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

Where to start? They always say to start at the beginning, right? Beginning or end? It depends on where you’re looking from, like everything

I’m going to India. I’ve already bought my ticket. After days and nights of relentless reflection and moments of anxiety, doubts, chaos, a

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