It has taken me about half an hour to get this blogspot page to load. The internet is very slow and glitchy in Bodhgaya. I haven't been able to get Hotmail to load at all since I arrived in India, don't know why not.
A few things: The thing to keep in mind here is that Bodhgaya is part pilgrimage site and part tourist trap. The trick is to maximize the pilgrimage aspect and try to keep clear of the tourist trap aspect as much as possible. I do my best. So far I have met quite a few Rinpoches, attended a lot of teachings, done a lot of chanting, circumambulated the big Mahabodhi Temple many many times, and spun a lot of prayer wheels. That's what I came here for. I'm intending to be a part of Ayang Rinpoche's Phowa retreat from Dec. 25th to Jan. 3rd, which should be very cool. After that I don't have definite plans, but I'm considering a trip to the south, to the Ramana Maharshi ashram in Tamil Nadu. We'll see.
I took some pictures yesterday. I'll try to figure out how to post them here. Also haven't got a phone yet, but I'm working on it.
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