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meditation retreat

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under meditation retreat.

LearnJan 9, 20121 min

How do you know a meditation technique is good or not?

On the 7th of January I was asked "what are the techniques of meditation" and responded to that on the blog. The natural next question to follow from that was asked...which was "How do you know a…

Spiritual AdventuresJan 7, 20121 min

An island's majestic temple

One evening, on our upcoming Festivals & Temples spiritual adventure to South India and Malaysia, we'll board an overnight train and make the long journey south east to the coast and cross the Indira…

LearnJan 4, 20122 min

What is the purpose of meditation?

Somebody asked me in a class recently a question that I have never been asked before. The question was “What is the purpose of meditation?” Strange, I thought at that very instant I heard the…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 14, 20111 min

Traders at the Pushkar Camel Fair

This is our last coverage of the Camel Fair at Pushkar and the camel traders with their colorful turbans. Tomorrow, we'll look at Pushkar town, made holy by the sacred lake that it is built around…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 12, 20111 min

A spiritual adventure of festivals and ancient temples.

The journey is very much focused on visiting temples, exploring deeply the mysticism of Hinduism, meeting the priests and monks, participating in mystical ceremonies in the sanctums of 1000 year old…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 11, 20111 min

Evening Scene at the Pushkar Camel Fair

Though it is hot during the day most Rajasthani men and women seem unaffected by the heat. As the sun makes its way towards the horizon the lighting gets perfect for photography and photographers…

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

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.

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