Hippie Yogis in Rishikesh, India

The sound of the universe: "OM"

Like the Buddha-to-be (the Bodhisattva in past lives) striving in and around the Himalayas for many rebirths, young spiritual seekers head to the highest mountain range in the world and holy cities like Rishikesh and Haridwar in search of yogic powers (siddhis) and, more importantly, liberation (moksha, vimutti) from samsara Why would a comfortable Westerner travel to India and head up into the Himalayan foothills at the headwaters of the River Ganges?