The day is gorgeous with all the spring blossoms in full display of colors and I feel an urge to try our new zero turn riding mower, but need to wrap up things and pack up as we will be heading towards a four day trip to Ann Arbor to see his holiness Dalai Lama for  the two day weekend program, do some visiting in the area and bring our daughter Maya home!



Tonight Maya is attending a pre-dalailama concert with Philip Glass, Bob Mcferrin and Richard Gere. You can the see the  livecast here. Ann arbor seems to be a very thriving place with all kinds of holistic and concious businesses. A month or so ago we had the good fortune to attend President Abdul Kalam lectures here at university of KY, Lexington.

And I will be joining Maya and her dad leaving a week before me, in India on May 3rd. Meeting my mom, neices, nephews, cousins, in-laws is something I am cherishing very much as we are visiting as a family this time, upon Maya's insistence. We are taking a family group  tour to Darjeeling and I am likely to visit for the first time my birthplace Jalpaiguri!

A couple of days ago had a wonderful time with Liz, Richard and Joan and few others in the Cincinnati Dhamma group. Richard is doing some great work transcribing Buddha's original teachings from Pali in a manner that is most user friendly for beginners and advanced students alike.

Got to go now. Hope to add more after coming back. Have a wonderful weekend.