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A few ruminations from the retreat

I've said it before, and I'll repeat it now: The path to enlightenment is no walk in the park. Katy and I sat on a meditation cushion for 12 hours each day, straining to not strain, but rather remain equanimous with our mind and body. It is pretty amazing how quickly my inflexible body was...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on May 17, 2009 from Dharmsala, India

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The mental journey continues

Our childhood friend, Courtney Zenner, has been living here off and on for a couple of years. She is currently helping to teach a course on Tibetan Buddhism for an Emory University study abroad program. She is a wealth of knowledge on the historical struggle for freedom, as well as the...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on May 1, 2009 from Dharmsala, India

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Dharmsala

With a wonderful sense of accomplishment and reward for finishing the Annapurna Circuit in 15 days carrying all of our own weight, Katy and I enjoyed a couple of beers and some Western food in the lakeside town of Pokhara. We then continued onto Kathmandu, where we stayed one night before...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on April 30, 2009 from Dharmsala, India

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