Steppps – Friedenspilgern

The Vipassana center in Dehradun has around 35 rooms for men and 35 for women, or even more – kind of guess. In my course where around 65 people, 35 men and 30 women. Women and men sit separate in the meditation hall and have a total separate tract of accommodation and dining…. Vipassana is […]

I went to Dehradun by bus, then by auto/tuktuk to the retreat place northwest of Dehradun. The tuktuk had to cross a military area, then we arrived in a little village, where the driver had to ask for directions. The retreat center is close to a little river, which is in November more a creek… […]

The bus ride towards Rishikesh was already a new experience. Because this was just a most simple government bus, as it is used everywhere in the daily traffic. To my surprise it had not only 4 seats in a row, but 5. First the bus was quite empty, then it was getting more and more […]

Beginning of November 2017 I was again invited by the Bonfire Hostel Chain to stay at there hostel for free, and I had a special invitation for Rishikesh. But Ayush, one of the owners wanted me to mention it in my blog again and again. Everywhere, in Facebook, instagram…. to make some kind of publicity […]

End of October I booked a cheap hotel in Mandi center. To get the right room was a bit difficult. So they showed me some rooms and I accepted, even though it was a bit to much money wise. Soon after I accepted I found out, there are much cheaper rooms in the hotel and […]

  Dear friends, I walked 2/3 of the way from Amritsar towards Daramshala. About this I will report later. First I try to update, step by step, its more then 3 month, since I wrote regularly. And there is a lot to report. For me to reflect and for you, to hopefully enjoy reading, maybe […]

Dear friends, I am walking again. I started at the 1st of February at the Pakistan border. Walked to Amritsar. Now I am going step by step towards Daramshala. Any feedback or question at Facebook: Thomas Heinrich Schmöckel Facebook: steppps peacewalk Email: Steppps@gmx.de Whatsapp: +30 698 0654542 Fotos on instagram: schmockelthomasheinrich  

Dear friends. I have been on a 10 days Vipassana retreat. Because I feel, my process is not completed yet, I go from tonight on on another silent journey by myself. Here for I found a beatiful place at the river Ganga in Rishikesh. Out of the silent time after 10th of December Blessings around […]

I enjoyed The last two days have been so beautiful. Finally I reach a lonely street. Nature pur.  And even a jungle. Wow. Today the climate changed again, while coming further down. Bamboo and bananas are growing around Mandi. And Mandi is my first non-tourist Indian city. I will explore tomorrow. After I have to […]