So...

Yoke:
To join, couple, link, or unite; something that couples or binds together; a bond or tie. From root Jugum; yōk: Yoga... In case you wondered.

Remember the story about the traffic conditions down here? Well, we went on a trip to see this waterfall out west (16th greatest in the world apparently) and our driver, as we get ready for the trip, tells us he wants to teach us something. He tells us to put our hands together; "In india, when we go out driving, we pray to dhurga and say an Om, and that way we stay safe". Then I said "In Norway we have a thing like that too. Kind of similar to yours. We obey traffic rules and drive carefully". Then we all laughed for a little while. Then we got serious again. We put our hands together and said "Om!". And we were off. Bad choice of prayer if you ask me... Om, being the sound of creation, I found our driver to be just that. Overly creative...

Still alive though... Which reminds me. We encountered this procession underway somewhere, playing happy music, and apparently someone sitting in a chair being carried around by these happy party people... "A wedding!" I shouted out to the others. "Let's go have a look!" And we did. We followed them, taking pictures, many turning around to wave at us or to strike a pose, smiling and wishing us welcome. What an occasion! Then I went ahead a little to snap a picture of what presumably was a happy young girl having her dreams fulfilled at last. And everyone motioned for me to come around to take a picture of her... The girl was however not a young one, with dreams coming true. This girl didn't have to worry about such things any more. She was not excited. She was in fact quite peaceful. Very peaceful... Too peaceful... Very dead... Sitting in that beautiful yellow chair. Won't add anything more here. Except to say, I was mildly shocked.

Still trying to fit in down here... Might take a while. A Puja happened at Alex's place that was very nice, however smoke-filled, and Guruji, Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois, came down for a conference today. Kind of cool, the first time I got to see the man. I have started to work out at the "Tuff-Look Gym", and if that isn't cool I don't know what is...

Cheers.