The next days I will have to finish my work here. However, the advantage of the internet is that you can pretty much work anywhere. So to some degree this is not a concern.
Yesterday morning there was some concern, because Gurunistha, one of the monks living here, was stuck at the SF airport. American Airlines [...]

Yesterday was Nirjala Ekadasi as I mentioned earlier. It is a full fast day. No water, no food. This can be quite rough, especially when you have to do physical work or get out of the house/monastery. I was lucky in that regard as I had enough computer work to do. At the same time, [...]

We’ve felt a little cold the past few days. Temperatures feel more spring like than the coming of solstice would make us belief. Though, the sun burned on my face while finishing the turning of the compost yesterday with Ian. We talked more about our future in the world with every turn of compost being [...]

After a hiatus of about a month, I got to pick up the pitchfork and turn some compost yesterday. Got a little sunburned in the process and some sore muscles too. Ian and I almost finished the job, but we will continues this afternoon. We ended yesterday with Gaura Arotik and reading from Bhagavad Gita [...]

Today I woke up with deer grazing around my yurt. And fell asleep again. It was a short night. We launched the site yesterday and there are always some small bugs that pop out. I was fixing those till late. The morning program was nice, even though it was just the three of us singing. [...]

Life in a monastery is not dull. Rather it is dynamic and action-packed. Today I sat 5 hours in a car to drive Gurunistha and Nitai to Mill Valley from where they would continue their journey to North Carolina together with Swami and Vrindaranya. Swami will be given a few talks there during the coming [...]

Now almost three weeks ago, I was standing in the kitchen talking to Vrindaranya about Swami’s thoughts on Costa Rice when Swami came in. I relayed some information I found on the internet when he pointed at me and said: “do you have three hundred dollars for a ticket to Costa Rica?” I was stunned [...]

It seems like I’m mystically going through my visit to Costa Rica, but before doing some more highlighting, I would like to tip my hat to Miguel Castro. He is our Realtor in Costa Rica and did an outstanding job. His business is more than just about making a living. He drove us all over [...]

After two weeks in the tropics, I’ve arrived safely at Audarya again. After a long day of traveling on Friday, we ended up at Vamsi’s place in Marin county. American Airlines appears to be masters in delaying flights. Our flight to Miami was delayed with one hour, causing us to miss our connecting flight to [...]