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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
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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Tagged blessings, bodies, health, india, meditation, southern india, transition, travel, vipassana
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kerala: my last stop in india
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Tagged blessings, breath, heartbeats, india, kerala, love, photography, photos, tea, transition, travel, water, weather, yoga
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photos from south india, part II
…to be continued!
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Tagged all, blessings, breath, heartbeats, india, love, morning, photography, photos, transition, travel, yoga
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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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Tagged beach, blessings, hokkaido, india, love, mysore, photos, southern india, transition, travel, yoga
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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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Tagged blessings, hokkaido, india, japan, love, transition, travel, water, weather
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