Definitely the best moments in their summer of 2022. 6, 7 children played together in natural water swimming pool for two days, the whole time. Such sweet children with sweet names, Ocean, Sky, Zen, Sequoia... Hippie names no? Yoga-loving white parents attending Sun God's worshipping ceremony, same chanting as Hare Krishna in the streets of Berkeley, London's too. Thanked the generosity and abundance of mother Earth.
Goddesses' statues every corner. 40-degree hot spring room, right outside the window of sauna room, with wind chimes next to cold pool of natural stream. Only Goddesses. Make me miss childhood back in China, temples filled with colorful Goddess statues. Celebrating the birthday of my godmothers - seven sister Goddesses Mama. Kids running around, in the smoke of burning papers and incenses, in the loud noise of firecrackers, drums, suonas and flutes. Gods too, each assigned to different jobs, earth, kitchen, ocean, river, rain, mountain, forest...
Besides white hippies, general norm sets to be super cool to have some connection to India. Young Russian wives to Indian husbands, different kinds of mixed families to Indian men and women. Besides Ocean, Sky, Zen, Sequoia, the coolest hippie names must be Shiva and Aditi. "Aditi, a Goddess right? My husband an Indian too." "Shiva?! Shiva I worship, the yoga God!"
Gentle white man from our city tattooed Durga Maa into his whole back. Durga Maa with 10 hands and 10 weapons. The most powerful, strength beyond all three main male Gods. "Durga Maa our main deity! Our village celebrates Durga Puja as the main festival!" "She is mine too!"
Free men and women walking with pride. Freedom, freedom to choose own way of living and worship. Against establishment and oppression, against inequality and discrimination, against ignorance and chained-up minds. Meditation, yoga, enlightenment, spiritual freedom. A moment with my own world, world of my own deities.
Control your mind. Rid of fear and doubt. It's all in your mind. It's only in your mind. Broaden your mind. Be brave, embrace, to love, to live. To be free.
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