This is the short, very condensed version, of Shirdi Sai Baba’s life for those of you who may be unfamiliar with his life story. If you’d like to know more about the life of the greatest saint to have lived in India during the past several hundred years, see, “The Divine Mystery Fort, Vol. One,” … [Read More]

Every day when we go to the temple there is a beautiful arrangement of flowers in the bowl in front of the door to the temple. Seeing the mandala each day is a wonderful surprise and one of my favorite moments of the day. “Earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “People from a … [Read More]

After a good night’s sleep, I awakened with the words “united in purpose,” running through my mind. As I entered the waking state, a soft breeze blew through the window and those words, “united in purpose,” repeated over and over. I wondered whether they were left over from a dream that I’d been having and … [Read More]

Today we spent the day exploring the streets of Bangalore, shopping for things that we’ll need while living at the ashram. We’ll be three hours north of Bangalore, so it’s a good idea to stock up on necessities while we’re still in the big city. While walking through the streets of Bangalore, you find many … [Read More]

We’re in India after flying from LA, to Atlanta, to Paris, to Bombay, to Bangalore. We left Los Angeles early Monday morning with as much as we could squeeze into two backpacks and two small suitcases each. We traveled light, figuring that we really didn’t need much and whatever else we might need we could … [Read More]

Namaste, In a few hours, we get on a plane to fly to India for one year. It’s feels like the culmination of a long process that started when we were teenagers, reading books like “Siddhartha,” Shankara’s “Crest Jewel of Discrimination” and “The Compassionate Buddha.” It’s amazing that it took us this long to make … [Read More]