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Buddhism, Dharamsala, Dharamshala, India, Learning and Ideas for Tibet, LIT, LIT Centre, Little Tibet, McLeod Ganj, Tibet, Travel
After visiting a Hindu and Sikh city, I headed to a Buddhist city, a place where I felt much more at home. McLeod Ganj, a suburb of Dharamsala, is known as Little Tibet as this is where the Dalai Lama resides. Just being in the same town as him gave me this great sense of peace and calm. While there, I had an opportunity to volunteer for a couple of hours and give back. It was a lot of fun, and thinking back to it puts a big smile on my face =D
Learning and Ideas for Tibet (LIT) is a non-government, non-profit adult education centre providing free education (and other services) to Tibetan Refugees. One of the services, is an English conversation practice, which I had the opportunity yo participated in. I was placed in a group with three lovely men; Lobsang from Tibet, Rabgay from Bhutan and Eakkaluk from Thailand.
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” ― Dalai Lama
The class started with a topic and some questions. The topic for this day was marriage, which was incredibly interesting when you have a monk in training and a monk in the group. The guys had a great sense of humour! It was amazing to sit and chat with them and learn about their experiences. It was a simple interaction, but this was one of the highlights of my trip. If you want more information, please visit: http://lit-dharamsala.org/
Wanderfilled 