Inner Asia: A Collection of Travel Stories from the Indian Subcontinent (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka) - 25 India Travel Stories / India Travelogue
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Inner Asia: A Collection of Travel Stories from the Indian Subcontinent (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka) - 25 India Travel Stories / India Travelogue
With a history of spawning world religions, the Indian subcontinent has a thirst for the spiritual that runs deep in its collective unconscious. But these traditions are under threat as the might of modernity delivers its transformative blows.With these two conflicting ways of life co-existing in a region of nearly 2 Billion, the Indian subcontinent provides and ideal backdrop for exploring the spiritual and the secular -- how they interact, clash, combine.Inner Asia tell tales, offers travel recommendations and delivers reflections on four countries -- India, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka -- culled from the author's three years of travel-living throughout the region.The 25 stories in this travel book are told from the vantage point of some of South Asia's most spiritual sites (as well as some commonplace, but not any less interesting, places). From pilgrimage routes in Sri Lanka to mountains monasteries in Bhutan to the banks of the Ganga in India, the reader is invited to explore and celebrate this wild and wonderful part of the world.The stories in this book are a mix of travel magazine articles, personal essays and narratives based on people living in a particular place. Most of the stories are available online on The Mindful Word. Table of Contents:IntroductionINDIASYMPHONY OF CACOPHONYWalking the streets of IndiaLESSONS AT VARANASIReflecting on life and death in India’s most sacred cityCLEARLY COMPASSIONATESeeing the Dalai Lama lights the way to true compassionTAKING REFUGE IN SERVICEAn American doctor committed to the principles of seva—selfless service—assists Tibetan refugees in IndiaINTERNET WOESThe challenge of getting online in IndiaBANGALORE One foot dangling in the future, one hoof rooted in the pastCHECKMATEPlay the game with mindfulness and equanimityBORDER WALKThe tense Indo-Pak border is opening up to a brand of tourism that’s unexpectedly calmTHIKSEY MONASTERYLadakh offers respite from India’s busynessSUSTAINABILITY AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICEVolunteer at Sadhana Forest to learn how to live sustainablyOM ARUNACHALATiruvannamalai—a pilgrimage place for millionsKALARIPAYATTUExperience the awesome acrobatics of this ancient martial artSHIKARA HO!Hop aboard for a look at the life of Dal Lake’s boat hawkers3 PEACOCKS & A MONKEYMeeting sattva and rajas at Ramana’s ashramSPIRITUAL WARRIORSMahabodhi grooms tomorrow’s spiritual leadersBHUTANTHE LONG ROAD TO HAPPINESSIs Bhutan really the Shangri-La that people think it is?ACCEPTANCE AND EQUANIMITYA lesson learned from a falling mandarinTIGER’S NESTSublimation and the essence of transformative travelSOBA RIGPAGood health is all in the mindSRI LANKA SRI PADA PILGRIMAGEChristmas on Sri Lanka’s most sacred mountainKANDYAN DANCESri Lanka’s captivating traditional dance formSLOW TRAVEL IN SRI LANKASlow down your pace to experience the culture of the placeNEPALPILGRIMAGE OF PEACELumbini, Nepal—the site of the Buddha’s birthTRANSCENDENT BEAUTYFrom Pokhara to Sarangkot, NepalVILLAGE THERAPYLearning to live at the pace of “just enough†in Thakurdwara
