Lemon Tree Hotel Pune

... higher one by a fortified bastion with a gate that could be defended independently. The lowest level is beautifully fortified by double curtain walls (chilkhathi) separated by a deep trench, on average 12 feet across. One can walk between these walls. The outer wall has openings to let soldiers out for sudden attack.

Suvela Machee (south east)

This is another grand machee facing east with lots of ...

... front of me not knowing why in the 2nd stage. however, i felt the potential of the meditation and still felt really relaxed and could feel some of the energy in my hands during the 3rd stage. after the meditation, i bought the cd in the bookstore so i could practice it properly back home :)

afterwards, i spend some time writing in my journal until i meet up with my friend who hangs out w/ me for my last couple hours. i'm sad to go ...

... and we all sat down to an hour of silent meditation. i really didn't think it would be that hard. i mean, it's just an hour of sitting in silence and quieting your mind, rite? in theory, yes. but after about 5 minutes, i was starting to get antsy. after 10 or 15 minutes, i had to reposition my legs which were falling asleep. and everyone in the room can hear you if you move because even the smallest sound echoes. i adjust myself, and try to ...

... open that time, a little more
uninhibited. i follow that with the evening meditation. this time, i
find it much easier to pay attention to the video. i don't fall asleep
this time, and i find i can relate to the topics that Osho is talking
about..he's a witty speaker, and often tells jokes throughout his
speeches. i can see why so many people are captivated by him..


that night there is a Sannyasin party, which celebrates the ...

... our guide takes us on a silent tour throughout
the grounds. the resort is beautiful. small paths are lined with lush
foliage and tall bamboo. people in long maroon robes walk calmly around
the campus. there's a huge open area with white marble floor and a
few people sitting around its perimeter, thinking or perhaps
contemplating life. one guy is blowing dandelion spores in the wind,
chasing them and blowing them back up in the air before they fall to
Pune, Maharashtra, India juleymuley

i had had an ecstatic day before visiting pune...and i was completely unprepared for my entrance exams. but i loved being on my own (alone) in a new place travelling in the state transport bus...and returning back with shatabdi..wow it was quite an experience!

... Mhindi (Heena) applied to my inner arms up to the elbow and then proceeding to hold my arms at ridiculous angles in fear of smearing heena all over the house. The next day was the party which was wonderful, we knew very few people other than the immediate family and speak only one word of Maharathi (Sonal took great pride in teaching us the word for ****), so we hung out together alot but had a wonderful time. Alot of Sids family friends ...

... allaient manger a Koregoan Park. J'ai decide de rentrer a l'hotel au lieu de les suivre puisque je savais que si j'allais la bas avec eux, je rentrerais plus tard et j'aimais mieux relaxer a l'hotel et m'endormir a une heure decente. Je me suis commande de la bouffe comme vous pouvez voir sur la photo. Bon, je me suis surtout concentre sur le riz et les galettes de ble... J'aimais mieux pas prendre de chance avec les legumes non cuits comme on me l'a suggere. Pour ce qui est de l ...

"Are you nervous?" Tell anyone you're moving abroad and that's one of the first questions you'll get asked. Well, there I was at the airport all checked in, my goodbyes all said and still no nerves. When I first decided to take the position offered in India I didn't feel nervous or worried, although I seemed to be vaguely aware that I should, after all moving half way round the world is not something that one should take lightly. As the date approached they ...

... had a bodywork treatment at the ashram, which is really more like a new age retreat center (most of the participants are europeans--in my orientation class there were greeks, germans, irish, israelis, a lot of indians, some italians, a few french, a taiwanese man (great dancer) and me the lone american). the russian woman who gave me the treatment encouraged me to try different things in the ashram: dancing, meditating, playing ping pong, swimming, and the like. She said maybe the ...