A few persons with peculiar characters and exotic tastes have tried to settle down permanently in India, Ceylon, Japan, or Thailand in order to follow further their spiritual Quest or to receive tuition from a spiritual Guru. Many if not most of them adopt native dress and eat native food. But most people do not feel so deep an attraction to so different a way of life. It must be made clear to them that it is not at all necessary for them to uproot themselves in this way. It is better for each to find what suits his own upbringing, environment, character, and temperament. Even if we find our roots in Asia, as many of us must--and particularly in that part of the continent which has produced the glorious Gita and the majestic Upanishads--we, with some exceptions, ought still to develop our own distinctive adaptation.
-- Notebooks Category 15: The Orient > Chapter 1 : Meetings of East and West > # 85
