Wake up and work a bit
Shower and clean the space
Its 7:50 time to go the doctor
Ayurveda says that I need to balance my Vata energy
Dr. Deepak is a good doctor
He says Jupiter takes care of me and to wear more yellow
It was a good time at the doctor
Now a good breakfast at the table
Open outdoors space
The sun is shining
From Tapovan to Lakshman on a bike
The noise of traffic
The wind on my face
Sunglasses on a sunny day
Now I'm sitting at my favorite Ghat in town in front of the Rishis and Lord Shiv
Blue mat is out from a blue chakra bag
Sitting and resting my mind
Thanking
Thanking
Breathing, nothing less than vital
Breathing and increasing the prana
Asanas and exercise in front of the big river
First time I see fishes here
People are feeding them, there are many
Now a final chant, I'm ready for the water
My body is hot, the water is impossibly cold in contrast with the weather outside
I dive in
Three immersions
The water is perfect
I thank again and breathe again and focus again
Non-thinking
And chant
In the waters of the big river
Green river
My body dries with the sun
Inside of a riverside rock there is a shrine
I hadn’t notice it before
A little Linga in front of Ganga
And Nandi
Fourteen mantras learned in Kashi
And a final goodbye for now
And a final thank you for now
Chai stop
Sun is at the summit
Looking at the people and the bikes crossing by
Happy people, shanti people with the sun shining on their faces
1:45 I'm early for my central appointment of the day
Cali welcomes me, his apprentice drafts and he draws on my skin
Aum and Trident
A new Tripundra on my body
Beginning, Middle, End
Creation, Preservation, Destruction
Beautiful work, Danyavad
To balance my energy I pierce my right ear
Left and Right
Center and Balance
Balance and Center
Time for lunch
Momos and soup at the Little Buddha, off course
I cross through the house of the woman whose kid was in the hospital for weeks, now she is back and he is back, both are fine and healthy, Hari Om
Back on the road I say bye to Sunil and Tinku, Sunil gives and receives a warm hug, Tinku suggests I will find the missing part for my guitar at Ram Jhula
I ride to Bhootnath
I walk up the stairs with the sun slowly moving towards the horizon
The mountains full of trees are lush and hypnotic
The Aum and the Trident say welcome
The priest at the top remembers me and blesses my day
Om Shanti
The view is pacific and voluptuous
I ring the bells going down
Four Lingas in the middle terrace, one of them I just found today
Back on the first floor temple
Kali, Shiv, Ganesha, Vrishabha Vahana Murti and Saraswati
I pour water over the Linga, Vasuki, the flowers and the malas
The priest invites me for an Arti ceremony
A small chandelier of four arms
The fire ignites
A machine I didn’t notice in the corner
Starts playing the drums
In a repetitive and hypnotic rhythm
Puja starts
People comes in
We pray and chant
Joy, peace and calm
Puja ends
Gracias
Outside the temple, now a crescent moon and the sun
Danyavad
I cross the river for one last time on the bike direction home, the sun is setting over the hills
Stop in Ram Jhula, Tinku is correct
Now my guitar is blessed by Lord Ganesha
I buy some medicines in the market recommended by the doctor and head back home
Om
Shanti