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Culture in Color: Sari Shopping in Madurai
Saris are a traditional type of dress worn in India, among many other places. They come in a variety of colors, patterns, designs, and are often tastefully embellished. During our South Indian meditation retreat we make sure to allow a little time to delve into the beauty of the culture with a little personal shopping. As my Guru use to always say "The way we dress is a direct reflection of the ...
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Dec 19, 2013 2 MINUTES READ
2013 Highlights: Runner-up Flight of the Year
So, yesterday in my reflections of 2013 I listed all the places that I have traveled to this year and picked the best plane flight. Plane flights are normally not that exciting but I have to say flying over the North Pole, Siberia and Mongolia was unique and very special to me.
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Dec 18, 2013 2 MINUTES READ
2013 Highlight: Best flight of the year
This year was full of flights around the world and I am very grateful for all the speaking opportunities, side trips, vacations and amazing people that I met along the way. There were a lot of flights to say the least and countless hours on planes. (Ps/ I plan to plant a lot of t
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Dec 17, 2013 2 MINUTES READ
2013 Highlights: Being at the World's Largest Festival
When a festival happens once every 12 years you don't want to miss it. The Maha Kumbh Mela festival is the world's largest festival and took place this time in Allahabad, North India. The last time this festival took place I was a monk in a monastery in Hawaii and therefore could
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Dec 15, 2013 3 MINUTES READ
The Goddess of Madurai and her temple
This spectacular temple is a sacred place of pilgrimage for Hindus the world over. The hallways and chambers are crowded from dawn to dusk, filled with pilgrims eager for darshan (sight) of the Goddess Meenakshi in the sanctum sanctorum. Pilgrims come to offer prayers, to have
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Dec 12, 2013 3 MINUTES READ
Respecting your elders...including the cows
Chidambaram is an ancient pilgrimage place where for thousands of years pilgrims have come to discover their higher Self. Even the famed yogi, Patanjali, visited here and worshiped God in the form of Nataraja (Hindu god Siva in his aspect of dance). Chidambaram is one of my fav
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Dec 11, 2013 2 MINUTES READ
Spirituality in the Centennial State
Last weekend, December 6-8, we traveled to the great state of Colorado for five speaking engagements. Though it proved to be a particularly freezing weekend as far as the weather was concerned, the welcome from the Eagle, Avon and Boulder communities was warm and inviting. The
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