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Walking mindfully at Tushita – Introduction to Buddhism

Yeah.. what can I say? I have still a lot to learn when it comes to being mindful. đŸ˜‰    

Calm down that monkey mind at Tushita – Introduction to Buddhism

Fresh and clean after a refreshing shower I arrive in the gompa at 6:45 am. As the meditation starts: HELLO MONKEY MIND!! Maybe that shower was a little…

My karma yoga job at Tushita – Introduction to Buddhism

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How silence turned us into peaceful zombies at Tushita – Introduction to Buddhism

  For more information about the course please check out the Tushita website

Eating mindful at Tushita – Introduction to Buddhism

For more information about the course please check out the Tushita website

Waking up mindful at Tushita – Introduction to Buddhism

Being mindful is not that easy… đŸ˜‰ “The gong woke me up this morning at 6 and I forgot entirely about ‘waking up mindful’ as was explained yesterday….

Teachings in the gompa at Tushita – Introduction to Buddhism

  Teachings on the concepts of Tibetan Buddhism are given twice a day, the first 6 full days of the course. They take place in the Gompa, the…

Breakfast at Tushita – Introduction to Buddhism

Tushita is at an altitude of 1800 meter and in November it gets quite cold. There’s no central heating so everyone was wearing multiple layers of clothes. Silently…

10-day Buddhism course & meditation retreat at Tushita – McLeodGanj

One of my reasons for going to McLeod Ganj, in the North of India is to deepen my understanding of Tibetan Buddhism. McLeod Ganj is famous for being…

Things to do and see in Myanmar

Traveling Myanmar is tough and tiring.. đŸ˜‰ Especially when you want to cover all religious sites throughout the country. This is because Myanmar has 6 types of religious…

On a Buddhist pelgrimage – Myanmar

The Golden Rock is Myanmar’s second main pelgrimage destination (after the Shwedagon Paya, a pagode with one of Buddha’s hairs as a relic). Every Buddhist hopes to once…

Open your heart

Beautiful spinning prayer bells at the Monkey Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. While travelling there in 2012, I met many amazing and inspiring people on the way. Many of…

Follow your intuition

This photo was taken in 2012 when I traveled Nepal. Near to the well know lake of Pokhara, there is a Buddhist Stupa on top of the hill….

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