By train you can travel to Tamil Nadu where there is a community established in the sixties by conscious men and women who come to work and live together in an awakened society called Auroville. Today, Auroville is recognized as an ongoing experiment in human unity and sustainable living from
Travel-India
Goa
India has a remarkable beach town named Goa that has travelers coming from all over the world for a several-month season. It’s an eclectic place, open to all, filled with musicians, artists, hippies, and healers. Couples walk nude, people juggle fire, vendors sell jewelry, and dynamic meditators shake their bodies
Vashisht
In Vashisht, India is a fully functional four-thousand-year-old bathhouse temple. Pilgrims, sadhus, and travelers come here for healing in the natural Sulphur waters fed by the mountain springs. It’s a quiet town with one main dirt road, lush green mountains around you, and several large waterfalls off in the distance
The Dalai Lama
In Dharamshala India, the Dalai Lama has a temple he resides at for a portion of his busy schedule. I was fortunate enough to see him for a lecture and listen to his teachings. He has a visible aura of light and love. He talks of forgiveness and peace, how-to
The Oldest City
I depart by train to Varanasi, the oldest colonized city in history, a holy place of Shiva, Buddha, Vishnu, and Brahma. The ancient city of India is built along the sacred Ganges River with riverfront steps, or ghats, that lead down to the water. Bodies are cremated here day and
The Tibetan Treasure
The town of Leh in northern India is encircled by the mountains and said to have a close resemblance to Tibet. When the Chinese began their mass genocide, thousands of Buddhist refugees came into the country and India was happy to have them. The Tibetans make the town the treasure
Hello India
I continue my journey to India, to the ashram of Amritapuri, in the stunning backwaters of Kerala. Hundreds of devotees from all over the world, of every faith, language and religion join in their quest for the meaning of life and to learn from a living saint named Amma. She’s
Yoga Capital
Rishikesh is India’s yoga capital of the world, known for its Hatha yoga teacher training programs. The city is a magnificently spiritual place surrounded by the Himalayas. The sacred Ganges River flows through town by the many old temples and religious ascetics, who have renounced the worldly life by only
A Journey Inside
India is truly another world. It’s intense and in your face, never letting up. There’s so much going on outside. Between the cacophony of noises, the unique aromas, the sick and dying in the streets, and the poor and desolate pulling at your pant leg, nothing is left to the
Delhi
Delhi is a city you really must experience to believe it. It’s one of the most densely populated places in the world. It’s a spectacle to watch how the vehicles fight for every inch on the tight and narrow streets. The drivers honk and yell, shaking their fists, driving up