The Ten Most Tranquilo Temples in the World

September 20th, 2007 | By Joshua | 5 Comments »

Check out these remarkable photos of The Ten Most Amazing Temples in the World (via Neatorama.com). The collection is exclusively Buddhist and Hindu (otherwise, I would suggest a Maya temple... [Read this entry]

New Article in Perceptive Travel

March 1st, 2006 | By Joshua | 3 Comments »

Please enjoy my spankin’ fresh essay in the new issue of Perceptive Travel:
Nothing to Achieve: In the Place of Enlightenment, Joshua Berman learns that being a pilgrim in the... [Read this entry]

So long, and thanks for all the dahl!

November 25th, 2005 | By Joshua | 1 Comment »

Our last few days in India rush up to us in a flurry of night trains, rickshaw haggles, and last-minute site-seeing in Agra where we squeeze in a few sublime... [Read this entry]

The sun softly rises: Maa Ganga awakes

November 24th, 2005 | By Joshua | 1 Comment »

The pre-dawn boat trip on the Ganges is an obvious once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we do not neglect. The most difficult part is not waking up on time, since the ancient... [Read this entry]

The Rough Guide to India

November 23rd, 2005 | By Joshua | 3 Comments »

Our brick-sized companion during four months on the subcontinent has been The Rough Guide to India, 5th Edition, by David Abram, Devdan Sen, Nick Edwards, Mike Ford and Beth Wooldridge.... [Read this entry]

Varanasi: Beyond words

November 22nd, 2005 | By Joshua | 1 Comment »

“Older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together.” That is how Mark Twain described Varanasi. Peter Matthiessen... [Read this entry]

The Oldest City: Varanasi

November 21st, 2005 | By Joshua | No Comments »

A cold, pre-dawn train – the Doon Express – carries us from Gaya to the Cantonment Station in Varanasi, where we steel ourselves for the assault of humanity about which... [Read this entry]

Sunrise in Bodhgaya

November 19th, 2005 | By Joshua | No Comments »

On the last two mornings of our meditation retreat, Tay and I broke the rules and met each other at 6:00 a.m. on the roof of my dorm to watch... [Read this entry]

Traveling Mindfully: Root Institute, Bodhgaya

November 18th, 2005 | By Joshua | 4 Comments »

The name of the course is “Yoga and Meditation: Journey to Awareness,” and it is exactly what we were looking for, but did not find, in Rishikesh so many months... [Read this entry]

While my sitar gently weeps

November 16th, 2005 | By Joshua | No Comments »

I never did get to hear Sarmishtha play her sitar.

The instrument she had in the corner of her childhood room was dusty, unused, with half its strings broken. Nor did... [Read this entry]