Part 1, Chapter 16
1. Pi tells us his Auntie Rohini took him to a temple when he was an infant. And that's why he loves all religions.
2. He loves Hinduism for its rituals and fragrances and vibrancy.
3. He also really believes in the principle of Brahman saguna and atman, where the divine manifest in the world connects with the divine in human beings. (See Themes: Religion for more.)
4. Pi tells a nice story about Lord Krishna and a nice story about a woman in Toronto to illustrate his point. Suffice it to say, Pi likes it when people love God and each other.
Part 1, Chapter 17
1. In this chapter, Pi becomes a Christian. Keep track, now. Pi is already Hindu. Now he adds Christianity at fourteen.
2. Pi and his family take a vacation in the hill station (a city at a higher elevation) of Munnar.
3. Pi wanders up to a Catholic church. He enters the church and meets one Father Martin. They have tea and biscuits.
4. Over the course of a few sessions, Father Martin tells Pi about Jesus Christ: Christ died for humankind's sins and not only that, it wasn't a pretty death.
5. Pi voices a few concerns: Why would a god suffer? Why would a god taint himself with death? Why doesn't Jesus do much other than tell stories and perform some rather small miracles? Why is Christ so human?
6. Father Martin answers pretty much all of these questions with one word: Love.
7. Pi becomes a Christian.
Part 1, Chapter 18
1. In this chapter, Pi discovers Islam.
2. Pi wanders into the Muslim quarter in Pondicherry. He's now fifteen years old.
3. He enters a shop with candies, Thums Up, and some sort of unleavened bread. A man startles him by asking if he'd like to try some of the bread. He would. It's doughy but filling.
4. The baker shows him how to make the bread. And he also prays in front of Pi since, while Pi is in the shop, the muezzin sounds the call of prayer. To Pi, it's a physical, striking way of praying.
5. Pi is impressed.
Part 1, Chapter 19
1. Pi joins the baker in the mosque. There's also a lovely little exchange about the Islam and the Beloved.
Part 1, Chapter 20
1. Pi tells us the name of the baker: Satish Kumar. And yes, this is the second Mr. Kumar of the novel.
2. The two new buddies pray together at the bakery. One time after leaving, Pi has an ecstatic experience: all of a sudden the world is pulsing with energy and peace.
3. Pi also relates another religious experience, this one years later in Canada. It's winter. He sees the Virgin Mary in the woods. (On its own, this is exceptional but keep Pi's vision in mind for Part 2, Chapter 42.)
1. Pi tells us his Auntie Rohini took him to a temple when he was an infant. And that's why he loves all religions.
2. He loves Hinduism for its rituals and fragrances and vibrancy.
3. He also really believes in the principle of Brahman saguna and atman, where the divine manifest in the world connects with the divine in human beings. (See Themes: Religion for more.)
4. Pi tells a nice story about Lord Krishna and a nice story about a woman in Toronto to illustrate his point. Suffice it to say, Pi likes it when people love God and each other.
Part 1, Chapter 17
1. In this chapter, Pi becomes a Christian. Keep track, now. Pi is already Hindu. Now he adds Christianity at fourteen.
2. Pi and his family take a vacation in the hill station (a city at a higher elevation) of Munnar.
3. Pi wanders up to a Catholic church. He enters the church and meets one Father Martin. They have tea and biscuits.
4. Over the course of a few sessions, Father Martin tells Pi about Jesus Christ: Christ died for humankind's sins and not only that, it wasn't a pretty death.
5. Pi voices a few concerns: Why would a god suffer? Why would a god taint himself with death? Why doesn't Jesus do much other than tell stories and perform some rather small miracles? Why is Christ so human?
6. Father Martin answers pretty much all of these questions with one word: Love.
7. Pi becomes a Christian.
Part 1, Chapter 18
1. In this chapter, Pi discovers Islam.
2. Pi wanders into the Muslim quarter in Pondicherry. He's now fifteen years old.
3. He enters a shop with candies, Thums Up, and some sort of unleavened bread. A man startles him by asking if he'd like to try some of the bread. He would. It's doughy but filling.
4. The baker shows him how to make the bread. And he also prays in front of Pi since, while Pi is in the shop, the muezzin sounds the call of prayer. To Pi, it's a physical, striking way of praying.
5. Pi is impressed.
Part 1, Chapter 19
1. Pi joins the baker in the mosque. There's also a lovely little exchange about the Islam and the Beloved.
Part 1, Chapter 20
1. Pi tells us the name of the baker: Satish Kumar. And yes, this is the second Mr. Kumar of the novel.
2. The two new buddies pray together at the bakery. One time after leaving, Pi has an ecstatic experience: all of a sudden the world is pulsing with energy and peace.
3. Pi also relates another religious experience, this one years later in Canada. It's winter. He sees the Virgin Mary in the woods. (On its own, this is exceptional but keep Pi's vision in mind for Part 2, Chapter 42.)
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