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In the years following my exit from the ashram, I became enthralled with Irish Traditional Music. So much so, that I had jigs and reels running through my head constantly. I practiced fiddle more than I did meditation. I revered the masters of that tradition and made pilgrimages to their music festivals.
Funny how I was attracted to another group with a singular focus and rich internal structure. That community completely replaced the premie world for me and became my chosen family for a very long time.
It did not however, carry with it the burdens of cult life, and I was free to walk away once I had had my fill. I will always love the Irish (besides the drinkers) and I am more grateful to that tradition than I will ever be to those of India.
Fortunately new pathways of learning open up when you least expect it...perhaps there's hope yet.
Modified by Manincar at Tue, Oct 10, 2017, 23:34:27
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