Part 2, Karma Crackers Summary and Analysis

1 - In present tense narration, the author describes discovering in a Delhi newspaper a list of conferences all taking place at the same time - of spiritual celibates, of travel agents, of meditators, and of people wanting to make love in the name of Jesus.

2 - The author lists the various sessions held during the conference of celibates - the nature of karma, the need for moral action, and other aspects of spirituality in relation to questions of how the future was/is to manifest.

3 - The conference of meditators was highlighted by the presentation of a film during which, as images appeared of gurus with reputedly powerful spiritual energy, everyone stretched out their hands in the hopes of connecting with that energy.

4 - The travel agents were housed in Delhi's major hotels, none of which were...