Vande Gurudev

After a big breakfast in Delhi the trip to Jaipur was quite smooth; Shambo met me at the aiport and we took an Ola (rideshare) to Sharanam guest house, which has a view of the Jal Mahal (Lake Palace) from the roof. Sharanam means refuge, and this is indeed that - and also very much like living inside of an architectural masterpiece. 

When/if the WiFi works, I will share photos. In the meantime I’m using my phone as a personal hotspot (thank you, TMobile), but there’s not quite enough bandwidth for pictures.

More important, I’ve been three times to the ashram — words fail — and settling into the house and getting to know Uma (our roommate), the dog Gabriel, and the lay of the land.

The 5:30 am call to prayer on Monday brought me straight back to my first trip to India, in 2002, and all of that time waiting on the roof to get into class at the old shala — which only held 12 people.

Tapas. 

Yatra.

Jai Guru!