Things have just been going tremendously well every since i decided to leave the south and come north. So smooth sailing. I am in rishikesh tonight. just arrived on the train and bus today. my room is right on the ganges, and it looks out over the river and i can HEAR the beautiful sacred ganga roaring past my window when i go to sleep tonight. I'm in heaven. I cannot describe my joy to be here. I've seen so many monkeys here, everywhere. and the sacred cows. i have not seen beef on the menu anywhere since i arrived in india. the cows here are the cleanest, cutest and most lovely cows you'd ever meet. i guess that's what comes from being sacred.
i bathed in the holy waters, well... i soaked my feet. It felt wonderful, as my sins washed away. I am surprised that there are places where you can go down to the river and you are the only one there. i was alone, all alone, which hasn't happened to me outside since... canada. if i am not in my room somewhere and i am out... i am surrounded by people.
the nice thing about rishikesh as there are areas of town that are no cars. it is a quiet slow pace. "shanti" as they say... peaceful.
the river ganga is clean here because we are so close to the source. There are still not alot of foreigners here. i expected more. i am delighted, actually, that rishikesh seems to remain unchanged by time.. not that i have been here before.. in THIS lifetime.
Rishikesh is full of spiritual seekers. Still mostly Indian, from other parts of india. people make pilgrimages here, to bathe in the river. to spread the ashes of their dead. things like that.
the town is full of ashrams.
i am in my element.
but still.... i seek more solitude.
Tomorrow at around 5am i will get on the 8 hour bus ride to Uttarkashi and Netala to go to Sivananda Kutir ashram.
i have received other confirmation from other ashrams too, that i may visit. it is so exciting.
today i found out that i can attend the 2 week yoga therapy course near here, that gives you a certificate. that is from november 11-30.
i will stay at sivananda kutir deep in the mountains from tomorrow until September 8th. i will not have email access during this time. yay!
i'm going to go post vids and pics now if i can... i think i have stumbled across a place with the technology here.
let's see....
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment