{"id":160,"date":"2007-07-30T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sprajan.wordpress.com\/2007\/07\/30\/travel-god\/"},"modified":"2010-05-04T16:31:10","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T21:31:10","slug":"travel-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/travel-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel God?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both of us have a normal Hindu religious upbringing. From regular temple visits, to daily lamp lighting and poojas<\/span> at home and some sloka<\/span> chatting\u2026 you know the normal thing. We visit the temple regularly and pray to God, the way that was taught to them. Bowed head, hands together, eyes closed as the ringing bells mixed with the chanting of Sanskrit slokas<\/span> fill the air, the smell of the burning oil\/camphor mixed with the agarbati<\/span> smell creating a haze\u2026 Eyes flutter open as the aarati<\/span> is done before God and a frantic pleading to God in the form of a silent list of things to be done\u2026.<\/p>\n

Late last night, just before going to sleep, I was just thinking about the hanging-in-the-air vacation <\/a>planned, the one I desperately wants to go \u2013 a cruise to Alaska. Yes! the rational mind of her says, if not now, later probably early next summer but the other half tempts her with the amazing photos I have seen \u2013 my mind turning into a high-def TV showing snow capped mountains, pristine waters.. ahhh!! Bliss! Who doesn\u2019t want such a vacation?And my immediate involuntary reaction was to pray.. pray to God to make my vacation a reality. But then the rational side of took over. And here are some questions my rational mind asked\u2026 any answers?<\/p>\n