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Eat, pray, love
When
you
'
re
traveling
in
India
-
especially
through
holy
sites
and
Ashrams
-
you
see
a
lot
of
people
wearing
beads
around
their
necks
.
You
also
see
a
lot
of
old
photographs
of
naked
,
skinny
and
intimidating
Yogis
(
or
sometimes
even
plump
,
kindly
and
radiant
Yogis
)
wearing
beads
,
too
.
These
strings
of
beads
are
called
japa
malas
.
They
have
been
used
in
India
for
centuries
to
assist
devout
Hindus
and
Buddhists
in
staying
focused
during
prayerful
meditation
.
The
necklace
is
held
in
one
hand
and
fingered
in
a
circle
-
one
bead
touched
for
every
repetition
of
mantra
.
When
the
medieval
Crusaders
drove
East
for
the
holy
wars
,
they
witnessed
worshippers
praying
with
these
japa
malas
,
admired
the
technique
,
and
brought
the
idea
home
to
Europe
as
rosary
.
The
traditional
japa
mala
is
strung
with
108
beads
.
Amid
the
more
esoteric
circles
of
Eastern
philosophers
,
the
number
108
is
held
to
be
most
auspicious
,
a
perfect
three
-
digit
multiple
of
three
,
its
components
adding
up
to
nine
,
which
is
three
threes
.
And
three
,
of
course
,
is
the
number
representing
supreme
balance
,
as
anyone
who
has
ever
studied
either
the
Holy
Trinity
or
a
simple
barstool
can
plainly
see
.
Being
as
this
whole
book
is
about
my
efforts
to
find
balance
,
I
have
decided
to
structure
it
like
a
japa
mala
,
dividing
my
story
into
108
tales
,
or
beads
.
This
string
of
108
tales
is
further
divided
into
three
sections
about
Italy
,
India
and
Indonesia
-
the
three
countries
I
visited
during
this
year
of
self
-
inquiry
.
This
division
means
that
there
are
36
tales
in
each
section
,
which
appeals
to
me
on
a
personal
level
because
I
am
writing
all
this
during
my
thirty
-
sixth
year
.
Now
before
I
get
too
Louis
Farrakhan
here
with
this
numerology
business
,
let
me
conclude
by
saying
that
I
also
like
the
idea
of
stringing
these
stories
along
the
structure
of
a
japa
mala
because
it
is
so
…
structured
.
Sincere
spiritual
investigation
is
,
and
always
has
been
,
an
endeavor
of
methodical
discipline
.
Looking
for
Truth
is
not
some
kind
of
spazzy
free
-
for
-
all
,
not
even
during
this
,
the
great
age
of
the
spazzy
free
-
for
-
all
.
As
both
a
seeker
and
a
writer
,
I
find
it
helpful
to
hang
on
to
the
beads
as
much
as
possible
,
the
better
to
keep
my
attention
focused
on
what
it
is
I
'
m
trying
to
accomplish
.
In
any
case
,
every
japa
mala
has
a
special
,
extra
bead
-
the
109th
bead
-
which
dangles
outside
that
balanced
circle
of
108
like
a
pendant
.
I
used
to
think
the
109th
bead
was
an
emergency
spare
,
like
the
extra
button
on
a
fancy
sweater
,
or
the
youngest
son
in
a
royal
family
.
But
apparently
there
is
an
even
higher
purpose
.
When
your
fingers
reach
this
marker
during
prayer
,
you
are
meant
to
pause
from
your
absorption
in
meditation
and
thank
your
teachers
.
So
here
,
at
my
own
109th
bead
,
I
pause
before
I
even
begin
.
I
offer
thanks
to
all
my
teachers
,
who
have
appeared
before
me
this
year
in
so
many
curious
forms
.
But
most
especially
I
thank
my
Guru
,
who
is
compassion
'
s
very
heartbeat
,
and
who
so
generously
permitted
me
to
study
at
her
Ashram
while
I
was
in
India
.
This
is
also
the
moment
where
I
would
like
to
clarify
that
I
write
about
my
experiences
in
India
purely
from
a
personal
standpoint
and
not
as
a
theological
scholar
or
as
anybody
'
s
official
spokesperson
.
This
is
why
I
will
not
be
using
my
Guru
'
s
name
throughout
this
book
-
because
I
cannot
speak
for
her
.
Her
teachings
speak
best
for
themselves
.
Nor
will
I
reveal
either
the
name
or
the
location
of
her
Ashram
,
thereby
sparing
that
fine
institution
publicity
which
it
may
have
neither
the
interest
in
nor
the
resources
for
managing
.
One
final
expression
of
gratitude
:
While
scattered
names
throughout
this
book
have
been
changed
for
various
reasons
,
I
'
ve
elected
to
change
the
names
of
every
single
person
I
met
-
both
Indian
and
Western
-
at
this
Ashram
in
India
.
This
is
out
of
respect
for
the
fact
that
most
people
don
'
t
go
on
a
spiritual
pilgrimage
in
order
to
appear
later
as
a
character
in
a
book
.
(
Unless
,
of
course
,
they
are
me
.
)
I
'
ve
made
only
one
exception
to
this
self
-
imposed
policy
of
anonymity
.
Richard
from
Texas
really
is
named
Richard
,
and
he
really
is
from
Texas
.
I
wanted
to
use
his
real
name
because
he
was
so
important
to
me
when
I
was
in
India
.
One
last
thing
-
when
I
asked
Richard
if
it
was
OK
with
him
if
I
mentioned
in
my
book
that
he
used
to
be
a
junkie
and
a
drunk
,
he
said
that
would
be
totally
fine
.
He
said
,
"
I
'
d
been
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
get
the
word
out
about
that
,
anyhow
.
"
But
first
-
Italy
…
Eat
,
Pray
,
Love
