{"id":97,"date":"2014-03-04T08:33:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T08:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2014-03-04T08:54:09","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T08:54:09","slug":"tirta-empul-temple-close-to-ubud-bali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"Tirta Empul Temple &#8211; close to Ubud, Bali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tirta Empul Temple was one of the main reasons why I wanted to go back to Bali.<\/p>\n<p>The temple was built around a sacred spring and people have been washing away their karma for over a 1000 years here:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_98\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98\" alt=\"The pools at the Tirta Empul Temple in Bali\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0049-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0049-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0049-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0049.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-98\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pools at the Tirta Empul Temple in Bali<\/p><\/div>\n<p>People get into these pools and go from one water stream to the next. The effect is difficult to describe &#8211; I feel lighter and uplifted afterwards. Also, I feel energy passing through me in waves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_99\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99\" alt=\"One of the pools where people wash away their karma\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0051-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0051-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0051-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0051.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-99\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tirta Empul water temple in Bali<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The temple is not far from Ubud where I am staying right now. It is about 15 km or 12 miles from here.<\/p>\n<p>I rented a scooter and went there myself. So here in Bali I am driving on the left side for the first time. The traffic is a bit crazy, but it can be done.<\/p>\n<p>It was also much more interesting to go on my own through the Balinese countryside with the jungle forests, deep ravines and rice fields.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_100\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100\" alt=\"A large tree in front of the Tirta Empul Temple\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0055-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0055-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0055-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.paul-eric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HNI_0055.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large tree in front of the Tirta Empul Temple<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tirta Empul Temple was one of the main reasons why I wanted to go back to Bali. 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