TANTRIC-QUEST-Encounter-with-Absolute-Love

6I went back up to the hermitage supplied with rice, rolledoats, barley flour, cheese, salt, and sugar. I brought my kerosenestove, my cooking utensils, books, sleeping bag, andthe blanket I'd been lent.Devi, wrapped in her light wool shawl, was walking alongthe edge of the forest. She seemed to be looking for something.I put down my pack and greeted her, and she returnedmy greeting. She was gay and playful this morning.When she laughed, she took on the air of a carefree adolescent.Already I was astonished by her capacity to change,and I still knew only one or two of her infinite forms."This is where you'll build your hut. You will be finehere, sheltered from the wind and near the waterfall andthe spring where we draw water. When you've finished,rest, go down to bathe, and bring some stones back up tomake your hearth. Then come see me in my hut."Once Devi left, I prepared the ground, then went deeper48