We have arrived in Bali just during the SONE ceremonies and celebrations that are only happening twice a year here and are mainly for the local people. Aliens do not normally have access to them. We managed to persuade the wizard to take us to such a place. They call him Tanah Lot (map) and is located 25 km on the west coast of Denpasar (capital of Bali), where we drove for about an hour.

It was really exciting and indescribable for me when we parked and went further to the coast. Crowds of natives flowed past us, heading for a single spot on the edge of Bali. At its end there is an elevated land - or rather a tiny island with a cave and a temple above it. We had to wade almost through the water to get to the cave. Though it is islet flooded with salt water from the sea, the freshwater springs on it. He is considered to be healing and sacred. In it we washed our legs and got the blessing to go further. The ritual itself was in the temple above us, from which the singing of the mantra was heard from a distance and felt the power of total surrender.

The local shaman was surprised what we were doing here - we white faces from Europe! :) Yet, with love and a smile, he ritually cleansed us with water, fumigator, and blessed rice to the third eye. It was a very strong moment for me and I feel the body shake even now when I write these lines. It is as if at that moment they let go of a stream of love and harmony that passes through the whole body. Really very strong!

I walked back from the temple to the cave where the directional sign was reported Ularsuci, meaning The sacred snake. There are several snakes living in the bowels of the cave, which are taken care of by a local shaman and are summoned only during ceremonies. The locals come and ask them for blessings. I gather courage and go with the crowd of others. Again, I see a slight surprise in the shaman's eyes, how it is possible that there are those "Čeko"… What is very beautiful about the local natives, that they can smile from the depths of their souls.

I'm led to touch the snakes. Again, I feel a very intense flow of energy that penetrates my whole body .... woow!

This place is one of the six basic monasteries in Bali. The locals are considered sacred, because according to their tradition they are honored by many gods and goddesses of the ocean. The temple is worshiped by Balinese Hindus.

According to the information I received, the place was discovered in 16. century monk Danghyang Nirarthan from Javana. The local tells the legend that the monk in the dream saw the place where the Balijci will build a sacred temple Tanah Lot. The name means The temple of the sea and the earth. It was built on the top of a jagged rock near the coast and is only accessible when the tide of rock and sand appears. Local claims to be protected by a small black poisonous snake and a white sea snake.

In my imagination, my head is running, that the unnamed one probably will not let go. I was more honored to have given me and my fellow travelers a chance.

It's still a good idea to remember the reputation that goes on here. Nondevotees should not go to this place because otherwise they will break up…;)

Planting Cibetkow Coffee Plantation

In English Luwak Coffee, in the local language then Kopi luwak and after ours Cibet coffee. Word Coffee means in Indonesian coffee a luwak is the name of a cibet beast called by naturalists Spotted Olive. He nourishes the fruits of the coffee plant, from which he only spends the pulp and eliminates the beans together with the feces. Enzyme protease in the digestive tract of the animal will cause coffee beans to obtain a finer, less bitter taste. Kopi Luwak is one of the most expensive types of coffee. Annually, only around five hundred kilograms are produced in the world, with the price per kilogram being around a thousand US dollars (roughly 22000 CZK / kg).

I have heard that some groups of nature protest protest against torture luwak. I had a chance to see them in the crowns of trees, and at least on this plantation they could see that they had maximum freedom and freedom.

Many types of tea are also grown on the plantation. I had the opportunity to taste both.

 

Comparison of Buddhism and Hinduism

Most Hindus worship innumerable expressions of unity through the whole crowd of gods and goddesses, which, according to some sources, is 300000. These various gods and goddesses incarnate-incarnate into statues, temples, gurus, rivers, animals, etc. Brahma is not one God but rather the principle of ultimate unity. Hindus see the basis of their position in this life in their past life actions. If their actions at that time were bad, they could experience tremendous difficulties in this life. The same is true the other way round… The Hindu's goal is to free ourselves from the law of karma… from the continuing reincarnation.

There are three possible ways to end this cycle of karma: 1. be lovingly committed to any manifestation of God or Goddess; 2. to grow in knowledge through meditation on Brahmā… to realize that life circumstances are not the fact that I is just an illusion and that only Brahma is real; 3. indulge in various religious rites and rituals.

In the context of Hinduism, one can freely choose how to achieve spiritual perfection. Hinduism also has a possible explanation of the existence of suffering and evil in the world. According to Hinduism, for the misery experienced by man, whether illness or hunger or disaster, he can himself because of his evil deeds usually performed during his past life. It only depends on the soul that one day liberates from the cycle of rebirth and finds peace.

Buddhists do not worship any gods or gods. People outside Buddhism often think Buddhists are worshiping the Buddha. However, the Buddha has never claimed to be God and Buddhists to reject the idea of ​​any supernatural power. The universe works according to natural laws. Life is perceived as a chain of pain: birth pain, sickness, death, and constant grief and despair. Most Buddhists believe that one is going through hundreds or thousands of reincarnations, all of which bring suffering. And what causes a person's transmutation is the desire for happiness. The goal of each Buddhist is, then, to purify your heart and give up all desires. One should leave all sensual delights, all evil, all sorrow.

(07.01.2019 @ 22: 09 Bali)