Pilgrimage Reflections #4 A Landscape of Many Traditions Beyond the Sacred Garden at Lumbini lies a very different kind of space. The Lumbini Peace Park temples extend outward in quiet symmetry—paths, water, and open ground surround the temples built by different countries and traditions. Each one represents a particular lineage of Buddhist practice, expressed through Read More
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Meditation in Lumbini: A Pilgrimage to the Birthplace of the Buddha
Pilgrimage Reflections #2 Buddha Was Born in Nepal To sit in meditation in Lumbini at the Sacred Garden, is to be aware—quietly but unmistakably—that this is the place associated with the birth of the Gautama Buddha. That awareness does not need to be emphasised. It is already present in the atmosphere. A Shared Stillness I Read More
Walking Without Seeking: A Different Kind of Meditation
Meditation is often associated with stillness.A quiet room. A fixed posture. Eyes closed. But some of the clearest moments of awareness arise while moving. When approached differently, walking becomes a form of meditation—not as a technique, but as a way of being present. Leaving behind the idea of practice It is easy to turn walking Read More