.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2373446/justin-alexander-shetler-missing-parvati-valley
I have to admit that I too journeyed to that far-away mountain top, seeking enlightenment with a master.
Upon arrival I took the prevailing oath of poverty, chastity, and silence. The only exception to my monastic life being that once every 10 years I could utter 2 words of my choosing in the presence of his holiness.
After my first 10 years I simply announced:
“Bed hard.”
The master made no perceptible response.
Another ascetic 10 years crept by, and I observed:
“Food bad.”
No response.
10 more years of this and I’d had it:
“I quit.”
Finally the master responded.
“I am not surprised, for you have done nothing but complain ever since you got here.”