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An update from India

For Evolving in Monkey Town readers who especially connected with the people and places I described in my chapter about India, I wanted to share a little update. My sister and her husband recently returned to Hyderabad to visit Ashirvad School and they report that everything is going well. Laxmi is healthy again and beautiful as always, and she continues to make chapattis in the morning: The kids too are thriving: Just yesterday I received an email from a reader who wro... read more

Why I Loved "Slumdog"

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Dan and I saw “Slumdog Millionaire” on Friday and both enjoyed it tremendously. Nominated for ten Oscars, the film is beautifully filmed and directed. The story is captivating and well-told, (although admittedly far-fetched). The acting is nothing to write home about, but not at all distracting. All in all, I highly recommend it. It definitely made my all-time top 10 list. Of course, I’m a bit partial, having spent some time in India myself. What I loved most about “Slumd... read more

Lessons from India: Namaste

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Based on my experience, the country of India hardly resembles the spiritual utopia so often portrayed by Western yoga instructors and trendy spiritualists. I visited for two weeks last August, and rather than returning rested, in touch, and connected with the universe, I came back exhausted, stinky, dehydrated, and shaken by the widespread poverty and sickness I witnessed there. While Hinduism and other Eastern religions have done little to improve the quality of life for adherents, there ar... read more

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An update from India

Why I Loved "Slumdog"

Lessons from India: Namaste

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