Story 85 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing' by Ian McCrorie
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In Maharashtra a few decades ago, my elderly meditation teacher was delivering his evening discourse when a deranged sādhu rushed at him from the back of the hall. The sādhu screamed incoherently and thrashed his arms about, ready to strike him. My teacher stopped his talk…and closed his eyes. He remained seated....
narrated by Ian McCrorie
2023
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