Life in Lumbini, Nepal, is not easy. It is dusty, hot, and humid. During our visit for Vesak Day, we had the opportunity to offer ceiling fans to schools. Children were happy to see us and share the sweets I took from Thailand.

It has been a busy few weeks, and the month of May just passed by quickly. May is very special for Buddhists around the world.

Anumodana! It has been a busy few weeks, and the month of May just passed by quickly. May is very special for Buddhists around the world. Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightening, and parinirvana happened in May, the month of Vesak. (Vesak, also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Day, is a holiday observed by…

Clean drinking water is hard to find in the villages around Lumbini.

Clean drinking water is hard to find in the villages around Lumbini. I was lucky to offer a few tube wells, 200 feet deep, for the villagers. I wanted to build as many as 100 tube wells for these villagers to provide clean drinking water since they lack clean water, and in turn, it would…