I'm reading a book, "Shantaram" by David Gregory Roberts.
It's the story of David's life as an escaped convict who exiled himself to Bombay, India.
India has always been a country that has fascinated me, and I have dreams of living in an Ashram and spending my days in meditation and asana. There's a quote from the book that has really struck a chord with me and I wanted simply to share it.
"Wherever you go in the world, in any society, it is always the same when it comes to questions of justice. We concentrate our laws, investigations, prosecutions, and punishments on how much crime is in the sin, rather than how much sin is in the crime." ~ Gregory David Roberts
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Dear Michelle,
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When are you going to India to stay in an Ashram?