Seeing the name Hillary in a headline last week—a headline about a life that had involved real achievement—I felt a mouse stirring in the attic of my memory. Eventually, I was able to recall how...

and if you survive without reflecting, then you simply become an old degenerate.

As a young doctor I would see these violent things and wonder why they happened, knowing that it was not something that Buddhists should do. Then I realized we are not born Buddhist. All the...

Close your eyes, Matt, and focus on third eye, the second chakra of your being. Open third eye and you will feel energy of other river as it flows. And energy of Goddess.” He closed...

People who have made comparative studies of many different societies, know that when status is ascribed, rather than achieved, individual efforts towards excellence are not directed through any form of innovation; rather, the enhancement of...

You bring fresh eyes, Matt. For us, something crazy may happen, and we all say ‘Oh my’ at the time, but the next week some new crazy thing happens that wipes the memory clean. And...

Travel is the discovery of truth; an affirmation of the promise that human kind is far more beautiful than it is flawed. With each trip comes a new optimism that where there is despair and...

Beliefs divide us; values unite us.” Godless – Living a Valuable Life beyond Beliefs.

a Nepali outlook, pace and philosophy had prevented us being swamped by our problems. In Nepal it was easier to take life day by day.

Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.

I reckon that blaming people fixes nothing. You’re the only person who is going to sort you out. No-one else really can – or really cares, enough. That’s what Nepalis know – better than anyone....

He wasn’t a great man, but he had a great life.

The Chinese say that there is no scenery in your home town. They’re right. Being in another place heightens the senses, allows you to see more, enjoy more, take delight in small things; it makes...

You can take a my body out of Nepal but you can never take my soul and Heart from a Nepal .

Blood-coloured bottlebrush trees and scarlet hibiscus looked too bright for this devastated world.

I am no enemy of Nepal being a fully literate society. It is a good thing for society and the nation as a whole.

We found a smooth inviting boulder under a vast banyan tree, and sat in companionable silence. There unexpectedly, on that rock, I saw the secret of contentment. True happiness is only ever possible if you...

If Nepal is to become a new Nepal, she must first become free from ethnic segregation.

In Nepal, the quality of conversation is much more important than accuracy of the content. Maybe we get overexcited about information in England?