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Dec 30, 2013

My Favorite photos from 2013

Many of you know that I love photography. This year I did not photograph as much as I have in previous years. I actually made an effort not to take my camera with me on some of my excursions and trips. But on the few trips that I went out there looking to take photos, here are my collection of favorite ones - ancient temples, volcanoes, world's largest human gathering, North Pole and a few more…. ...

Oct 13, 2013 Quotes

Failure is an opportunity

Recently a friend sent me a quote from the Tao te Ching by Lao Tzu. I could not help reading it again. Here's another insightful thought to meditate on. Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own
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Sep 18, 2013 Photography & Travel

Today from Borobudur in Central Java

I arrived in Central Java, Indonesia earlier today and spent most of the afternoon photographing the Borobudur temple. Here are a few images from sunset. I'll share more in the coming days. Tomorrow I'm up at 4am to shoot the sunrise. One of the most magical travel experiences fo
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Jun 22, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

Central Java's Mendut Temple and Monastery

Another wonder in Central Java is the small but beautiful Mendut temple. It's on the itinerary for one of the places for us to visit during our upcoming meditation and wellness retreat in Indonesia in September. Located a little over 3 kms from Borobudur this temple may appear
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Feb 15, 2012 Photography & Travel

Volcano sunset in Central Java

Last volcano sunset in Central Java before we headed to Yogjakarta. Mount Sindoro and Sumbing lay next to each other. Both volcanos though I am not sure if they are dormant or extinct. Indonesia.
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Feb 15, 2012 Photography & Travel

Indonesian Herbal Tonic

So we started our morning by consuming various Indonesian herbal tonics called Jamu. We were told by the herbal tonic specialist that they have various healing qualities. She showed us all the bottles that she had prepared containing various tonics and explained what they did. So
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Feb 15, 2012 Photography & Travel

Magical Borobudur - a temple of beauty

The alarm went off about 3:30am and shortly after we made our way down to the lobby from our room where our driver was waiting to take us to Borobudur. The streets were empty naturally at that time of the morning and our almost hour long drive finally brought us to the entrance t
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