A Marriage of Nature and Spirituality

When you have that feeling of awe, what is it you feel? Your heart is full and your brainwaves are flowing in sync like a people-wave at a major sports stadium.

So what do you do? Appreciate it for what it is as a moment of supreme existence, or build a temple to it? In the case of Bali Hindus its the latter.

Here is Beratan Temple:

It’s not all high-mindedness however: notice the frogs in the first photo. And it’s ok to do this:

Kids frolicking among the sculptures are part of the experience here. Unfortunately adults can’t help themselves either, but it’s all good. The Balinese appreciate people being themselves.