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Ch 1 - The Dinner Ch 2 - Mickey Ch 3 - Elizabeth Ch 4 - The Poster Ch 5 - Self-Discovery Outing Ch 6 - Shawn’s Boyfriend Ch 7 - Taking The Step Ch 8 - My First Student Meeting Ch 9 - Don’t Trash Ch 10 Meditation & the Wreck Ch 11 In The Desert Ch 12 After The Desert Ch 13 The Ebell Theater Ch 14 So, You Want To Be A Teacher? Ch 15 The Visit Ch 16 The Golden Oldies Ch 17 The Correction Ch 18 The Gift Ch 19 Disneyland Ch 20 The Letter Ch 21 Starting Out Ch 22 First Night As A Teacher Ch 23 The Thank You Card Ch 24 Priorities Ch 25 Corrected Again Ch 26 Returning Home Ch 27 The Call Ch 28 On The Road To New York Ch 29 Christmas At Golden’s Bridge Ch 30 Jumpy Ch 31 The Initiation Ch 32 Time To Leave Ch 33 Keeping It Clean Ch 34 Looking Back Epilogue   Visit Shiva's web site   About Rama

Chapter 7 - Taking The Step

The following night I declined the invitation to ride with some of my other friends and I took my own car.  I didn't even sit with anyone I knew.  I had a wonderful time!  When Atmananda said that he would be accepting students the following evening, I decided to apply as a student to this wonderful being.

After the meeting I caught up with Shawn, or rather I should say she caught up with me.

"I'm so sorry about last night," she said.  "My friend was horrible."

"So how is he?" I asked.

"I dumped him," she grinned.  "I couldn't be around such an asshole."

I grinned and laughed.

"I hope you don't mind, but I decided to apply as a student.  I still plan on being active in our  church.  It's just something I feel I should do," Shawn said.

I looked into her eyes and grinned.  "You have taken the words right out of my mouth," I said.

On the fourth night I waited with great anticipation as the evening drew to a close.  After everyone left, those of us who had applied moved to the front of the room.  Atmananda looked at us one by one; some he accepted and others he said needed to clear up something in their life.   When he got to me, I felt my soul being examined.  He smiled and accepted me!  I felt such joy!  I had finally come home. 

Shawn and I, along with two others from the L.I.F.E. Center, became students that night.

The strange pull to the West Coast also ended that night.

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