Update Oct 2009!
The end of September 2009 marked the completion of a 29 day cycling trip
from Berlin to Istanbul. It was the first time I’ve ever done anything like
this but I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and experience the world for
what it was. I travelled with 2 other friends and together we rode through 10
countries clocking up 2600km. I also wanted to dedicate the trip to something
greater and decided to raise money for the Faiths Act Together project that the
Tony Blair Faith Foundation runs.
The journey was full of adventure, never knowing where we would sleep or
what the next day would bring but there was a certain comfort in submitting
fully to the world and accepting whatever came our way. We always tried to keep
on smiling and waving at everybody we saw. I was truly taken aback by the sheer
generosity and love of all the people we met; many of whom offered us help,
food and even shelter.
If I had to summarise what I learnt from the trip in one sentence, I would
say, ‘When you submit, everything will be provided’. Whatever we felt we needed,
something would always turn up! It was an amazing experience. I have been very
fortunate to be able to have completed this journey and learnt so much along
the way. It has really reinforced one of my personal goals, which is to serve
the world by promoting unity among faiths and spreading love amongst all.
Blessings,
Onkardeep Singh Khalsa.
What's the story?
So what's all this about? Well, the bottom line is that I'm going to
be cycling from Berlin to Istanbul! I've never done anything like this
before but ever since I started university, I met all sorts of weird and wonderful people and wanted to see more of the world. So this summer one of my best friends asked me if we should go on a cycling trip
and I agreed. Obviously I didn't know at this time that the trip would
end up being about 2000km! I grit my teeth and we began planning our
trip. We are scheduled to begin at the end of August 2009 from Berlin and aim to complete the trip in a month.
Although our route is yet to be finalised, the trip will involve travelling through several countries including; Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey! This diversity got me thinking about the variety of people I will meet and the number
of cultures I will experience. It also got me thinking about one of my
goals in life; to promote world peace through inner peace. I've tried
to do my little bit towards this goal whenever I can by getting
involved in interfaith projects of which my favourite has been teaching
interfaith kundalini yoga classes! But, I want to do so much more and
obviously the more the merrier!
This is why I wanted to dedicate my trip to raising money for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation which does an amazing job in developing unity in the world.
Please Donate!
Please do donate! Donate whatever you can! Donations will go to the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. The
Tony Blair Faith Foundation aims to promote respect and
understanding about the world's major religions and show how faith is a
powerful force for good in the modern world. One way it achieves this
goal is through it's project called 'Faiths Act Together'. 'There
are 4 billion people of faith in the world. Nearly 1 million people die
from malaria each year. Let Faiths Act Together' and help eliminate
preventable deaths from malaria by digging deep and sponsoring my cycling trip!
Lots of Blessings and Thanks!!
