I walk, I sit, I lie down. My body aches, my attention is scattered, but I start again. Here I am not learning to understand, but to practice.
220. | 10 days barefoot 6: it works with few words
I felt pain. It hurts when the space that could take you forward becomes a playground.
219. | 10 days barefoot 5: body pain and common prayers
My body hurts. I’m straightening up inside. Pain is not a punishment – maybe it’s training.
218. | 10 days barefoot 4: come experience
Yesterday I went to bed before 10:00 PM as scheduled. The hardness of the bed woke me up every 20-30 minutes. My watch rang at five o'clock. I woke up, but I still slept a little with a cry… I fell asleep. The bell rang. Or rather, its more urgent end. ...
217. | 10 days barefoot 3: the first full day
10:00 PM to bed, 5:00 AM to wake up. This was truly something unusual for me. The bed was very hard, so I expected that I wouldn’t be able to sleep. Fortunately, I was wrong! I woke up a few times and diligently switched my two ...
216. | 10 days barefoot 2: the arrival
Board bed. More minimalism. Offering and meditation. With these words I arrived at the temple.
215. | 10 days barefoot 1: on the way to the forest church
8 hours of bends, freezing dawn, misunderstood tickets, expensive tuk-tuks. I took off my shoes at the temple gate so I wouldn’t see them for 10 days.
213. | When online solutions don’t work
Sometimes even buying a bus ticket is an embarrassing amount of work. I enjoy these adventures.
209. | The oddities of Asian life
Asian apartments: puritanical bathroom, minimalist kitchen, empty fridge. Surprisingly, nothing is missing. Except for good chewing gum. And handkerchiefs.
205. | Temple tour in Northern Thailand
Lots of things I’ve never seen before, great experiences and another serious realization on my Chiang Mai city and temple tour.