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2 Years Later: Reflections on Vipassana Meditation, Part II

This short anecdote is from the eighth day of a 10-day, silent Vipassana mediation retreat I completed in 2010 in Chennai, India. day 8. we’ve been practicing equanimity in the face of sensation. i am in a place of deep … Continue reading

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2 Years Later: Reflections on Vipassana Meditation

Reading, writing, music, photography, and any other forms of entertainment were forbidden during the ten-day silent meditation retreat i attended in 2010 in Chennai, India. Two years later, I’m finally ready to share more details about the experience. day 1. … Continue reading

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kerala: my last stop in india

                              

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photos from south india, part II

                                             …to be continued!

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photo catch-up from india

  i had an amazing adventure in south india, beginning with spending two months in mysore.  then i traveled to pondicherry, mamalapuram, and chennai, all in the southeast state of tamil nadu.  from there i crossed back over by night … Continue reading

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building a fire

i just came into the kitchen from having added another chunk of wood to the fire i started in the bathroom.  no, i’m not trying to burn down the house.  to the contrary, i’m trying to take a bath, and there’s … Continue reading

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