There was a time in history - in the late 1960's to be exact when Indian Culture was all the rage. It was inspired by the Beatles - who in some ways brought it to the west. Peter Sellers embraced it in the movie, "The Party", (a classic if you've never seen it). Ravi Shankar was a top name in the day and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin took an interest in its colorful musical forms.
Where America got it wrong was that to be connected to a higher spritual consciousness you had to be stoned out of your gourd. We believed that being completely wasted on LSD, Heroin and anything else that could be injectable, (like that word?)would bring us closer to God.
Oh Vey.... what a mess.
These are not the roads to a higher sense of self. This topic is too broad for me to get into on here. It is deep.
It is interesting to see celebrities still tout this veil of spirituality, (most notable recently is Madonna with her flamboyant approach to scholarly Kabbalah). They use it as a front to gain a higher acceptance just like in the 1960's.
Still, living saints like Amma keep their messages to the people pure.... Will modern day Hollywood and the entertainment industry ever get it right?
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