Mooji was one of the main reasons we went to Rishikesh – Mooji and Prem Baba. Both are celebrity gurus, who spend a short season in Rishikesh each year in the spring. When we arrived in January, Prem Baba’s team…
Rishikesh, India – Day 840-860 (Jan 17-Feb 6, 2016): The Monkeys of Rishikesh
Rishikesh has a LOT of monkeys. It is in the mountains, with plenty of national parks nearby. There is an endless supply of soft-hearted or soft-headed tourists, who can be cajoled or tricked into giving the monkeys food. And there…
Rishikesh – Day 839 (Jan 16, 2016): Satsang With Prem Baba, And Monkeys
The next day, we went to our first satsang with Prem Baba. It was so bitterly cold in the hall that Jenny went out to the nearest shawl vendor, and bought the warmest shawl she could with the 1400 rupees…
Rishikesh, India: Day 837-838 (Jan 14-15, 2016): Discovering Ganga Ma
We arrived in Rishikesh late at night and very hungry. Our guesthouse had a policy of locking the shutters on the front doors at 9:30pm, but it was after that time when we arrived, and we hadn’t eaten. The dedicated…
India: Day 835-838 (Jan 12- 15, 2016): Back to India!
We made a strategic error in booking our flights from The Maldives back to India – we took the cheapest combination of flights, which resulted in us taking three two-hour flights over one night, with layovers of 2-3 hours in…