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Larchfire: Photography from India, Nepal and Tibet, plus quotations primarily from traditions in Yoga and Buddhism

Whether a person’s skin was white, brown, or black, whether he or she supported or opposed him, seemed to make no difference to Gandhi: he related to all with ease and respect. Almost immediately, he made us feel we were part of his own family. Indeed, I think that, in a private corner of our hearts, we all saw ourselves in him. —Eknath Easwaran, <i> The Compassionate Universe </i>
<i>L1784 Gypsy headman, Rishikesh </i>

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Whether a person’s skin was white, brown, or black, whether he or she supported or opposed him, seemed to make no difference to Gandhi: he related to all with ease and respect. Almost immediately, he made us feel we were part of his own family. Indeed, I think that, in a private corner of our hearts, we all saw ourselves in him. —Eknath Easwaran, The Compassionate Universe L1784 Gypsy headman, Rishikesh

gypsy Rishikesh Eknath Easwaran