>Last Sunday I went into my corner 7-Eleven to pick up
>a few things. As I was paying at the counter, the
>clerk--a friendly young Indian guy who likes to banter
>with customers--asked me if I'd had a nice Easter.
>
>I'd forgotten. I said, "Was today Easter?" He looked
>surprised, and I said, "I'm not religious." Then I put
>on a pious _expression_ and said, "But I'm very spiritual."
>
>He chuckled. Then he said, "Do you meditate?" I said
>yes, I did. He looked pleased. Then he said, "Do you
>use OM?"
>
>I said "No, but I'm not going to tell you what my
>mantra is."
>
>He responded, "Oh, they say meditation that doesn't
>use OM can't be effective."
>
>I said I'd heard that too. He grinned and handed me
>my change.
>
>That was the end of the conversation, but after I left
>I thought how neat it was to connect, however briefly,
>with a clerk in a convenience store on a relatively
>sophisticated level of meditation lore.
>
>
You may recall over on a.m.t that I suggested given that you are in New
Jersey which has quite an Indian community to make the acquaintance of
some of those folks. Try an Indian grocery next. They love to have
Americans visit them and chat.
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