Well ... i am estimating we have come across 2/3rds of the country since the last time i wrote, so there is lots i'd like to say! Most of that will not happen tonight, because my primary message is to say Merry Christmas to all of our family and friends where ever you may be. I hope everyone had a warm and peacefull holiday.
We are now in Mcleodganj, in Himachel Pradesh, North West India. This is the town where the Dalai Lama lives, as well as many (i don't know numbers) Tibetans in exile. Immediatly we felt welcome and comfortable here. Something about the mountains ... i have known for a long time that my soul is called by mountains, that i feel at home when i am in them, and it is in the mountains that i find it easiest to connect with the Universal Spirit as it moves in and around me and all things. It is easy to be here and feel like myself and both Phillip and i welcome this comfort.
Getting here was a long haul in very close quarters. We have ridden enough trains to last us for a while i think. It is really the most practical way to travel this country, but so different than any way many Americans would ever think to travel. We ride in the regular class cars, not AC so we sit sharing a space of maybe 8 feet by 6 feet with 4 other strangers (atleast) for as long as the train ride lasts. You sleep, eat, sit and stare all on the same surface. It is dirty and hot and cold. There is constant noise. But really, it's the way to go and i feel lucky to share the experience. I would never have one like this anywhere else in the world. And it's a great place to read.
More later, the internet is going to sleep for tonight.
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