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Gone were the morning chill and the dust of Northern India's Ganges Plains.  Now I was in the lush tropics, where lotus blossoms and Buddhism thrived.
Gone were the morning chill and the dust of Northern India's Ganges Plains. Now I was in the lush tropics, where lotus blossoms and Buddhism thrived.
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For most of the prior year I had been immersed in the Muslim or Hindu cultures.  Now I was in a place of mostly Buddhists.
For most of the prior year I had been immersed in the Muslim or Hindu cultures. Now I was in a place of mostly Buddhists.
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The saffron robes of the Buddhist monks and their young students added to the dreamlike quality of the lush colors already to be found in Thailand's natural settings.
The saffron robes of the Buddhist monks and their young students added to the dreamlike quality of the lush colors already to be found in Thailand's natural settings.
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The Buddhist monks seemed at times to be oblivious to all the distrctions of modern society.  Perhaps it was because they lived a life of continual meditation--even while doing chores such as painting.
The Buddhist monks seemed at times to be oblivious to all the distrctions of modern society. Perhaps it was because they lived a life of continual meditation--even while doing chores such as painting.
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Apparently monks need a foreman, too.
Apparently monks need a foreman, too.
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Very soon after I left Bangkok--and its 20 million inhabitants--the scenery melted into a peaceful quilt of rice paddies and jungles and tin-roofed villages.
Very soon after I left Bangkok--and its 20 million inhabitants--the scenery melted into a peaceful quilt of rice paddies and jungles and tin-roofed villages.
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Planting the rice beneath the hot sun that was a part of every day, until the afternoon monsoon showers rumbled in.
Planting the rice beneath the hot sun that was a part of every day, until the afternoon monsoon showers rumbled in.
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The villagers that were my company each day and each mile never seemed in a hurry to reach their work or their school.
The villagers that were my company each day and each mile never seemed in a hurry to reach their work or their school.
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For most it seemed the pursuit of food for dinner--even if it was tiny fish in a swampy field--dominated their time and energies.
For most it seemed the pursuit of food for dinner--even if it was tiny fish in a swampy field--dominated their time and energies.
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