tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post6385400611838458927..comments2024-02-13T05:21:26.676-06:00Comments on Spiritual Journey of a Lightworker: Why Am I Going To India Again?Patricia Singletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-25610688508045350582010-05-22T22:36:04.613-05:002010-05-22T22:36:04.613-05:00Dan, something else we have in common. I love the...Dan, something else we have in common. I love the people that I have met in India. Despite the poverty, on the whole, they are a friendly people. <br /><br />We flew into Mumbai the first two trips to India and switched to a smaller plane for the trip to Bangalore. I have only seen Mumbai from the air just before landing at 2:00 a.m. when we were so tired from a 22-23 hour flight. Mumbai was my very first sight of India back in 1998. <br /><br />I would love to see the Taj Majal. It is another world away travel wise in India. We spent our entire 3 trips in southern India. Travel in India is so different from traveling in the U. S. much more difficult and slow. <br /><br />Bangalore had made its move into the computer age when we went there in 2007, very different than 1998 and 1999. They now have a middle class that didn't exist my first two trips to India.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-40191853251394373092010-05-22T22:21:04.820-05:002010-05-22T22:21:04.820-05:00Patricia -
Wow, that's so cool to know you'...Patricia -<br />Wow, that's so cool to know you've been to India! I don't know that many people who have. I went in 2002 at the invitation of a company that wanted me to represent them for offshore data entry in the real estate title database industry. We flew over to Bombay, stayed there for several days working in their offices - impressive technologically and in the competence of the staff. Amazing visual experience driving from the hotel to their offices, and then out to get lunch! Then they flew us to New Dehli, and we drove from there to Agra. We visited the Taj Majal, The Red Fort, and Fahtipur Sikri! The Taj Majal - I had never seen a picture which captured the size of it. The Red Fort was what really captivated me - the size of the thing was incredible. <br /><br />The bonus was that I called the states and closed a deal with a company in Denver in the first days of the trip, so it was after that successful business deal that I could be free to enjoy the amazing experience of India! I would go again in a heartbeat!<br />DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-7541231955193022822007-11-12T18:55:00.000-06:002007-11-12T18:55:00.000-06:00Matthew, thanks for commenting. My friend says we...Matthew, thanks for commenting. My friend says we will go back to India in about 3 years. I definitely learn more about myself with each of my trips.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-57799637869447389312007-11-12T18:43:00.000-06:002007-11-12T18:43:00.000-06:00I loved India. I too have been to Putthaparthi, i...I loved India. I too have been to Putthaparthi, in 1995. I personally had more of a connection at the Ramana Maharishi ashram in Tiruvanamalai, even with a teacher not in physical form, but Sai Baba did have a wonderful presence when I was there.<BR/><BR/>Travelling can give expression to the inner journey, and India is simply so different from the west that it automatically brings questioning and insight to many aspect of our lives. I've been to India twice, and will be sure to go again. <BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.loving-awareness.org" REL="nofollow">http://www.loving-awareness.org</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-89952304936171027242007-11-12T17:50:00.000-06:002007-11-12T17:50:00.000-06:00This article has been accepted in the Blog Carniva...This article has been accepted in the Blog Carnival on Personal Power November 11, 2007 found at http://pinkblocks.com/?p=65 . Check out all of the other articles found at in the Carnival.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-50136818233916952292007-11-10T17:40:00.000-06:002007-11-10T17:40:00.000-06:00Holly, I am enjoying revisiting my journal entries...Holly, I am enjoying revisiting my journal entries to write these articles about my trip. Thanks for your comment.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-3182742208843653102007-11-10T16:21:00.000-06:002007-11-10T16:21:00.000-06:00i look forward to reading about your trip. i am an...i look forward to reading about your trip. i am an abraham-hicks follower, so i can appreciate the comments about god being in each of us.hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14839794772310980473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-10777787196836056212007-11-05T06:42:00.000-06:002007-11-05T06:42:00.000-06:00Jen, yes, I have been back a few weeks. I am stil...Jen, yes, I have been back a few weeks. I am still processing what I learned from the trip. Thanks for including my article in your Carnival.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-5299214022819384612007-11-05T04:37:00.000-06:002007-11-05T04:37:00.000-06:00Patricia, looking at the dates of this I guess you...Patricia, looking at the dates of this I guess you're safely back from India. I'll have to read further through your blog to see if/what you've written about your trip. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for participating in this week's All women blogging carnival.Jen at Semantically drivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643066498784270991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-80719435788142914882007-11-04T21:13:00.000-06:002007-11-04T21:13:00.000-06:00This article has been accepted in the All Women Bl...This article has been accepted in the All Women Blogging Carnival 5 November 2007 found at http://semanticallydriven.com/2007/11/carniva-5nov2007.htmlPatricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-32137362621345568172007-09-24T00:18:00.000-05:002007-09-24T00:18:00.000-05:00Paritosh, Thanks, I will look forward to learning ...Paritosh, Thanks, I will look forward to learning more about Vivekanada.