While children’s ability to look around is still unpolluted by the interaction with electronic devices (which is often multi-tasked and at a high speed) they have a keen sense of observation. Snail having a snack (This snail was spotted by a child after 2 of us had passed it by) The ideal way to eat…
To sit under a tree You see, you are not educated to be alone. Do you ever go out for a walk by yourself? It is very important to go out alone, to sit under a tree—not with a book, not with a companion, but by yourself—and observe the falling of a leaf, hear the…
For those who are short on time and inclination, here is the conclusion in advance: kindly carry your own trash bags wherever in the remote wilderness you go and carry back your non-biodegradable trash with you, even small chocolate wrappers, and dispose it in a city. This photograph shows one of the most beautiful and…
[@Bristol, UK] Frank, a male Nurse – and one of the caving experts, shared how hes been caving for many years now. He spoke of some stalactites and stalagmites and some other fantastic ice formations hes seen underground. He often does surveying, exploring new unknown caves and drawing out a map of them. He also…
[@Bristol, UK] Maybe a decade ago, the prospect of exploring a closed deep tunnel deep into the very womb of the Earth… may not have seemed very endearing. Well, to begin at the beginning… I went to this doctor on Monday about my otherwise normal back except occasionally very painful back (thanks to a fall…
“Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountains and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life.” – Art of Peace, Morihei Ueshiba Well I didn’t actually seclude myself; was with around 15 other people… when I had gone on an approximately 20km walk over two days, in the…
For those who are short on time and inclination, here is the conclusion in advance: kindly carry your own trash bags wherever in the remote wilderness you go and carry back your non-biodegradable trash with you, even small chocolate wrappers, and dispose it in a city. This photograph shows one of the most beautiful and…
[on a trip to Mudhumalai with some friends] Woke up around 6:30After an uninterrupted sleep. I wanted to make good use of being in the forest and so meditated for some time. All the other guys were still asleep and I stepped out of the cottage after around half an hour into the pristine world…
[14-Aug-2002] On the afternoon of day we were to leave, when I told my colleagues where I was planning to go, they asked me how I was going. Then they created confusion about why we were going via Coimbatore when the route over Mysore-Ooty was much simpler, and started listing out all the options. I…