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Matthew Dowd: On the road

By Ken Herman | Monday, September 24, 2007, 09:51 AM

Former Bush presidential campaign adviser Matthew Dowd, who no longer supports Bush, is blogging from his three-week trip to the places where the world’s great spiritual movements originated. Here are the first three entries from Dowd’s LiveGentle.com website.

Heading On Pilgrimage September 12, 2007 at 3:11 PM I am off to India, Nepal, Turkey, Israel and Italy for a three week pilgrimage to walk in the paths of the major spiritual movements (Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity). Wish me well and hope to talk to you along the way.

Delhi, India - Wednesday Morning September 18, 2007at 9:24 PM Namaste. Sitting on balcony. Sipping tea. And doing my ritual morning readings. Listening to a city wake up for the day. Quick beep of traffic noise. Chirping of birds. The sweep of brooms on sidewalk. The distant chants of a people in prayer. Life and God are good. Matthew

Varanasi, India - 6 AM September 20, 2007 at 9:01 PM Sitting on ganges river as sun rises from the east. Watching people wash their clothes on rocks as boats go out ferrying people on these holy waters. A breeze blows softly as if to say things will be all right if we trust our hearts. The connectedness of the world is such a profound thing. Leaving varanasi today to travel by car to where buddha got enlightenment. Hope your moments today have beauty in them. Matthew

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