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[Alexandr Korol]

believe in Kalki and are waiting for him. But no matter who I asked when Kalki would come, no one expected him tomorrow – everyone still believes it will be in 500 years, not in the next five years. No one believes he could come now, yet they all are waiting for him – riding a horse. We talked about how he is the same as the Spirit of Justice, and the Nepalese guys I was with agreed with me. Even when I was bargaining or buying something, I would laugh and say, “Shiva sees everything, he will come for you.” I say things like that here, and it’s really fun – everyone understands what I mean. And the fact that Vishnu maintains order is also important and very interesting. So, we talked about all of that.
I met a man from whom I bought a whole bunch of different products – both as samples for my offline store, just to see what I liked and what I didn’t, and also as gifts for friends. I’ve always loved all these Tibetan and Nepalese things. We also talked about how they have this concept, while we have the Trinity – how they have Triloka, how it all works, how it’s all structured. It was really great. Well, the guys simply asked me what I do, so I showed them my book, “Alternative History”, which I carry with me on my travels. I told them that I try to introduce children and ordinary people to the culture and religion of different countries in an interesting way, through presentation, in a comparative mythology format. That in Ancient Greece, in Ancient Egypt, in Christianity, and also in Hinduism, there is this concept of three worlds, these deities, these similar stories. I just compare everything with references to historical facts. The guys really liked it – they were amused that I’m a white guy, and on top of that, Russian, because they said Russians generally don’t understand any of this. They told me there are Americans who come here as real pilgrims and even stay in monasteries. But they said they had never seen Russians who were so knowledgeable about this – it’s a rarity. I said, “Thank you.” I told them that I have many readers who are very interested in this, who read about it, and that I am now enlightening the Russian people. I also told them that I really like their entire history and culture – it’s incredibly ancient. What else, what else, what else did we discuss? Well, it was funny how Tibet differs from Nepal, which country stands behind Tibet, which stands behind Nepal, and what kinds of people live here. In Nepal, there are people who look Asian – like Mongols, like Tibetan monks, resembling Thais. And then there’s a part of the Nepalese population that looks more like Indians. And the most interesting thing – imagine this –