Communications

Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, 2010 and two dramas

My arrival in India got off to a slow start at New Delhi railway station on January 22, 2010. The Rajdhani Express from New Delhi to Gaya took 30 hours instead of 12 hours. I spent the night on the platform with my shawl as a mattress , a sleeping bag as a duvet and the edge of my small backpack (with laptop etc) as a pillow. …

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Belgium man in a “Coma” for 23 years meditated while trapped in body

For 23 years Rom Houben, 46, was ­imprisoned in his own body. He saw his doctors and nurses as they visited him during their daily rounds; he listened to the conversations of his carers; he heard his mother deliver the news to him that his father had died. But he could do nothing. He was unable to communicate with his doctors or family. He could not move his head or weep, he could only listen. …

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Ramesh Balsekar (1917 – 27/9/2009)

Lila, a Dharma teacher  from Jerusalem, who paid regular visits to Mumbai to listen to the teachings of Ramesh Balsekar, the wonderful Advaita teacher, has emailed me to let me know that Ramesh passed away peacefully a few days ago on Sunday morning of September 27. He was 92 years old. …

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