Archive for January, 2008
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Love in Noble Silence
Dominika and I shifted out of the role of partner, of man and woman, to give temporary rebirth to the role and teacher and yogi on the annual Bodh Gaya retreat in the Thai Monastery.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
A Dentist in Delhi
Prama and Ranji kindly sent their driver to New Delhi airport to pick up Dominika and I upon our arrival in India. It is a very gentle way to land. The cooks, servants and Kaiser, their gentle Afghani dog, take great of us. The day after my arrival, I paid my annual visit to Dr. [...]
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
An Appeal from the Shopkeepers in Bodh Gaya
I love Bodh Gaya. We have been running our annual Bodh Gaya retreat there since 1975. Martin (Aylward) along with a co-teacher, such as Yvonne or Leela, teach the first 10 day retreat and Radha and I teach the second 10 day retreat. We hope beloved Jaya will be back with us in January 2009. [...]
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
A Voice of Inspiration
Sandra in Tiruvannamalai strongly encouraged Dominika and I to visit Preethi, a 29-year-old Indian woman totally confined to a bed and wheelchair. Ten years previously, Preethi had gone to Pondicherry with college friends. They waded waist deep into water (Preethi was an experienced swimmer taking part in swimming competitions) when a sudden freak wave turned [...]
