This is the view of Bodhgaya from the little mountain I climbed. You probably can't see it but top center is the mahabodhi temple where the bodhi tree is. This is a pretty typical view of what the area is like.
This is class 2 and 3 from my school. Class three had a bunch of punks in it. But, I still liked avery class. The building only had one room and then the other classes were outside on this patio thing.
This picture is out of order and sideways. This is the monestary where I am right now, where i did a ten 10 tibetan meditation course and a 3 day reiki course. This is a bad photo but the monestaryt is that foggy yellow thing on top of the hill. it is so beautiful but this picture doesn't capture it. When I first arrived, i could not beleive i was walking up a long hill to reach a secluded monestary. Just like ace ventura.
This is a picture from day 3 of the wedding i went to when I first got to india. This day was the blessing of the bride. she is in white on the left. Mom and pop are just above her. The hindu priest is front and center. As the bride was blassed with money, presents, rice, and some leaf all the other people would pour colored water onto each other. It was pretty sweet. A good way to realize you are staying in a completely different culture. This was day 3, on day 4 the bride and groom would see each other for the first time.
Me after the ordeal.Here are some links of things if you want to check out more of what i've been up to.
sujatasdream.org my schools website. i think most of it is pretty far off.
kopanmonastery.com where i just finished my retreat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodh_Gaya where i was staying
you can also look up Varanasi, Kathmandu and Ladakh on wikipedia if you're interested.
I'm about to go on a 6 day series of bus rides.
Reid
1 comment:
Hey Reid-
It sounds beautiful. I especially liked what you said in the "Buddhist Section" about your realization that the mind, body and emotions change. We don't live in a static universe! Keep'em coming.
Love,
Joel
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