le which had been forced upon him.

    By ook ts. to one anot to beg for food for teachers.

    quot;; Sidd;;

    Govinda ans;e inue learning. Youll be a great Samana, Sidden t;

    Quot;I cant  feel t it is not like t Ive learned, being among to tavern of t part of a to;

    Quot;Siddting me on. ation, ivity against c;

    And Siddly, as if alking to ; is meditation?  is leaving ones body?  is fasting?  is  is fleeing from t is a s escape of t is a s numbing of t tlessness of life. t numbing is  finds in ted coconut-milk. t feel  feel t numbing of t Siddaying in t is, o;

    Quot;You say so, o you kno Sidd and a Samana is no drunkard. Its true t a drinker numbs s true t s, but urn from to be unc become ,-- risen several steps.quot;

    And Sidd;I do not kno t I, Sidd numbing of tations and t I am just as far removed from ion, as a c;

    And once again, anotime,  togeto beg for some food in teaco speak and said: quot; no pat  closer to enlig? Mig closer to salvation? Or do ;

    Quot;e , Siddill muco learn. e are not going around in circles, ;

    Sidd; Samana, our venerable teac;

    Quot;Our oldest one mig sixty years of age.quot;

    And Sidd;y years and  reacurn seventy and eig as old and , and ate. But  reac and . O of all t t a single one, not a single one, s, to deceive ot t important t find.quot;

    quot;If you only,quot; spoke Govinda, quot; speak sucerrible  among so many learned men, among so many Braere and venerable Sam