“When the modifications of the mind have weakened, the mind becomes like a crystal: transparent. When memories, past knowledge, and...

I went through the strongest fear and loneliness of my life, but then someone started to emerge—someone I didn’t know that well. I...

The only place I had planned not to set foot in India—besides Delhi—was Varanasi. I already had enough inner chaos; I didn’t need to add...

At the beginning of January, I had decided to do a Vipassana, a silent meditation retreat in Bodh Gaya, a very humble little village near...

It was nighttime. Everything was empty enough to resemble a zombie movie and the arrival of the Apocalypse. I tried to connect with what...

I came to India seeking to understand. But does our mind really want to escape the illusion we live in? To break free from the collective...

What if you get that thing you wanted so badly? Your house in the mountains, the dog, the trees—and one day, the house catches fire. Then...

Waking up early and walking along the Ghats with the morning sun had become my new meditation. I would go down to Assi Ghat at 5 a.m....

On the second day, we had breakfast on the terrace of the Guesthouse , from where we could see the river. The fabric of saris drying in...

Only several months after arriving in India was I able to start feeling that "inner self,"  that "intuition"  they talked about. That...

We were meditating just a few centimeters from the sacred fire, surrounded by smoke and drops of sweat."Everything is fine... look around...

I left Varanasi. I didn’t want to leave. I said it many times.The universe heard me. I almost missed my train. Three hours before my...

"We are repeatedly told about transmigrating, about how our spirit moves from one body to another in countless lives, seeking experiences...

When the clouds disappear, the sky clears and the sun shines brightly...When the sun shines, who needs artificial light?" Light on the...

The term "Untouchable"  had shocked me deeply from the first time I heard it in India, but it was a long time after arriving that I could...

There is a beautiful India, one that is light, deep, and peaceful, the one that draws us like bees to honey. But there is another India...

January 2023. Deep Winter. Bodh Gaya, India. The village where Buddha attained enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree. Could...

Hello mind, a lot has happened. You were on top of the mountain for a long time, watching everything from above, and that's okay, it was...

I had gotten up at 4 a.m., fallen asleep during the meditation, and, on top of that, I hadn't turned into Jean from the X-Men, nor did I...

The dry leaves covered the courtyard.I saw an ant carrying a feather that was 100 times bigger than its size. I also saw a woman braiding a tree with the endless vines hanging from it... We were suspended in time, in the magic of a parallel world, and that was starting to feel real. During the 5-minute break, we all went to fill our water bottles out of sheer habit. I don’t know if we were actually thirsty or not, but it was something automatic, and besides, it was almost the