INNER ASIA

Introduction INDIA SYMPHONY OF CACOPHONY Walking the streets of India LESSONS AT VARANASI Reflecting on life and death in India s most sacred city CLEARLY COMPASSIONATE Seeing the Dalai Lama lights the way to true compassion TAKING REFUGE IN SERVICE An American doctor committed to the principles of seva-selfless service-assists Tibetan refugees in India INTERNET WOES The challenge of getting online in India BANGALORE One foot dangling in the future, one hoof rooted in the past CHECKMATE Play the game with mindfulness and equanimity BORDER WALK The tense Indo-Pak border is opening up to a brand of tourism that s unexpectedly calm THIKSEY MONASTERY Ladakh offers respite from India s busyness SUSTAINABILITY AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Volunteer at Sadhana Forest to learn how to live sustainably OM ARUNACHALA Tiruvannamalai-a pilgrimage place for millions KALARIPAYATTU Experience the awesome acrobatics of this ancient martial art SHIKARA HO! Hop aboard for a look at the life of Dal Lake s boat hawkers 3 PEACOCKS & A MONKEY Meeting sattva and rajas at Ramana s ashram SPIRITUAL WARRIORS Mahabodhi grooms tomorrow s spiritual leaders BHUTAN THE LONG ROAD TO HAPPINESS Is Bhutan really the Shangri-La that people think it is? ACCEPTANCE AND EQUANIMITY A lesson learned from a falling mandarin TIGER S NEST Sublimation and the essence of transformative travel SOBA RIGPA Good health is all in the mind SRI LANKA SRI PADA PILGRIMAGE Christmas on Sri Lanka s most sacred mountain KANDYAN DANCE Sri Lanka s captivating traditional dance form SLOW TRAVEL IN SRI LANKA Slow down your pace to experience the culture of the place NEPAL PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE Lumbini, Nepal-the site of the Buddha s birth TRANSCENDENT BEAUTY From Pokhara to Sarangkot, Nepal VILLAGE THERAPY Learning to live at the pace of just enough in Thakurdwara