The Photo  was shot when the three brothers cut their hair, shortly after they had arrived in India last October. So much fun! It seems they did it out of pure joy and jamboree. Good point for a non-Guru!

The little boys joined in as well – that’s how it has to be! This is love!
Tonight after dinner we had such a playful atmosphere with the two children. As often, we ate in the sleeping room of the two brothers. They wonderfool core team – 3 brothers plus Ramona – were sitting on the double bed. Plus the two boys, of course! The younger one is three years old, his name is Suraj. The older one is Kanu, maybe 5 years old. Surach often sleeps in the same room with the two brothers of Swamiji.
We are sitting on chairs at the edge of the bed. So: 6 people on the bed, and we at the side.
Of course we are eating with the fingers, mixing the rice and the vegetables and the curry sauce and the spinach.
After dinner, the two younger brothers leave.
Suddenly the Swami says: “What about Christmas? Shall we plan something?”
He tells us that at noon of the 24th, the children of the school will show some theatre and music. Do we want to contribute something?
Of course we will! And we propose to have some kind of celebration in the evening as well. Ramona and Christina seem to become the organizers of this important inter-galactic and meta-continental Christmas eve!
Suddenly, the boys start to play around, and for some reason,
laughter is arising. Swami is playing with the younger boy, throwing pillows. We are all giggling for no reason, it’s just fun, and everybody is happy.  I have not seen the Swami laugh like this before, and it comes into my mind what he said some days ago: “I would like to contribute to your joy-coalition with a great laughter of mine. But I cannot laugh without a reason. So please film me when I am laughing in a funny situation.”
Unfortunately, I don’t have the camera with me, and I don’t want to get it because I enjoy the situation. Anyway: You can see from the photos that the Swami can laugh and is a happy person!
Ramona is playing with Kanu, and suddenly we have the idea of a first Hindi lesson for Christina. So the fun continues with drawings and professional pronunciations of Kanu…

I summarize here foolosophically some perceptions at the Ashram:

1.    The people here laugh a lot, have fun and are happy.
2.    There is no doctrine.
3.    There are no rules.
4.    Children are honored and helped. Children are symbols of innocence and of the happy future of humanity.
5.    The Swami has broken with all traditions and is not a teacher or guru.
6.    There don’t seem to be any conflicts.
7.    People can stay here for free; and they are also free to give donations as many as the want.
It’s a place of hospitality and love.

It seems that an important part of the ashram philosophy is smiling and fun. Just to be together in friendship, to work happily for a better future of humanity, to enjoy every day and to celebrate it.

Quite some of my criteria for the ideal state of Happytopia are realized here!

To finish with a funny and true story the Swami told us:
The three were once as guests in a German house. It was quite a small apartment; the dinner table seemed too little.
So they proposed to the lady of the house to have dinner together on the bed in the sleeping room!
The lady became pale and screamed “No, no, no!”

So much fun! Could have happened in our house also!