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An evening with elephants in Rajasthan
Day 9, Samode, Rajasthan. 7th February 2015. After a day of deep study I took our group out on a surprise excursion. No information was shared about where we were going and after an hour drive into what seemed like the middle of nowhere we ended up in a beautiful former camp grounds of a local Rajput family. 14 elephants greeted our group as they squealed in joy at the sight of these loving pachy...
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Feb 6, 2015 1 MINUTE READ
A Palace Dinner in Samode
Day 8: Dinner at Samode Palace. It's not every day that one gets to dine in a real Palace. Though we were staying at the Maharaja's summer retreat, his royal highness's palace was only a 10-minute drive away. So on our second night in Samode I decided to take the group to the pa
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Feb 6, 2015 2 MINUTES READ
Manifesting our Goals
We continue the recap of our recent Spiritual Adventure... Day 9, Samode, Rajasthan. 7th February 2015. We spent most of the day in class, diving deep into the practice of meditation and how to manifest what we want in our life. One of the keys in manifesting our goals in life
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Feb 5, 2015 2 MINUTES READ
Sun Rise at the Taj Mahal
Day 7: Feb 5 “The Taj Mahal rises above the banks of the river like a solitary tear suspended on the cheek of time.” ―Rabindranath Tagore In my opinion, the only way to see the Taj Mahal for the first time (or even the 10th time) is to wake up at dawn and watch the sun ri
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Feb 5, 2015 1 MINUTE READ
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary - A Haven of Life
After our very special morning witnessing the sun rise over the Taj Mahal we left Agra and headed west to Samode, a little know village in Rajasthan that would be our home for the next 3 nights. On the way there we made a brief stop at the Keoladeo National Park (formerly known a
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Feb 5, 2015 2 MINUTES READ
Experiential Learning - The Permanent Kind of Learning
Day 8 of our North Indian Spiritual Adventure... We arrived in Samode late in the evening the previous night, checked into our tents, had dinner and went to bed after 2 days of intense traveling. The tents at Samode Bagh were more like "glamping" (glamorous camping) than camping
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Feb 4, 2015 2 MINUTES READ
The Train to the Taj Mahal
Day 6: Feb 4 We started our day with a sunrise Puja at the southern group of temples in Khajuraho dedicated to Lord Siva. I had the honor of performing the ritual of abhishekam, the bathing of the central deity with an offering of milk, yogurt, and flowers. The temple reverbera