Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Spirituality is not a serious state

I always tease the Saddhus (holy men) at the Hindu Rain Temple.  I have found that they have great sense of humors and are very light hearted.

I was sitting with 2 holy men on a row of white painted steps.  Their red dress with dashes of yellow popped against the white.  Their dark eyes danced many a journey.   I joked with them "You like to sit here to watch the pretty girls."   A heaving body as they bowed their heads back and forth from the force of a big laugh.  They have sworn to celibacy.

I saw another Saddhu, sitting slumped, his body smeared with the clay of the holy temple grounds.  His hand held in a lazy Mudra (hand gesture of wisdom) "I jokingly said, "You look bored."  Thinking he would reply with some astronomical punctuation of wisdom.  He replied "Every Day"  with a big smile.

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