The 10% Guru - So Close, Yet So Far
Yesterday, I was at a motorcycle gathering here in Chachoengsao. It was the usual scene—rumbling engines, the smell of gasoline, and guys nodding appreciatively at custom modifications. Then I met an Italian guy. We hadn't even finished the initial handshakes before he dropped the headline news: I'm a Yoga Teacher. Naturally, I was curious. I’ve spent enough time in the world of sound therapy and spirituality to know that "yoga" covers a wide spectrum. So, I asked the obvious follow-up: "Oh? What kind of yoga do you do?" He looked at me with genuine surprise, almost bordering on offense. In his eyes, the answer should have been self-evident. Apparently, his very aura was screaming Hatha Yoga, and I had simply failed to read the cosmic fine print. I braced myself. I was hoping for a deep, interesting conversation. I thought we might trade notes on consciousness, energy and philosophy. Instead, I got the slide show. For the next 60 minutes, there was no real ...
