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
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
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
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
I have wanted to take a 10-day vipassana course since a few friends told me about it a few years ago. Since I was traveling to India and a town called Sarnath, about 14km from Varanasi I found a place called Dhamma Chakka Meditation Center. Here’s a bit of a … Read More
I couldn’t get to this piece of writing before I left due to time constraints and wanted to write about it before I wrote about my vipassana experience… What I did on my last day in Varanasi was talked about as being something I should be doing as one of … Read More