luxury gratitude

here is the shower i had in rishikesh for 5 days.

no shower head. just a bucket and faucet...

something seen a lot in india.

depending on your experience in life, this could

be seen as a luxury or it could be seen as an inconvenience...

the hot water worked and there was a good supply of

it, not so in many parts of this country and other countries

that i have not even visited yet.

so even though the comfort level was not

where i am used to (which is a whole other post...)

i can now - in retrospect - see it as being grateful

for even the chance to clean my body in a place

that leaves black soot in your nostrils.

i have so many luxuries and so much comfort

in my daily life here in the states... i just

want to be aware and thankful about that in each and

every moment...

at the sachadham ashram, where i did satsang

a couple of mornings, this was the toilet.

again, not what we are used to here... but to have

an enclosure, a flush, a trash receptacle... is something

to be thankful for when you gotta go. 

it's even more natural to squat

when you are doing your business, than it is to sit...

...just a few thoughts to start the day with.

more pics and stories to come:)

xoj