Tag: Sri Lanka

  • Colombo – shopping, visa extension and other chores

    Out of retreat for a week I came out from Na Uyana on Monday, 22 March, this week, went to Kandy for a day to shop at the Buddhist Publication Society. On Tuesday, 23 March I took an early train to Colombo, extended my Sri Lanka visa for another 3 months until 30 June and…

  • Na Uyana Retreat

    Thursday, 7 January 2010: I shall be out of contact with everyone for around two months while I do a meditation retreat at Na Uyana Monastery.

  • Colombo, Buddhist books galore

    On my way from Chennai, India to Colombo, Sri Lanka, I had an auspicious start by having my Jet Airways ticket upgraded to Business class while I was about to board the plane. I had already eaten a sumptuous breakfast a Saravana Bhavan in Chennai and had another good Indian vegetarian meal on board the flight.…