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After many days on the boat, I am looking forward to hiking again. Walking, running, hiking is my very own passion. It's nice to go back to walking again now. I go barefoot, my flip-flops are on the outside of the backpack. I feel isolated from the earth by rubber soles. Through the connection with nature, for example by going barefoot or by swimming in lakes or rivers, the free radicals that have accumulated in the body are neutralized. The biological rhythm is synchronized again with the earth and thus with the entire cosmos. This improves my general mood and reduces feelings of restlessness and anxiety. I planned on visiting the Royal Bhutan monastery today and I manage to get there in the late afternoon, thanks to a lift that I got on the road. The Royal Bhutan Monastery is one of the most magnificent monasteries in the region. The king of Bhutan had this monastery built here in Bodhgaya to honor Lord Buddha. The monastery is only 2 minutes away from the place where Buddha attained enlightenment under the Pippala tree. The Mahabodhi Temple is built on that same spot, with a Pippala tree, an offshoot of the Buddha tree. I’m looking forward to visiting this place tomorrow! But today, I want to have time in the Royal Bhutan Monastery. The monastery impresses with its magnificent architecture, serenity and a seven foot high Buddha statue inside. I look at the clay cuts that tell about the life of the Buddha and marvel at the large statue inside the temple.