Dear friends and family, and all others familiar and unfamiliar... Its been almost a year I've posted a message here. All too suddenly, I'm out of the forests of Sri Lanka and into the urban sprawls of Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. I'll be here for about a month to assist a fellow Malaysian monk friend. Needless to say its quite an incredible change of environment for us(my friend and me) . Still, I'm happy to find that our relentless training of 'meditating on impermanence' has enabled us to make the transition smoothly. Its a nice change. I do find however that I'm a little rusty organizing my thoughts into keyboard and email language! So now I dont know what to say! Silence is so beautiful. But since I've given you that for almost a year now, I figured a small note may not be inappropriate. It may also prevent Yahoo's admin. from deleting this egroup altogether (they have already made my email inoperative)! I guess some you want to know how I've been the past year, what I've learnt and unlearnt. So basically I've been well and gently progressing along the path of peace and serenity shown by the Buddha. They have been a few ups and down internally. I'm learning more and more to embrace the lows as willingly and patiently as I grab the highs. Sometimes the journey seems so difficult and daunting. At other times so delightful and effortless. Yet always there is an inner recognition and confidence that this is a genuine path to a place of true refuge. This faith is further confirmed when I come and re-experience city life with all its hurries, worries and confusion. So its pleasant to find something of an inner sanctuary, a small oasis within to rest when in such surroundings. The monk's training works! Anyway, since I'll be in Malaysia for a month and may have occasional oppurtunity to use a computer (reluctantly!) you may hear from me again. The new and highly impermanent email acc. for the time I'm here is . Incase any of you are in KL right now, I'm staying at the Buddhist Mahavhara (Brickfields) for the next 2 days. Be well and happy (or) "Swastika"! Nyanasanti.