Maps of Ascension

Maps of Ascension

The Moment You Follow Someone Else's Path You Are Lost

The Time for Cult Leaders Is Over

May 02, 2024
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Just recently, I was at the Just Love Festival in Ubud. Arriving late, everyone was already sitting in a beautiful and peaceful meditation and I joined. Soon, a very cutely nervous Balinese priest gave a ceremony and while I was listening, I noticed my body felt unease. I looked around. A huge screen showed their Guru touching ecstatic faces again and a…

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