Yoga Teacher Training - Pilgrimage Vasishista Cave
Yesterday we had another day off. Not sure how a day off with a 6 am start works but that was how it was. We left at 6 am for Vasishta Guha ( cave), the caves locally famous for being the site of where a Rishi meditated. Rishi's are ancient Sages, and Vashishta is one of seven most revered and known Hindu Sages. An Ashram is located at the site and the glimpse into the reverent life of the inhabitants on the edges of the Ganga was a lovely way to start our day.
On the Way back our teacher, Prasad, saw a man bicycling, we stopped, he talked to him and offered him some support. The man was on a well known pilgrimage route having travelled already far from his home in Maharashtra, our home state, to Rishikesh. He was to visit four holy places spread across all of India. Him, his bike and the donations of food and money from others who understand his Bhakti (devotion). He too, like our teacher Prasad, was from the Natha yoga lineage.
I felt inspired to witness Prasad's generosity and this mans absolute devotion.
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| There were a lot of rules. |
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| A view from the cave over the Ganga. |
On the Way back our teacher, Prasad, saw a man bicycling, we stopped, he talked to him and offered him some support. The man was on a well known pilgrimage route having travelled already far from his home in Maharashtra, our home state, to Rishikesh. He was to visit four holy places spread across all of India. Him, his bike and the donations of food and money from others who understand his Bhakti (devotion). He too, like our teacher Prasad, was from the Natha yoga lineage.
I felt inspired to witness Prasad's generosity and this mans absolute devotion.
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| The cave entrance is through an Ashram. This guy was up early. |
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| The stick is sandalwood. A little water on the stone and some elbow grease and you have sandalwood paste. |
