Along the ocean front

Kep, lovely Kep. More or less. But at least, I was close to the ocean again. It’s famous for the crab market. While I found the market quiet I nevertheless had the best meal there. You can choose what you want and it’s prepared right there. The crab and king prawns were super delicious. And 1 kg sounds about the right quantity 😉

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Bud dho…or how to meditate

On Sunday I arrived at the monastery Wat Pa Tam Wua after a nice 2 hour bus ride up north through nice forestal scenery.

I arrived right in time for the food offering. So, I was thrown head first into the daily schedule. How does a day of a student on his way to enlightenment look like?

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Life in Pai

This will be my last post out of the Kung Fu Retreat and probably from Pai also. On Sunday I will move from Pai 2 hours north into a monastery in order to learn more deeply to meditate. I don’t know how long I will stay. My goal is 10 days but it might be just to intense since I’m also thinking about doing silent meditation. We’ll see. I won’t have access to the internet during this time and if possible I throw my phone in the bin during this time.

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