Book Report: Three Cups of Tea

A book about the life of Greg Mortensen - a mountaineer turned director of the Central Asia Institute. His failed attempt to summit K2 in 1993 led him make a promise to build a school for the village that nursed him back to health. He returned and built a school in eastern Pakistan to fulfill that promise and has been building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan ever since.

An interesting read that seemed relevant to my life at this point.

Book Report: Mindfulness in Plain English

A book that is exactly what it says it is. Ever had so much on your mind you feel like you can't concentrate on a single one of them? You might be interested in this one.

I found it to be an exceptional book for someone like me with zero knowledge of what meditation is and what it isn't.

Just read: The Skull Mantra

Several people have asked what I've been reading, so I will try posting an uber-brief summary of things I am reading and see how it goes.

An engaging murder mystery about the struggles of Tibetan people and life in a laogai, Chinese labor camp. The story begins with the discovery of a decapitated American body by a Tibetan work gang high in the mountains of Tibet. The plot follows the investigation of one of the slaves who is promoted to the investigator and has a myriad of twists and turns like every good murder mystery should... Sprinkles of history and politics of the region make it feel real.

I plan to make a trip to Nepal and Tibet in the coming months. That's why it was interesting to me...


If you are interested in understanding the plight of the Tibetan people and how purchasing things made in China supports a dangerous regime, I recommend browsing the website: www.boycottmadeinchina.org. Or download the pdf version of Buying the Dragon's Teeth.