Review: Incredible learning experience
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2013
"We entered into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple," and this is what was told to Sri Vishwanath.Appeared was a five feet 7" figure called "Shakti" known by all the villagers.The message from this "idol" written on the temple door, "sweet blow the winds, sweet flow the rivers, may the herbs be sweet to us, may the dust of earth yeild us happiness, may the tree make us happy with their fruits, may all directions bring us happiness."Shakti ws the talk of the village town, every village started wit her name, all females carried her middle name, there we no rituals or set of prayers imposed on anyone.  The word, "God," never gifured in any of the daily interaction between the villages.  The only symbolic representation of God was the sound "Aum" which radiated from teh idol and which was then changed in every home."Men worshipped their spouses."  The mother was the center of every home.  Every child would begin the day by gentaly washing the feet of his or her mother in a silver vessel and then drinking the remains of the water.  Acts of violence, anger, rage or jealousy did not reside there.  Trees, moutains, and rivers were worshpped as god like manifestions.One amazing thing was a cobra snake whom spread it's hood to shild a pregnant frog in labor pains to give it a shadow formteh scourching sun.  There was happiness everywhere and every single create was self suffient, joyful and healthly.This is a book that  will draw you in like the sun on a hot day. I enjoyed the book, the story, the learning experience.  Thank you Sri Vishwanth for sharing your expeirence and story with all of us.