Linda wanted to go shopping at the Bazaar in town. We got onto a bus and headed down the mountain. We learned it's more like a place where locals go to buy vegetables etc... It was quite disappointing. We returned to Mcloud Ganj and did more tourist shopping for our friends and family. Linda and I take great delight in giving gifts to others.
I bought two cotton tops with floral Kashmiri pattern and colors. I bought 4 pairs of gloves knitted by Tibtan Refugees. All proceeds benefit the Tibetan Orphans in Dharmsala. I even found a Yak Yak Yak shirt.
During one of our excursions we accidentally strolled into a monastic residential complex. It was quite complex. We were a bit lost. If we hadden gotten lost we would not have had the opportunities to come across this place. It was nice to see so many Tibetan nuns. They looked happy, healthy and like nice nuns.
We did a lot more wondering around shops. I stopped by the internet for over an hour. Guri has been great in seting me up for Gujurat etc.... I hope it all works well.
Linda spent time along coloring in her mandala color book back in the room. It's always good to have alone time here and there. She later told me that she got answers while she worked on the colors that helped her to heal from the break from her recent relationship. It made her happy.
We met up at a nearby restaurant to be warm in the evening. Neither one of us were hungry. We just sat and drank tea.
Our conversations inspired some things for me, looking at future directions in life. That isolation is a self inflicted prison that stems out of fear and pain. That sometimes the jealousy and competitiveness among females comes from not trusting other females to begin with and this then evokes the jealous competitiveness because this sets up division and attack but in reality, people just want to be in relationship with one another but this initial subtle rejection and judgment is the culprit behind it all.
Then we returned to the room to rest and to do our own kind of meditation. I really admire Linda's ability to ground, focus, and center. It feels very comfortable to be in the same room with her.
