RE: Are you open to religious experiences?
December 17, 2014 at 8:43 pm
(This post was last modified: December 17, 2014 at 8:49 pm by bennyboy.)
Absolutely. Religion is one of the most interesting aspects of any culture.
My favorite religious experience so far was visiting a Krshna temple in Vancouver. They give free Indian food (yum!), and they dance in an incense-filled room to work up an appetite first. And there were at least a dozen cute teenage girls in saris, some white and some Indian, dancing. And the temple walls were all painted with trippy images of Krishna and Shiva, and the interior was lavishly decorated. And the people who show up for the free feast are an interesting mix of businessmen, street kids, and old hippies. You'd have to be a total square not to go there and just totally trip out in pure acceptance and happiness. The trick is when it's all done-- put your tie back on and go to work, and don't start thinking too much about whether your job is "ultimately satisfying," or whether your lifestyle really makes you happy-- or you may never leave.
Good times, religion. Good times.
My favorite religious experience so far was visiting a Krshna temple in Vancouver. They give free Indian food (yum!), and they dance in an incense-filled room to work up an appetite first. And there were at least a dozen cute teenage girls in saris, some white and some Indian, dancing. And the temple walls were all painted with trippy images of Krishna and Shiva, and the interior was lavishly decorated. And the people who show up for the free feast are an interesting mix of businessmen, street kids, and old hippies. You'd have to be a total square not to go there and just totally trip out in pure acceptance and happiness. The trick is when it's all done-- put your tie back on and go to work, and don't start thinking too much about whether your job is "ultimately satisfying," or whether your lifestyle really makes you happy-- or you may never leave.
Good times, religion. Good times.
