Chaos (Varanasi), Tranquility (Sarnath) and Enlightenment (Vipassana)!

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March 16th 2007

Published: August 7th 2007

"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only."-Mark Twain Being that India invented/founded/developed the number & decimal system; Algebra, trigonometry and calculus (yuck-- I'm ... Read Full Entry

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Grace Choe

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Sunrise

Ganges

This man was singing the most amazing Hindu chant

Ganges

We couldn't figure out the story with the sinking shrine...

Ganges

I flippin' LOVE this! Hahahahaa!!

Ganges

Main ghat area

Ganges

Bathers

Ganges

Even the goats get color!

Ganges

Morning bath

Ganga ride #2

Morning prayer

Ganges

In front of the Vipassana center... we're all smiles b/c we haven't entered the gates yet...

and don't really understand (at least I didn't) what I was getting myself into!

Dhamma meditation hall

outside

We're not anti-social...

These are just the rules! Each time during a meal, the only consolation to this seating arrangment was getting t stare at a mosquito squashed against the wall. Obviously, someone before me hadn't observed the "Do not kill" rule.

Papaya... in the Vipassana center

I know it goes against the teachings, but I also spent many afternoons thinking (craving? uhoh...) about how delicious it would be to eat it!

In the Vipassana center

I spent many free afternoons staring at this pond... either that or doing laundry!

Beautiful sunsets... in the Vipassana center

Morning on the Ganges on Noa's birthday

Baba...all very friendly

along the Ganges

Baba...

this is the majority of what they do each day

Baba...

Baba gets high and high~

Noa and I with a baba

29th March 2007

joanne
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ugh, i want to cry. im happy for you.

30th March 2007

pris
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W-O-W!!
What an interesting country..... I want to get my laundry done there!! Shin said the country looks orange! (whatever that means)

30th March 2007

Jared
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Wow
Amazing photos. You have a talent. India looks and sounds astonishing!

6th October 2009

Shiv kant jha
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very nice
nice pics

3rd January 2011

alev
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thank you
thank you so much for sharing this. I have been thinking of varanasi and vipassana meditation for some time and it has been so helpful for me to read your experience...made me laugh too ....

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