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Date Posted: 09:54:13 03/21/09 Sat
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: My meditation retreat
In reply to: Paul 's message, "Re: My meditation retreat" on 13:42:57 03/20/09 Fri

Thanks, Paul (I think).

Very inspiring, especially spending so much time with the 'Guru' there, talking with him and asking loads of questions

>The woman with the shawl was the only one who hasn't
>missed your face around here, Michael. Welcome back.
>
>Ancient shamans and holy men would purge before
>meditating. I see you carried on the tradition, even
>if not on purpose. It's supposed to put you in a
>deeper trance they say.
>
>And I for one wouldn't mind seeing you in a nurse's
>uniform :)
>
>>Well, Im back! safe and well..at least I am, the other
>>7 in the party have been pretty sick!
>>
>>Funny really, I was the oldest, the one who least
>>likes exercise and does do all the healthy eating
>>fuss....i noticed that those who are the most health
>>conscious got the most sick for the longest time.
>>Those who are slobs (basically me) were the least
>>affected.
>>
>>i was actually the first to be ill, but only slightly
>>one evening. Then all the rest came down with vomiting
>>and the trots over the next 48 hours. Some were still
>>suffering 3 days later....bu 'cos I got it first they
>>kept referring to it as 'Michael's illness'.
>>
>>I spent much of the last 72 hours acting like florence
>>Nightingale. Running up and down stairs fetching and
>>carrying. You offer a herbal tea to one, ask others
>>then each time you bring one, it inspired another to
>>think of something else. Could you do some ginger in
>>the tea? some honey in the tea? Some tuli leaves in
>>tea? Some toast? some honey on toast, some horlicks?
>>etc etc
>>
>>In spite of which it was a fantastic time. We visited
>>the Ganges..beautiful..and meditated for an hour in a
>>cave by a beach by the Ganges. Everyone was amazed
>>when the hour was up, it seemed like half that time. I
>>thought I got hit by bat in the face at the start,
>>but it turned out it was just the person beside me
>>throwing her shawl over her shoulder and missing her
>>back as my face got in the way.
>>
>>Wonderful time at the ashram, though.

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