Seriously, this is what I really wanted , apart from enlightenment! I think we all did. We wanted to live in a loving supportive community working with kindred spirits to bring about real change on this earth. And to some degree or another we acheived that. In the early days anyway. I can't say I was lucky enough to ever live in quite such a Utopian ashram as you describe, but in all the premie houses, communities and finally one ashram that I lived in, there were some inspiring periods when I felt part of a new society. Sadly they were short lived and somewhat overwhelmed by all the weird stresses that we subjected ourselves to. Gotta be blissful at all costs!
Likewise I couldn't let this drop without acknowledging what we did achieve. If only he had been really interested back then in creating a better world, we could have achieved so much more. Unfortunately there was something rotten at the core but it wasn't us. It's just a shame he distracted us for so long.
