Maurice, Author at Maurice Leavitt

16 Nov 2018

Is Living Hard In India? Is Living Life Meant To Be Difficult?

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Love, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 2

There’s been a conversation going on around me and also on the internet about how living in India can be a bittersweet, intense and sometimes contradicting experience (Thanks Kat Kozell for those words). I’ve always wanted to visit India because of the great diversity that this country offers, from culture, … Read More

12 Nov 2018

Kerala’s Agricultural Mecca

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure | 0

I had no idea that when I planned to come to Kerala instead of Goa or Sri Lanka what I would be in for. Kerala is famous for cash crops like coconut, pineapple, rubber, tea, coffee, pepper, cardamom, areca nut, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon etc. and food crops like paddy (rice) … Read More

10 Nov 2018

One Pot Cooking and How It Creates A Sense Of Belonging

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Love, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

One of the main intentions I had in coming to India on sabbatical was to see, feel and experience how one pot cooking feeds the sense of belonging to those that are participating in the planning, preparation, cooking and eating. What was revealed to me right away were some of … Read More

6 Nov 2018

Southern Indian Culinary Extravaganza – Kochi, Kerala – October 29…. Til now

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Love, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

After staying with Reeta Gupta’s family and her home in Varanasi I’ve learned to appreciate what it means to stay at what they call a “homestay”. In a previous writing I mentioned how much I felt welcomed into their home with their gracious hospitality. Well… I found something similar here … Read More

4 Nov 2018

Rishikesh – Mussoorie – Dehradun – October 23-29

by Maurice | posted in: Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

I realized that I forgot to write about my time in-between the sadhana mandir ashram and my trip down south to Kochi. To be honest… I’ve been so busy here in Kochi staying at LeLinda homestay cooking and exploring that I needed to slow down and rest the last couple … Read More

29 Oct 2018

Practice What You Preach – Never Take Things Personally – Everything Happens For Your Benefit

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

10/29/2018 – I write this on the airplane traveling from Delhi to Kochi, India while 2/3 of the people on the airplane are a group of a “semester study abroad” college students from the US. I guess I needed to write this now. ???? “Everything happens for your benefit” … Read More

25 Oct 2018

Mystery/Uncertainty

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

Having been in India for over a month now I have learned so much about this country, the culture and the people. A couple of the things I have learned are how much the people do not think they really lack anything even though they may be poor… and how … Read More

24 Oct 2018

Being at Peace….

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure | 0

There’s been a conversation going on in my life for a while that discusses what it means to be at peace… having peace of mind… a joyful way of being and looking at life… in a state of happiness. This topic has been amplified as I’ve been studying A Course … Read More

22 Oct 2018

Meditation and Its Practice – Sadhana Mandir Ashram – October 19-22, 2018

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Personal Growth, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

I arrived here in Rishikesh on October 17, 2018 and made my way to Swami Rama’s Sadhana Mandir Ashram. Why Sadhana Mandir you may ask. I took some classes with Dr. Rudy Ballentine who was Swami Rama’s doctor at his ashram in New York and I wanted to see what … Read More

19 Oct 2018

From Varanasi to Rishikesh – October 17, 2018

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Relationship, Sabbatical, Video Post | 0

After 24 days in Varanasi it was time for me to make my way to Rishikesh for meditation and yoga. I know what you might be thinking, I just finished a 10-day vipassana course and in under a week later I’m taking another course in meditation and yoga. Yup, that’s … Read More

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