Speed Demon

London life is very different from the rest of the country, it's fast paced, ever changing and everyone is always in a hurry to get somewhere to do something.

The great thing is that London transport is brilliant, a bus or tube will always come every few minutes. Yet, no matter how fast londoners go, they always seem to be late!

I personally feel like the slowest person in London of all time, yet when i need to be somewhere i'll probably be the first there if i'm travelling on my own!

Breaking into houses

I have found that there are some people who know about sangh and what we do, there are others who are unsure. The people who generally know more, are more open and welcome. However it is the unsure people that need to be made more aware.

One thing that i find myself doing is 'breaking into peoples homes'. This is done by me giving a personal introduction and meeting with families more often, before i know it i've become part of the family!

Generally people become very comfortable in life and have a way of doing things, when they become comfortable, they do not need anything or anyone anymore. In order to progress we all need to find something uncomfortable and make it comfortable for ourselves. I am beginning to find peoples homes more comfortable, and i am sure that they are finding my prescence more comfortable too!

Flavour of the month

It's been a month since I started my vistaar. I have been to visit many people, enjoyed deep conversation about lots of things, and generally feel as though I have been welcomed with open arms wherever I have been.

I have made many observations since being in east London. I have found that there is a certain way people in different areas enjoy doing different things. Each area has it's own unique methods and stategies for tackling sangh work.

All ears

In the short time i've been in London, i've met many new people and got many new contacts. Everyone that you meet has a weird and wonderful story to tell, and i've found that just listening to them is a skill itself.

Each individual has their own way of communicating. These range from the people who have short simple stories, to the people who have travelled the world over and describe everything with great passion. It's absolutely amazing meeting great characters all the time!

The one type of individual that i haven't met yet is what i like to call an AK47 (Advice Kaka who is generally around 47 years old!) They love to give advice on allsorts and can talk about one point for hours!

The deep end

It's been the end of my first hard, busy, vistaaring week in East London. At first i was slighty teriffied about what i might be doing all on my own during the day, but the vistaarak within quickly took over.

On my first night I was invited to a party on a boat, it was absolutely brilliant, this was an excellant chance to meet loads of people and socialise.

Throughout the week i've been exploring Ilford and found my way around pretty well. The people are great, and they always welcome me with open arms. I'm looking forward to staying here for the rest of the year!

Foooood!

I've been on vistaar for 3 days now, and I have to say that theres never a moment when you're not eating! Everyone offers me food saying 'You don't know when your next meal will be!' which I think is great, and would like to say in advance to everyone thank you!

This week i've been busy travelling around B'ham with Baiju (www.baijushah.blogspot.com) and it's great fun because he's planned my whole week!

The Vistaarak

tommorrow will be the start of my vistaar.