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Teachings on awareness, energy, and purpose — alongside the retreats, talks, and travels that fill the rest of the journey. Drawn from ten years as a Hindu monk and decades of teaching, written to be applied to your life today.

Photography & TravelNov 6, 20111 min

Camel Traffic in Rajasthan

Our bus is stuck behind a herd of camels on the highway to Jaipur in Rajasthan.

Spiritual AdventuresNov 5, 20111 min

Pushkar Fair Parade

A grand parade through the streets of Pushkar this morning. Sadhus, music and unending showers of flowers.

Spiritual AdventuresNov 2, 20111 min

The Great Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India

Here are more photos from our morning in the Great Thar Desert. After witnessing a spectacular sunrise our camel drivers made us some very delicious masala chai. A nice way to wake up in the morning.…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 1, 20111 min

A night in the Great Thar Desert

Definitely one of the highlights of our trip so far has been the night we spent in the Great Thar desert. From Jodhpur we drove 300kms west to Jaisalmer, the last town way out in the Great Thar…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 31, 20111 min

An afternoon at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

We spent the afternoon exploring the fort with its amazing architecture, palace chambers and spectacular views of the blue city below in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The majestic fort is sprawled across a…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 31, 20111 min

Spending time with the locals

A big part of our spiritual adventure is to take our travelers of the beaten path and engage them with the locals. In a little village in west Rajasthan our travelers make new friends.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 30, 20111 min

Camels and Campfire in the Desert

For sure one of the highlights of our spiritual adventure so far. We rode on camel carts through the village, past farming land into the Thar desert. Set up a campfire and watched the sunset, enjoyed…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 30, 20111 min

Lunch at home

Sharing a meal in an Indian household is one of the best ways to connect to the culture. The food is prepared with love from family recipes passed down through the generations. A simple meal of rice…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 29, 20111 min

Chandelao, an untouched gem in the desert

We've been out of touch for the last couple of days as we've been in a remote village in western Rajasthan. We left New Delhi on the 27th of Oct night by train which is always fun in India and headed…

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