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-71026295286014400022007-09-23T23:26:00.000-05:002007-09-23T23:26:00.000-05:00Enjoy your trip. I will give you more information ...Enjoy your trip. I will give you more information on Swami Vivekananda when you return.Paritosh Uttamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978545477120380264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-66619125308855713192007-09-21T01:24:00.000-05:002007-09-21T01:24:00.000-05:00Paritosh, thanks for the information on India. I ...Paritosh, thanks for the information on India. I have heard of Swami Vivekananda. I read something about him in one of my books about Sai Baba but I don't really know anything about him other than his name. <BR/><BR/>Anybody who is interested in photography, especially beautiful pictures of clouds check out Paritosh's sites by clicking on his name. I enjoyed looking at all of your pictures of the U. S. and India. I always like taking pictures of clouds. My favorite sunsets aways have clouds in them. I am strictly an amateur photographer. I don't know how much I will be online the next few days with packing for my India trip.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-11082211727110416202007-09-20T23:44:00.000-05:002007-09-20T23:44:00.000-05:00Yes Patricia, I live in India in Pune (in the stat...Yes Patricia, I live in India in Pune (in the state of Maharashtra). I interact with American clients, so I know all about your timezones Pacific, Eastern, and others. <BR/><BR/>We are similar in the sense the only country I have been to outside India is USA :-) I have been to California twice, and might come there for the third time this year. <BR/><BR/>India is a large country (7th largest in the world), but the US is larger. India is about three times smaller than USA, but with about three times more population. <BR/><BR/>Have you heard/read about Swami Vivekananda? <BR/><BR/>You could write to me at:<BR/>paritoshuttam (at) yahoo.com <BR/><BR/>regards,<BR/>Paritosh.Paritosh Uttamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978545477120380264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-57403067498659867042007-09-20T10:30:00.000-05:002007-09-20T10:30:00.000-05:00Paritosh, thank you for the information and respon...Paritosh, thank you for the information and responding to my article. This is my 3rd trip but I have only been to Bangalore, Puttaparthi and KodaiKanal, all of which are in southern India so I wasn't sure about the time zone. The U.S. has 4 different time zones as you go across the country. I need to find a map that will let me compare the size of India to the U. S. Because of the slower travel time, India probably seems bigger in my mind than it really is. <BR/><BR/>I keep a journal of my trips to India. India is the only place outside of the U. S., except for Mexico that I have traveled to and I have only seen a very small part of Mexico. <BR/><BR/>I will be writing more articles to share with my readers when I get back home. Most of it will probably come from my journal entries.<BR/><BR/>Do you currently live in India? I have several Indian friends that live here in the U. S.---one in New York and one here in Arkansas where I live.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-23033548124868860142007-09-20T01:58:00.000-05:002007-09-20T01:58:00.000-05:00Hi,Came across your blog through Google. It was wo...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Came across your blog through Google. It was wonderful reading your impression of India, and most of what you have put down is correct. Always piques my curiosity when someone from outside India, is so interested in learning about it and it's culture.<BR/><BR/>What Sai Baba says about finding divinity in yourself, that is the essence of Hindu or Vedanta philosophy. That would be an almost diametrically opposite stand of say, Christianity, where an individual is a sinner (almost always!) who prays to a divine almighty power outside.<BR/><BR/>On more practical matters, there's only one timezone in India (unlike USA), so it doesn't matter in which part of India you are, the time is the same :-)<BR/><BR/>I am from and in India, though not in Bangalore. Let me know if would like to know something more about India, or something strange that you have observed but couldn't understand. Would be glad to be of help.<BR/><BR/>regards,<BR/>Paritosh.Paritosh Uttamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978545477120380264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-32795345133264532712007-09-19T18:41:00.000-05:002007-09-19T18:41:00.000-05:00Andrea, thanks for the blessings. Things have com...Andrea, thanks for the blessings. Things have come together so smoothly for this trip. I am getting excited. I know that will be a wonderful experience. <BR/><BR/>I just visited your site which I am going to subscribe to when I get back home. I found your post linking to What Other People Think About You. . . Thank you so much. I tried leaving a comment to that effect but it didn't like your anti-spam word which I checked the spelling of 3 times and it was correct. Technical difficulty can be frustrating when it things don't work properly. Again, thanks for the link.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-43945005329409954462007-09-19T18:12:00.000-05:002007-09-19T18:12:00.000-05:00Many blessings on your journey, Patricia. I find ...Many blessings on your journey, Patricia. I find this kind of undertaking truly inspiring. I know we will all benefit from your journey through your blog, and some of that wonderful energy from Sai Baba will reach even more of the world! I look forward to your writings when you return.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com