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India / Brazil

This "chapter" of the book came in the right time; I started the first page as the plane was taking of to Rio de Janeiro. The since of being on a trip always gives me some sort of hope, like going to a new place full of strangers where nobody knows me or knows anything about me.

I was going to visit my best friend, back in France we had some little rituals like taking the bus everyday at the same time or ordering the same thing in our favorite restaurant; they remained me of a union like "to attach yourself to a task at hand with ox like discipline."(Pg 160) Those kind of rituals helped me loose my mind and kept me in a somehow balance, just like the yoga for Elizabeth.

I believe that we need to relive our minds and body, at this point of the book the character is in peace with her body and with her ancient relationships but she still needs to find herself and God; one of the main reasons I am a wanderlust is the feeling of serenity walking down in a crowded street where I am on my own gives me. 

" The potency of the enlightened consciousness."(Pg 163) When you find someone in your life that is able to pass on their knowledge their state of grace in order to help you understand your purpose in life and learn it's meaning. I think sometimes we are quite lucky in life and we are able to find our Gurus, even if it is in the weirdest way possible.

As I had say in the last post I greatly recommend this book. In my personal opinion the Pray part of the book is quite slow and it is not my favorite, But I understand that her relationship with God is one of the main reasons she decides to make this trip and I do believe spirituality is important for a healthy life.

But the dialogs she has with herself help you understand the book more and they surely makes it more enjoyable.