Traditionally, Holi also marks the end of winter and the beginning of the harvest season.

But mostly... it’s about connection, forgiveness, and getting joyfully messy with strangers and friends alike.

Here's some footage of all dat fun

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Still... the place holds something.

Not sure if it’s silence, history, or leftover Beatles magic... but it was definitely worth the visit.

So while they likely didn’t use these exact ones, the originals were probably pretty similar... same vibe, same river rocks.

They’re all abandoned and crumbling now with post-apocalyptic vibes, tucked inside Rajaji National Park next to a Tiger reserve.

Fun fact: Sexy Sadie was one of the earliest diss tracks and it's funny that it was aimed at an Indian guru by a bunch of white english dudes 😆

The meditation caves you see in the video were built from stones gathered along the Ganges, but they were constructed after The Beatles’ visit in 1968.

Lennon wasn’t thrilled about homeboy allegedly getting naughty and making moves, so he and George packed up and dipped.

John was so pissed, he wrote the song Sexy Sadie, which was originally called Maharishi, but George convinced him to chill and change the name.

Also, stereotypically, there can’t be an Indian spiritual guru without a little drama.

This story’s no exception 🥲

Rumors started floating around that Maharishi was getting a bit too flirty with some of the women there - including Mia Farrow.

While they were here, they wrote close to 40 songs.

A bunch of them ended up on the White Album: Dear Prudence, Blackbird, Sexy Sadie etc.

So yeah... pretty solid case for meditation unlocking creativity 🧘🏽📿

But if anyone got coordinates for any sketchy street food vendors in India, please send them my way so I could make a pit stop next time lol 😁🥙📍

Long story short, I was about to revoke his “brown card," but I gave him a pass cuz he can't eat gluten, and I didn't want to be responsible for his death.

So yeah… this test wasn’t valid.

Luckily, they're aware of the issue and are working on improving it!

Claude's cool, but it has its own issues/pros/cons.

Gemini has been getting better quietly as well, so try it out!

Bassé ✊🏽❤️🙏🏼

Yup, definitely.

Arguably the least well known/understood, pharmacologically most complex and long-lasting / most difficult plant medicine on the planet! 💯

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Some experiences can't be captured in pixels or prose – they need to be felt firsthand.

This is one of them.

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Standing there under an infinite canopy of stars, with the Milky Way arcing overhead like nature's finest light show, you feel both infinitely small and incredibly lucky to be witnessing it all.

God be straight up flexin' out here 💪🏽🔥🤯🌌

If you ever get the chance, go.

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After sunset, we headed back down but missed the laser-guided stargazing, so Vincent and I trekked to a smaller nearby summit to get a long-exposure shot of the Milky Way.

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Turns out his wife had to stay behind at the visitor center with their daughter because she was too young to go to the summit.

Soon, we were cruising to the summit, cracking jokes and swapping stories with an international crew of new friends.

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