On: The Paradox of Self-Education

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In the plane, I met a woman who'd been there before.

The monastery is "not open for business", as one of the monks reminded me. Normally only practitioners can stay. But I also had the goal of teaching science and computers to whoever was interested, and there are 500 children and teenagers here.

I'm sure you could find a monastery to stay in. For all the rigidity of the core monastic rules, I have found them to be remarkably flexible and pragmatic about daily life. If you're interested, email me. There are some wonderful places in the Himalayas.

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How do you get Internet connection? Or do you just post from the local version of an Internet Café?

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They have a land line at the monastery, though no network. Some people use satellite connections.