You can visit a forest monastery named Katumbigala located inland from Panama. You could ride a bicycle all the way there. You might see...
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Born in California 1948.
Theravada Buddhist monk since 1975.
Lead vipassana meditation with Yoga retreats in different places around the world.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sri Lanka Arugam Bay in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
6 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hotels in Kitulgala in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
The Rafters has nice funky huts on the bank high above the river located near the end of the series of rapids . They also have a rafting...
4 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called India-Nepal border crossings? in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
I have not heard of a bus that goes from Varanasi right up to the border. You can get in a jeep taxi in Gorakhpur and get to the Sunauli...
6 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called lapchi in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Well that is great news if Lapchi Gang is now open to foreigners from the Nepal side. I think I will go there myself (with a guide of...
6 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Yoga in pondicherry in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
I don't know what Aurobinda is, but Aurobindo Ashram is indeed in Pondicherry town. I cannot give advice on their 10 day yoga course, as I...
6 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 3 days in Gorakhpur in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Agree with #4. Kushinagar, only fifty miles east of Gorakhpur is where the Buddha entered Parinibbana. There are many interesting shrines...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Second Entry Visa in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Why did you and your sister get different visas? When crossing back into India from Nepal through a land border, others have reported that...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called lapchi in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Lapchi gang is a sacred pilgrimage site associated with the 11th century Tibetan Saint, Milarepa. Is is situated smack on the sensitive...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called pieces of technology? in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Another view: Why not do it like like the thousands of us who travelled to the Subcontinent back in the '70s did--without phone, laptops,...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Second Entry Visa in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
The English is quite clear. It means that you are permitted to re-enter India anytime after leaving. You do not have to wait the two months...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 2 - 3 days to spend after a diving trip? in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Hi Gypsycy,...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called India-Nepal border crossings? in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
There are two options....
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Haridwar/Rishikesh, Amritsar, Jaisalmer total of 9.5 days.. how to sp in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Of course it depends on what you are interested in. If you are intertested in the Hindu religious vibes then I would take a day off of...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Travelling by night in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Hi Elzbieta,...
7 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called bodha gaya to chennai? in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Hey mouse, I do not know for sure but there could be a direct train from Gaya to Chennai. But you'll have to check the Indian Railways...
7 months ago

- Full Name Yogavacara ka Bhante Rahula
- Email Address bhanterahula@gmail.com
- DOB June 21, 1948
- Country United States
- Gender Male
- Website http://www.bhanterahula.blogspot.com
- Favourite Places India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- Interests Meditation, Yoga, trekking in the Himalaya







