“Big Boys Don’t Cry” Chili Paste
I returned last night to New York after spending 10 days in Perth, West Australia. The journey back is a tough one with a flight distance of about 20,047kms and 24 hours of actual air time not…
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Yogaswami, Jaffna's Mystical Master
I first heard of Yogaswami from my family. He was the guru for many of my family members and many were the stories of their encounters with this white haired and long bearded master. In fact some…
The Family Home
This being the first trip in this life to Jaffna, I was keen to visit my ancestral home. So with my great grandfather’s home address in hand, a dear friend by my side and the sweetest auto-rickshaw…
Greetings from Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Today I visited the home of my teacher's teacher, Sage Yogaswami of Colombuthurai, Jaffna. Yogaswami is the guru of my guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Here are two photos. One of me standing in front…
The Journey Home to Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Jaffna has played home to my ancestors for as long as my family can remember and it is also home to my family’s guru lineage. I have never had the privilege to visit this land. Sadly, it has been…
Highlights of Sri Lanka
I've been enjoying my days here in Sri Lanka and here are few photos I've taken in the first four days.
In the Backwaters of Kerala, South India
We checked into our beautiful resort. It's tucked away in a village, almost hidden away on the shores of India's longest lake.
Understanding the Mind - a foundation for meditation
In today's class we explored the 3 phases of the mind - the instinctive, intellectual and intuitive. Our study each day has been taking us deeply in to the understanding of the mind and to give us…
Hiking the Jungles of Periyar
Our day started early and by 7am we were in Periyar National Park ready to begin our 3-hour hike through this jungle. We were all eager to see wild life.
Elephants! Elephants! Elephants!
83 year old Anne on an elephant. She has been an amazing spiritual adventurer on this trip and has kept up with the group in all the inner and outer adventures.
Spice Capital of the World
It is no wonder that the Europeans desperately seeked to find a sea route to India. And in Kerala they landed and discovered the amazing world of spices.
Ancient Port City to Mountain Jungle
Today we leave the ancient historic port city of Fort Kochi and head east, inland towards the Sahyadri Mountains,. It is a long but beautiful drive. It takes about 6 to 7 hours to drive up to the…
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