The fact that we live in a world that is essentially mutable and ever-changing applies to everything. And so it applies as well to our spiritual paths and searches. In the end, it looks more like walking for a while, drifting off course, falling, trusting, returning, finding, connecting, getting confused again, realizing how wrong you were, becoming frustrated, getting angry about it, then getting angry for being angry—and after some time, realizing that you are lost again…

It had been three months since I arrived in Dharamsala. My visa was about to expire, and I had to leave India soon. I had tried many times to secure a public audience with His Holiness. I had sent several emails, but each one had been denied for various reasons.  After insisting for a while, I realized that arguing with a monk behind a computer to secure a spot was pulling me away from the true essence of the experience. So, I let it go, accepting that if it was meant to hap

I got food poisoning four times in India and three more times in Asia, with hospitals, antibiotics, feelings of near-death, and everything in between. Spicy foods and Asian bacteria are almost lethal to me. I would eat every new meal and every unknown fruit as a gift from the hands of each local. I would love to relax and not have to overthink where everything comes from, but I know well that it could kill me. The easy things always seem difficult for me. So, I can’t help bu

I love the mysteries of the Universe, they give me energy. Sometimes, what we search for so much arrives when we stop looking for it....

It was nighttime. We crossed the backyards of several houses and reached the main street, a narrow road packed with people, monks, cows,...

In the place, several small fires were distributed within cement spaces that contained them. Around each bonfire, some people were seated, a

- It's easy to find peace - Kaare told me. In the mountains, in the forest, in solitude. But that's not real, nor does it belong to you...

I had set up my meditation altar with a small statue of Ganesha, a Tibetan singing bowl, and some Santa Rita  flowers I had found in the...

After the chanting class, we would go together into the Ganga to purify ourselves and because we both loved the winter bath . The water...

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...

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...

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

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

Understanding the conditions of the path we walk is important and crucial to knowing how to walk it.