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Reflecting on my Indian Travel in Bombay
January 15, 2009
I intended to get up again at 5 am this morning like I did yesterday. However, unfortunately today there was no mosquito to bite me and make me feel a bit strange and thus feel like getting up. Only my alarm clock which I was able to ignore twice. Eventually at 8 am I naturally woke up. I jumped out of my tent which is pitched inside the flat to dodge the mosquitoes.
Tags: SpiritualityBombayIndiaMindfulnesswritingpresent-tensefirst-personDavid KleinRouteMumbai
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8 Days at an Ashram in India Changed My Life
January 12, 2009
I feel a bit like I haven’t been telling the full story through the blog. This is mainly because I’ve had to do everything from Internet cafes and time, expense and technical limitations (Internet connection) are a factor. December involved a strategic decision to get off the main highway and spend some time exploring smaller villages and towns. Upon reaching the city of Bharoch I took a small road to find somewhere to camp.
Tags: AshramVagabondSpiritualityIndiaTravelSwamiReligionNermadaBharoch
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Getting a Massage With A Vibrating Dolphin in an Indian Temple
December 7, 2008
That evening I had an impulsion to cycle until it got dark to see if I would still find somewhere to sleep without really planning or searching for it or I would eventually be forced to cycle all night. I wanted to push the process to its limit. This is India, you can’t just camp anywhere. Every field was worked by someone from nearby villages. People seemed to lurk everywhere; stray kids with cricket bats, rabid dogs and religious wanderers behind every bush.
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Deploying Lateral Thinking Techniques Whilst Cycle Touring in India
December 7, 2008
I’ve had a strange last week. The urge to use some of my newly rediscovered lateral thinking skills has been bubbling to the surface. When I was in my late teens I found an early website online of design methods. I forget the name of the guy whose website it is (I think his first name was Martin), but its long been taken offline. However, it introduced me to concepts such as lateral thinking and Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies.
Tags: Indialateral-thinking
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A First Hand Experience of Extreme Indian Food Served by The Police
December 1, 2008
Is Indian food addictive I ask myself as I find myself craving it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Perhaps it is the amount of spice and flavour. In India they don’t seem to eat just for sustenance but for explosions in their taste buds. Every meal is a different adventure in food. The whole Indian experience is a bit like a macrocosm of the eating experience. One night I stayed with the police near Bikaner.