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The country who had thousands of gods

13 Feb

Buddhist monks in Bodhgaya

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I am about to take the road again. In one week I will be in Thailand and in one month in New Zealand. Departures mark new steps in life, they are the beginning of the exploration of “the unknown”. Today I was wondering what this new trip will bring me. (more…)

When the train is taking you…

4 Feb

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Travelling by train in India is like smoking or drinking alcohol. First you hate it. But there is something unexplainable that makes you taste it again. Finally you like it and you eventually become addict. This is obviously a general trend and I recognize that I identify myself in this tendency. (more…)

Everybody has a guruji in Varanasi

2 Feb

Ravindra, my yoga teacher in Varanasi

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There are some places where you always feel like going back, even before you have left them. This is the case of Varanasi. I spent 10 days in the holy city. This is enough to get impregnated by its indescribable atmosphere but not enough to learn one of the various cultural disciplines this city offers. When you speak with people in Varanasi, it seems that everyone has a “guru” teaching them something of the Indian culture. (more…)