Jean-Paul started a journey, a world travel in 2003. It was for the adventure and I'd hoped some where along the way I would find some soul related answers. I followed the yellow brick road you could say, and I met many characters along it.... Some of them have even left messages on this website. You can too.
And the journey became longer than expected. You can see this in my Archives.
Yet somewhere along the way I lost that 'yellow brick road', but in essence I am still on that journey.
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[From Thiru to Auroville - South India]
After Hampi we traveled south (I met Ailsa in a workshop in Europe in 2006) into a town known for its spiritual connections.. Thiruvannamalai also has a mountain which is supposed to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva himself, which is a big deal in Hindu mythology.Legend has it that at any moment 5 enlightened masters live in Thiru and there are numerous ashrams about the town. The circus really happens between Dec and Feb when westerners flock here to listen to spiritual discourses given both by westerners and Indians alike.
My moment of joy was when I made the 2hour climb up the mountain and quite accidentally arrived at the peak on sunrise. To the east the sun was just rising and in the west the moon was setting (a near full moon too :) a very pretty skyline and probably rather auspicious too.
Auroville just north of Pondicherry was our last stop. Its rather an impressive community that strives to put into practice all the new age spiritual values. Even though the local 'Aurovillians' admit there is still a gap between the ideals and what is actually put into practice, there are at least 1700 foreigners putting their money where there mouth is and making a go of it.
We hired a bike and enjoyed touring the region. Its like a Paris meets India, as there is a strong French influence as one of the co-founders of the community was a French woman. They have replanted the forest so it was refreshingly cool and less humid as we visited quaint restaurants and ordered croissants and cafe latte. A real oasis in India.
I liked the architecture which is quite renegade, the houses looked like they were from the Australia's best out-back homes catalogue. It sure beats the unimaginative concrete square box home so commonly found in India. Their statement to the world would have to be the main meditation hall, which is in the centre of the town placed in a large green park.
But after 18 days of travel... I forgot how tiring it was to travel and I cant believe I once travelled for 19months or so. So pleased to be able to come back to my own appartment in Puttaparthy.
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