All tagged India

Mother Miracle School In Rishikesh

By Autumn Feldmeier

Shahla's first trip to India was in 1995. She was so moved by the state of children there, that  she vowed to come back to India to dedicate her life to helping poor children and families, especially women. In 2002 she sold her house, her personal belongings, her business, left the love of her life and moved to India...

Robert Thurman

By Autumn Feldmeier

In 1962, Robert Thurman left Harvard for a spiritual quest and met the Dalai Lama in India. He was the first Westerner to be ordained by the Dalai Lama and he became a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Thurman was a close friend to the Dalai Lama for 53 years...