The bow cannot always be relaxed (closing)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand and countries in the region, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 27 and also the end.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed (Part 26)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand and countries in the region, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 26.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed (Part 25)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand and countries in the region, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 25.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed (Part 24)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand and countries in the region, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 24.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed (Part 23)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand and countries in the region, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 23.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed (Part 22)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Arch Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Part 22 today.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed (Part 21)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Arch Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Part 21 today.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed (Part 20)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Arch Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Part 20 today.
The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed: The Third Journey (Part 19)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand that have previously appeared in the collection of short stories 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 19
The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed: The Third Journey (Part 18)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand that have previously appeared in the collection of short stories 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 17: The Third Journey…
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand that have previously appeared in the collection of short stories 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 17: The Third Journey…
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed: The Inner Journey (Part 16)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand, which have previously appeared in the short story collection 'The Arch Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Part 16 today.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed: The Inner Journey (Part 15)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand that have previously appeared in the collection of short stories 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 15 where the story takes a new turn. John is ordained as a monk.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed: The Inner Journey (Part 14)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand that have previously appeared in the collection of short stories 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 14 where the story takes a new turn. John is ordained as a monk.
The Bow Can't Always Be Relaxed: The Inner Journey (Part 13)
John Wittenberg gives a number of personal reflections on his journey through Thailand that have previously appeared in the collection of short stories 'The Bow Cannot Always Be Relaxed'. What started for John as a flight away from pain and sorrow has grown into a search for meaning. Buddhism turned out to be a passable path. Today part 12 where the story takes a new turn. John is ordained as a monk.
A visit to Sam Ngao with a temple party as a bonus
A visit to the village of Sam Ngao, 40 kilometers north of Tak, is a bit of a journey through time. Day after day passes here; the only highlight is the weekly market. Until some fellow villagers are ordained as monks for a short or longer period of time. Time for a big party, but without alcohol…
The Monk's Prayer
Twice a year I visit Chinatown to buy a panacea for the 90-year-old mother of a dear friend from one of the many Chinese pharmacies.