Author: Shanny Rann

I was visiting family in Malaysia earlier this year and decided to sneak away alone for a quiet weekend at the newly opened 5-star Mangala Resort & Spa in Pahang. I took a domestic flight from Penang to Kuantan on Fireflyz’s turboprop aircraft which offered me an amazing view of the lush greenery of Peninsula… Continue reading A Quiet Weekend at Mangala Resort Spa, Malaysia →

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Date: 15 January 2014 Time: 1100-1200 Venue: Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya, India Q: Khenpo, can you tell me a bit about yourself? A: Khenpo is from Tsopa Gompa in Tibet of the Barong Kagyu lineage in Nangchen, Kham.  He came in 1997 to receive empowerment from Gyaltsap Rinpoche. He taught in Nalanda Institute in Sikkim from 1998.… Continue reading Transcription of Interview with Khenpo Garwang →

In August 2014, I was selected to attend the Mind and Life European Summer Research Institute (ESRI) in Chiemsee. The annual conference is a "week-long event to advance collaborative research in behavioural science, neuroscience and mind-body medicine based on a process of inquiry, dialogue and collaboration with contemplative practitioners and scholars of Buddhism and other… Continue reading Mind and Life European Summer Research Institute →

On 30 December 2013, I received a phone call from a friend telling me to hurry to Tergar Monastery at once to attend the rehearsal of the dance ritual. I sped to the location and managed to squeeze into the shrine hall of Tergar Monastery where the rehearsal was taking place before the security guards… Continue reading Fieldnotes in India (December 2013- January 2014) →