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hartfire · 61-69
Once, for two weeks, when I was 16, with my mother and younger sister.
We were typical tourists - which I feel embarassed about because tourism is such a shallow way to see a country.
In Bangkok I loved the Buddhist temples, the market places, and a performance of classical music and dance.
The cooked food had too much chilli for me, so I ate fruit, peeling it myself to avoid catching any stomach bugs.
Given that chilli was originally a South American plant, I wonder how it arrived in Southeast Asia, and how it became so popular that food without it is considered bland or tasteless.
In Chen Mai, I loved a Buddhist monastery, a water fall and traditional hilltribe dancers and their music.
In my thirties, I did my first 10 day course in Vipassana, and discovered it as a reliable path for a better life.
My favourite Buddhist teacher, Pannya Varro, is an Australian ordained in the Thai forrest tradition.
He founded a monastery 2 hrs drive from where I live and, even in his 80s, continues to teach.
I feel a little sad that I never had the chance to get to know the real Thailand.
We were typical tourists - which I feel embarassed about because tourism is such a shallow way to see a country.
In Bangkok I loved the Buddhist temples, the market places, and a performance of classical music and dance.
The cooked food had too much chilli for me, so I ate fruit, peeling it myself to avoid catching any stomach bugs.
Given that chilli was originally a South American plant, I wonder how it arrived in Southeast Asia, and how it became so popular that food without it is considered bland or tasteless.
In Chen Mai, I loved a Buddhist monastery, a water fall and traditional hilltribe dancers and their music.
In my thirties, I did my first 10 day course in Vipassana, and discovered it as a reliable path for a better life.
My favourite Buddhist teacher, Pannya Varro, is an Australian ordained in the Thai forrest tradition.
He founded a monastery 2 hrs drive from where I live and, even in his 80s, continues to teach.
I feel a little sad that I never had the chance to get to know the real Thailand.