Blogs from Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia - page 6

Bodhgaya is religious place where a pious sole buddha get know about the spritural being of human being the strength of being human the inner strength of a human body he spread his knowledge towads human kindness.HE is the god towards the human kind and give his peacfull prays and knowledge to us.... read more

We woke early for our cycle towards Bodh Gaya in Bihar state. But breakfast on the balcony was not as planned since it was raining again, not a good omen. By the time we actually loaded up the bikes ready to push them up and out of the labyrinth of lanes in the old city the rain was just lightly drizzling and all the mud and various droppings in the lanes meant we had to be really careful. We had just got out of the lanes and were cycling along the wet street when I looked up to see Robin screeching on the brakes swerving and falling and a very small Indian man go flying through the air, landing about 2 metres away in the muddy street. Luckily nobody was hurt but the little Indian guy ... read more

After an excriciatingly hectic trip back to NJP station from Darjeeling (see nick's comment in last blog), we were fast reminded of Kolkata's atmosphere as we took an autorickshaw from Sealdeh station back to our guest house in Sudder st. We got a half room for the day and sat in a cafe with a big breakfast. After buying a few things back at the market and picking up my suit (which cost around $100 in case anyone heard any different), the afternoon came very quickly, and we liked the idea of waiting for our train at the station rather than in traffic, so we packed our dinner and jumped in a taxi. It was good to be at the station early, but perhaps 2 1/2 hours early was a tad excessive. We found a very ... read more

namaste... impermanent, everything is... change, everything does... i have and will continue to... it is time for me to become the change i want to see... a long time coming... as i have been unsuccesful at this while living in your world, now i will live in mine... we create our own reality and here you may share in the reality that i am creating for myself... it is a world of morality, leading to serenity, which together will develop wisdom... you are all with me on this journey, in my heart-mind and my love and compassion for you all will not but increase... i hope you can say the same as time goes on... please join me here on my journey, experience with me my new world... be happy...... read more

The next stop on our journey in the sweltering heat was Bodghaya, a dusty little town in the middle of the fields about 8 hours or so North East of Calcutta. There isn't really much to Bodhgaya, but it's fame comes from being the home to the Bodhi tree under which Prince Siddhartha meditated, became enlightened, and became the buddha. Today the tree is a mere grandson of the original, but the complex that houses it, it's accompanying temple, and the surrounding gardens are equally as peaceful as they must have been all those years ago, despite the hoardes of tourists that visit today. The town is also home to a number of temples of monasteries from Buddhist countries around the world, each in their national style, which gives it a wee taste of international flavour ... read more