Tag: monk

  • Monasteries, Mystics, and Mountain Wisdom: Seeking Spirituality in the Himalayas

    I did not embark on this journey in search of enlightenment. I was not a seeker in that sense, nor was I particularly the religious type. Yet, the Himalayas have a magical way of pulling people toward something other than self. Perhaps it was the immensity of the mountains and…

  • The Silence of the Himalayas: A Journey into Mindfulness

    The Himalayas have made me ponder the art of silence, so I guess I never truly understood it till then. Back in the city, such moments were rare-were they ever quiet? Always interrupted by the honking of cars, the endless pings of notifications, or the constant drone of some television…

  • Finding Yourself in the Himalayas: A Journey of Inner Peace

    The Himalayas had always been calling to me. Not in the grand and adventurous way listed by the Instagram influencers, but in the quiet, almost whispering way mountains knew something I did not. There was nothing about dressing up and summiting peaks, nor was it about checking names off places…