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Translations of The Barefoot Indian

Posted on September 29, 2007 by Julia Heywood

Ankh-Hermes Publishers now have the rights to publish The Barefoot Indian in The Netherlands. Translation into Dutch is completed and the book will be available in the coming months.

In India, Indra Publishing House has the rights to publish The Barefoot Indian there. More news on this later.

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A Zen Story about Obsession

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Julia Heywood

There were two monks who were forbidden from having contact with women. Whilst out walking one day a woman approached them and asked if they could help her across a river.

One of the monks hesitated, but the other one picked her up and carried her across the river and put her down on the other side. The monks continued on their way.

After a few hours, the monk who didn’t assist the woman was unable to hold his silence any longer and spoke out in anger. “Brother, our spiritual training teaches us to avoid any contact with women. What you did has bugged me for hours and I can’t stop thinking about it. You shouldn’t have done that, you know it is forbidden”.

In reply, the monk said “I put that woman down hours ago, why didn’t you?”

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If you would like to contribute to this blog and have an inspiring story to tell, please email it to me at admin@juliaheywood.co.uk for possible inclusion in the blog (please state clearly in the email that it is for the blog). Of particular interest are experiences and insights which resulted from you having read The Barefoot Indian.