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Sikkim is my final stop in India, an outlier literally and figuratively. It’s out of the way, far Northeast, a tiny state squashed between Nepal, China and Bhutan. And because it is a border area and because India and China are … Continue reading
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Most people would probably agree that the biggest human questions are why are we here and where do we come from. We generally do not believe anyone who claims to have received a phone call from God. And even if … Continue reading
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Rishikesh is the yoga training capital of the world. There are as many yoga schools here as there are city blocks, or cows. And there’s an ashram for practically every one of them. You can find a drop-in yoga … Continue reading
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After partaking of the first two in 2015 and 2016, I am about to enter the third iteration of a “writing” course with my Nigerian brother, Bayo Akomolafe. He calls writing a “tool of emergence,” but for those of us fortunate … Continue reading
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Tomb of Mughal Emperor Humayan, Delhi Swaminaryam, Delhi. (100% marble) Unfortunately, Ashkhardam, right next door, was closed the day I was there. Ghurdwara Bangla Sahib: Sikh temple in Delhi Golden Temple, Amritsar The Guru Granth Sahib is being sung continuously … Continue reading
In recent conversation with a poet/yogini friend, I offered to advance her book of poetry via a connection I had in McLeod Ganj. The advantages seemed too serendipitous to pass up. She was appreciative, but expressed reservations, wanting to finalize … Continue reading
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I went to the railway station in Amritsar for my 8:20 train a week ago and discovered all trains had been cancelled-not only for that day but for four days. I had no choice but to take a taxi east … Continue reading
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Old Delhi– In my limited time in Delhi, I figured I’d walk around Old Delhi myself, just a random exploration. Not that I even knew exactly where it was or how I would know I was there. I got a … Continue reading
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Fatehpur Sikri– Fatepur Sikri is a palace-fortress and mosque complex about 40 km from Agra built by Akbar the Great, one of the Mughal Emperors of the mid-to-late 16th C. Fatehpur means “victory city.” It was completed in 1572 and … Continue reading
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Taj Mahal I’m pretty sure I can’t say anything about this place that hasn’t been said before….except that this is my second visit, the first occurring more than 50 years ago. Described by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore as “the tear-drop … Continue reading
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