They Set You Up

They Set You Up

starve the ego and be

supercali-live:

wanderingempress:

“One of the secret roots of rastafari: these photos from the Kumbh Mela, the three yearly Hindu festival now going on, remind us of one of the usually unacknowledged contributions of India to Caribbean culture. Some 36000 Indians came to Jamaica between 1838 and 1917 as Indentured servants. They brought with them the Hindu idea of the Sadhu— the ascetic wandering monk, not eating meat, growing his locks, smoking his chillum, living for things of the spirit — and this is one of the usually forgotten roots of rastafarianism. Every wonder why they call it colly weed: colly weed = Kali weed”
The layers are abundant. My spiritual beliefs stem from both my personal journey as well as my families’ historical narrative. I align more closely with Hinduism however I grew up with both practices and it moves me to see that Hinduism and Rastafarianism, as with most practices, are indeed reflections of the same truth. Love my little island home.
—Tasha

well look at that