Lennon helped heal my broken heart: Paul Saltzman
Paul Saltzman, author of the book, "The Beatles in Rishikesh" spent time with the group when they were staying at the Chaurasi Kutiya in 1968. The Canadian film producer, who was "nursing a broken heart" at that time, was counselled by John Lennon who provided him solace with the advice, "the really great thing about love is that you always get another chance."
He recounts to Shivani Saxena his memories of the Fab Four What are your abiding memories of the time you spent with the Beatles in Rishikesh? John was very kind to me, I'd arrived at the ashram to heal a broken heart, having just been dumped by my girlfriend. When John learned of this he said to me, " Ah, yes love can be very hard on us, can't it? And I said, "Yes" and then he said to me, "But, you know Paul, the really great thing about love is that you always get another chance."
In that moment, his wise perspective helped me to feel better, for which I will forever be thankful to John Lennon. How do you feel about the Beatles ashram as it is referred to now, being opened for tourists? I think it's wonderful that the ashram is being fixed up and reopened for visitors and Beatles fans. It's a historic site and I hope it draws more people from both within India and abroad. Anything else which can be done to popularize the place? I hope the authorities create some kind of thorough display of photos and other mementos honouring the Beatles' time at the ashram.
Source: NYOOOZ
