A quiet, chilly day in Meteora, towering rock pillars all around, and a heartfelt reflection on peace, freedom, love, and what religion really means. From a breathtaking viewpoint above the active monasteries and nunneries of Meteora, Madhumangala dasa and Srimati dasi share a simple but weighty meditation. The setting is peaceful, almost still, yet the conversation turns toward the unrest of the wider world, the meaning of free choice, and why love for God can never be forced. There's also that sweet, very real travel energy, finding footing near the edge, adjusting the camera, taking in the snow-capped peaks, and laughing through the moment together. Soft, spontaneous, and honest.

oh my God that's bright stay safe

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is that good there yes

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got your head in there yes

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my head is in there hello everybody

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Namaste Harry Ball peace be with you and upon you

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I'm a Dumongla Das here and Shimati Dasi

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and we are juicy magic on the go

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today

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we are fortunate enough to have found the perfect day

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quiet

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maybe 8 degrees Celsius chilly in the background

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you can see the Snow Pass Peak mountains

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I was last here in Mediota in 1994 32 years ago

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and can you give them a view

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I wish I could get my head out from

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I don't know if that worked

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we'll find out but you can see

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there are all these incredible mountainside

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rock formations and amongst them are many 5 6

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7 8 or more monasteries nun nunneries monasteries

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and they're still active

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and we're going to visit several of them today

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and this is kind of the

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this this is the main viewpoint here

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we're gonna drive up a little further yeah

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we have to be careful not to fall down

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cause all around us I'm holding him that that first

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that first step is a doozy haha

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funny ball so you know

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we were talking today about peace and peace

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peace and freedom and love go together

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free choice right

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if there's force involved that's not religious

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it's fanatic

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there is no such thing as a religious fanatic

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there's fanatics

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and then there's those that are religious

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religion means love for God

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there's only one religion in the world hello

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and there's only one religious activity

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loving and serving him with love

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love there's no force

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there's no anger there's no enmity

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and so today in the world we're

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we're we're in a peaceful place

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but there's a lot going on in the world

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but we're very grateful for the women and men

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the shatri is the warriors

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who are working hard to defend freedom of speech

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and free markets and freedom of choice

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and so the places like this can exist exactly

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because there will always be demons

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and forces that want to try

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to be god and use force and fanaticism

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to force you to try and do something

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and again religious means love for god fanatic

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the root of that is force by force by violence

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so one can be religious and loving

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and you can be a warrior you can be a

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a religious warrior

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in the sense that you're defending people's right

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to have free choice

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free speech property rights

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and the right to congregate and the right to

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to uh engage in religious activities

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so we got some people coming up the way

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but we'll talk more about this today

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Howdy Bow Sweet Souls Howdy Bow