Bhavan Seva Jana

I think about this often, and I believe a lot of people do too (at least I hope so 😁). Just yesterday, I returned from Portugal, where I’ve started going regularly. Honestly, this trip was supposed to be a one-time visit to an ashram ([https://ramdassguru.pt/](https://ramdassguru.pt/)) after a challenging year where I went through a breakup, leaving a place I had felt was home, and separating from a man with whom I had created the illusion that we would have a family and live together "until death do us part" (we all know this, women, maybe men too, but we create these illusions right from the beginning of a relationship and then cling to them stubbornly). So, returning from Portugal, my regular question arises: is this the life I'm returning to, or is what I’m experiencing on my spiritual journeys what I truly want to live? It’s like after a vacation (at least that’s what I think, since I haven’t worked a regular 9-5 job in a long time), I want to experience that all t...

Zamýšľam sa nad týmto často a verím, že veľmi veľa ľudí tiež (aspoň dúfam 😁 ) Práve včera som sa vrátila z Portugalska, kde začínam pravidelne chodiť. Popravde mala to byť jedna cesta do ashramu (https://ramdassguru.pt/) po náročnom roku kde som si prešla rozchodom, odchodom z miesta, ktoré som vo vnútri vnímala ako domov a odchodom od muža, kde som si vytvorila ilúziu o tom, že budeme mať rodinu a žiť spolu "až do smrti" (poznáme to ženy, možno aj muži, ale proste tieto ilúzie si vytvárame niekde už na začiatku vzťahu a potom sa ich držíme zubami nechtami). Takže návrat z Portugalska a moja pravidelná otázka: toto je život kde sa vraciam, alebo to čo zažívam na mojich spirituálnych potulkách, je to, čo chcem žiť? Je to ako po dovolenke (aspoň si myslím, už dlho som nepracovala v klasickej práci pon-pia 9-17), chcela by som to zažívať stále. Ale zo skúsenosti viem, že je to len dočasný pocit. Ten sa stratí, ak by som sa do danej destinácie presťahovala a začala žiť "živ...

**How Did I Start Writing a Blog?** Even though this morning (Feb 15) I made a vow to God (and to myself) in the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela that I would return someday, I’ve decided that until then, I will fulfill a different promise—to START A BLOG. My sister (just so you know, that's Dana, my older sister) and I have been talking about this for years! Because when I travel, it's always an adventure. And why? Because I constantly get lost, take the wrong turn, miss my connection, or just say “screw it” and give up. All of these stories could fill a book—trust me! But let’s start here, on the blog, right from the present moment. Yesterday, I completed my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela from Portugal. Of course, I wasn’t prepared at all—mentally yes, but people usually spend days or even weeks getting their gear ready. Me? I just figured that if I’m already in Portugal, I might as well walk to Santiago, right? I originally came to Portugal to spend 40 days at a Kun...