When I first learned to meditate, something amazing happened to me. It happened one day, quite spontaneously. At that time I was working as a lawyer and used to walk down a small lane to the train station on my...
Tag: natural beauty
Nature
Nature is a teacher – What happens when you allow everything to be “as it is”?
Some years ago I went on vacation to a beautiful part of Portugal. We stayed in a converted farm in the middle of a national park. The farmhouse was in a valley. We arrived at night when the birds were...
Nature
The hug of homecoming : Hedonism in the natural world
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” – Gary Snyder In a very real sense, mountains and valleys, seas and skies, sun and land, trees and flowers are our home, our natural habitat. Growing up in the...
Travel
Lolab Valley: Kashmir Unexplored
Lolab valley is in the northern district Kupwara of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Being very close to India’s most disputed border, Kupwara unfortunately ignites a lot of fear. But things are changing now. Lolab valley is studded with natural...
