I’ve been tempted to close down this blog since I have not written anything in such a long time. Some major changes are coming in my life, namely our (my family) migration from this Formidable island to Calgary, Canada. The decision to move was instigated by our serious consideration of what we wanted for our [...]

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So Part II. I didn’t get around to writing this post on the weekend I said I would. Luckily, my meditation practice (which I’ve been able to rigorously keep up) has brought me to a more Liberated space where I can procrastinate guilt free.
I did some Googling on Vipassana retreats in Taiwan and found this [...]

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I decided back in March to do a course this summer. This would be my 3rd 10-day course in 8 years. Vipassana is a meditation technique which, according to the literature, is an ancient Indian technique whch was rediscovered by Sidharta Gotama (The Buddha) 2,500 years ago. They go on to say:
Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the [...]

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This is me at the top of He Huan Shan last Tuesday. I was wet and cold. The plan was to meet up with some Taipei friends and camp at one of the parking lots up at the top. I arrived much earlier than the others’ ETA and took a fraction of a second to [...]

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