Tag: hindu
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Offerings
Eka hears my door close and starts the water pot. Sky changes from ink to plum to rose, illuminating towering clouds. Frangipani’s languid fall to earth, Roosters announce the Dawn. Marigolds, refreshed by Pa Eka, brighten the jungle yoga shala. Eka’s wife brings palm leaf bowls filled with flowers, lights incense, prays at each altar…
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Tuning In in India
In India, I experience the gamut: giddy laughter, loving kindness from strangers, heart connection, unexpected friendships, communion with cows, encounters with monkeys, blaring horns, sublime sunsets. What I don’t think I have conveyed is the journey within to deep stillness – the Gift of Presence – that has been my India. Words really don’t do…
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Find Me in India
If I should die soon Tell my children to look for me in India. In the prayer bells Ringing out over the Ganges, In the tablas beating their rhythm over the loud speakers, As the red sun melts into purple sky. Look for me on the sand bar in Benares As the dogs creep closer…