[more impressions from India, the north hit different 😳 read captions and awesome ⬅️]
Friday, 21st of July
We have arrived in rainy Dharamshala and immediately this town leaves a unique impression on me. Maybe it’s the fact that the Dalai Lama lives here in exile ever since Tibet was annexed by China in the 50s. Maybe it’s the Buddhist influences that you can sense everywhere. Maybe it’s just the energy in the air. Who knows. Schmidi and I go exploring and between fog (See Bonus Video) monkeys and hills we find a flag temple just as it starts to pour down rain. (See bonus pic) Up there it’s just monkeys, a cow and some monks who supposedly live here in a vow of silence.
Saturday, 22nd of July
We decide to get up to join a drop-in meditation session held at @tushitameditationcentre today, We practice forgiveness. „Forgiveness starts with ourself“, the meditation instructor solemnly says. A thought worth thinking about. And something that I’m definitely still improving in. The biggest distraction are the monkeys outside the window and the ruckus they cause. I can tell how easy it is for my core to form a connection with this place. A feeling that just gets backed up by the serene vibes at the Dalai Lama Temple (See Bonus Video) and the beautiful nature all around us
Sunday, 23rd of July
After a much wilder night out than expected, it is almost finally time to say farewell to Schmidi, my travel companion for almost 6 weeks. The goodbye is short because I am just returning from a little trip. Literally. Fate had given me psychoactive mushrooms a few days before and I felt like here was the perfect place to take them. And I was correct. „the Earth is dancing. Breathing. Alive. It’s beautiful!“ The universe finds a way to surprise me as I follow my instincts. And get rewarded with another experience that I simply can’t believe to be a coincidencde. (See bonus pic)
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