---Bob Johnson had been a CARTHUSIAN Monk for 11 years. He lived in the French Alps. He had taken a vow of silence, so had spoken very little.
---Through his meditations, he decided to leave the Monastic life, behind. He came to Massachusetts, married and had 3 children.
---He and his family, bought a small piece-of-property, that had a barn near the house. He converted the barn into The AWARENESS CENTER. Many area people ended up there, to share in what Bob Johnson had brought back with him. They were in search of a certain knowledge and experience, that he had.
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---I visited there, myself, in the late 1970's. Bob was someone who understood much of my own plight. He could see that I didn't know what to do with my own experience.
---I was, eventually, placed in a metaphysical bookclub, and was asked to lead it. This was a special time for me.
---What would happen is, we would read a Spiritual-type, book, and discuss the meaning of certain questions that would arise during the reading. I very much enjoyed the bookclub, as it was easy to see why I was put in charge. Much of what was confusing to others was very clear and apparent to me. I have been known to say that the bookclub was the most fun I ever had, that didn't involve laughter. This is the bookclub that I alluded to, in the poem, - ''Without Laughing.'' What a wonderful time.
---Through his meditations, he decided to leave the Monastic life, behind. He came to Massachusetts, married and had 3 children.
---He and his family, bought a small piece-of-property, that had a barn near the house. He converted the barn into The AWARENESS CENTER. Many area people ended up there, to share in what Bob Johnson had brought back with him. They were in search of a certain knowledge and experience, that he had.
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---I visited there, myself, in the late 1970's. Bob was someone who understood much of my own plight. He could see that I didn't know what to do with my own experience.
---I was, eventually, placed in a metaphysical bookclub, and was asked to lead it. This was a special time for me.
---What would happen is, we would read a Spiritual-type, book, and discuss the meaning of certain questions that would arise during the reading. I very much enjoyed the bookclub, as it was easy to see why I was put in charge. Much of what was confusing to others was very clear and apparent to me. I have been known to say that the bookclub was the most fun I ever had, that didn't involve laughter. This is the bookclub that I alluded to, in the poem, - ''Without Laughing.'' What a wonderful time.
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Awareness Center location - Southboro, MA. (Off Rt. 9)
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