Love, Liberation & the Straw-Hat Revolution – How Tantra and Gen Z Unite Across Nepal, Indonesia & Beyond

 Is Rainbow Political? Is Tantra Political?

I once asked these questions in a film, many years ago.
The answer is still yes.
Not because we seek power, but because we care.

We all want to change the world for the better — to protect the Earth, to live in peace, equality, freedom, and love.
But is our love big enough?
Is it strong enough to confront the system that feeds on ignorance and division?

The mainstream still whispers: buy more, forget more, feel less.
Television sells distraction; algorithms numb the soul.
Every day we are flooded with tragedies we cannot touch, and that helplessness breeds apathy.

So it’s no wonder change comes slowly — but it is coming.
In the faces of those young protesters, in every act of conscious love, in every seed of awareness planted in the dark.

 All Means of Love

There has been too much dividing — peaceful vs. not peaceful, spiritual vs. political, non-violent vs. radical.
Enough.

Violence doesn’t come only from fists or flames.
Ignorance is the greater violence.
And those who protest — even when angry, even when clumsy — are not the enemy.
They are the heart of humanity refusing to go numb.

Yes, some raise voices, some raise banners, some raise prayers, some raise fists — but all are part of the same wave.
Better to shout for life than to stay silent while life is sold.
Better to break a wall than to build a bomb.
Better to burn for love than to freeze in fear.

We are not pro-violence, nor anti-violence.
We are pro-life — united in the struggle for love, freedom, justice, dignity, and the survival of Mother Earth.

 The Fire of Magi and the Spirit of Tantra

Lately I’ve been watching Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.
Its wisdom echoes Tantra: the world is woven from living energy — rukh — that flows through all beings.
When humanity forgets that flow, darkness rises.
And yet, even in chaos, a few souls remember.

Like the Magi, we are here to remember.
Like Luffy and his Straw-Hat crew, we are here to set sail into the storm and laugh in the face of tyranny.
Like Mother Kali, we are here to cut through illusion — not out of hate, but out of love fierce enough to protect life itself.

Tantra teaches us that every energy has a place.
Anger, when rooted in love, becomes sacred fire.
Desire, when guided by awareness, becomes creation.
And unity — true unity — means embracing every form of resistance as part of one great pulse of awakening.

 The Rainbow Path Returns

At Rainbow Gatherings we once believed that love alone could heal the world.
We cooked, sang, meditated, fed each other vegan food, lived equality for a few shining weeks — and yes, it mattered.
But now the stakes are higher.
Climate collapse is real. Oceans are dying. The propaganda machine keeps spinning.

So, as Tantra teaches, we must act on all levels.
Inner and outer.
Silent and loud.
Gentle and fierce.

The young protesters waving Luffy’s flag are part of this same evolution.
They are the children of our dreams — the next wave of Rainbow Warriors, Magi, and Tantrikas.
Their courage reminds us that love without action is just poetry, and action without love is just noise.
Together, we become the harmony between the two.

 A Call from the Deck

Brothers, sisters, lovers, dreamers — the storm is here, but so is the dawn.
Grab your instruments, your voices, your courage.
Meditate, protest, create, defend, awaken.

This is not a war between people; it’s the great awakening of the human soul.
We are pirates of the heart, magi of the Earth, children of Kali’s compassion and Luffy’s laughter.

The Earth is dying — and being reborn through us.
Time to unite. Time to act. Time to love with all our power.

— Michal Kali Griks
Tantra Movement