| Acknowledgments | 10 |
| Introduction | 13 |
| Chapter I | Comes a Visitor | 19 |
| L’Aigle, France Nuits St. George, France |
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| Chapter II | Chanting as Worship | 35 |
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Silos, Spain Subiaco, Italy |
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| Chapter III | A Monk’s Republic | 51 |
| Mt. Athos, Greece | ||
| Chapter IV | In the Beginning | 87 |
| Fayyum, Egypt Scetis, Egypt |
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| Chapter V | Whirling in Ecstasy | 107 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Chapter VI | An Eternal Flame | 120 |
| Kyoto, Japan | ||
| Chapter VII | One Single Drop | 138 |
| Okayamo, Japan |
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| Chapter VIII | Nothing is Permanent | 154 |
| Saraburi, Thailand | ||
| Chapter IX | Making of Merit | 175 |
| Bung Wai, Thailand | ||
| Chapter X | Wearing the Sky | 194 |
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Shravana Belgola, India New Delhi, India |
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| Chapter XI | Bowing to Creation | 211 |
| Sringeri, India | ||
| Chapter XII | Unity in Diversity | 229 |
| Calcutta, India | ||
| Afterword | 245 |
| Glossary | 249 |
| Recommended Reading | 262 |
| Index | 267 |