Ideals and Examples

It's difficult to post photos here. Takes a long time and the connection is slow. So my posts will take a written form and I'll put up photos when I get a chance. I'd like to thank the people who are reading. I'm not sure really who's reading the blog, apart from a few who have commented, but the idea that I have some readers gives me energy to write.

I'm not entirely sure of my motives for going on this adventure. I like to think that I have some high ideals. On the other hand maybe it's only selfishness and ego. I was called to teach what I know about    bhakti to young people in Russia and Thailand, and also to write a documentary script for a film about Angkor Wat. Now, I find myself  ready to depart for remote jungles in Northern Cambodia in search of alost Mexican pyramid.
Of course, it isn't really lost. Anyone with google can look up the Prasat Thom temple of Koh Ker and find it. But getting there isn't as easy as it looks. I only have 4 days left on this trip, and I'd like to see  it before I go.
One of our goals here is to investigate the influence that India had on Indochina, so long ago. The Mexican pyramid here is pure mystery.
What does this have to do with bhakti?
Bhakti is a peculiar form of dedication or devotion whose practice involves surrender. Hence the title of my blog, Journey to Surrender. Some people want me to teach about bhakti, but what I'm trying to do is demonstrate a certain level of dedication through my own personal example. I'm trying to show young people how to be creative by being creative. I'm trying to show how to plan and execute a project, by doing exactly that. I'm trying to teach how to get up early and go to work, by doing that. So, while the ego of accomplishment sometimes becomes a factor, I'm trying to be a good example. I hope our mission is a success.