Mindful Travel Reflection – Kushtia (28 April – 1 May 2025)

Journey Structure

• Outbound Travel: Jamalpur → Tangail → Natore → Pabna → Bheramara → Kushtia

  • Music and memory flowed in together—Spotify’s Lalon playlist and reflections on Supantha

  • Physical discomfort in the beginning served as a contrast to the later serenity

• Return Travel: Kushtia → Tangail → Jamalpur

  • The return was mindful, reflective, calm—"Seat E3" and a sense of closure

Key Experiences Cultural-Spiritual

• Lalon Shah Shrine:

  • Inner realization over verbal expression ("Getting insights... can’t write now")

  • Thunderstorm tea—nature aligning w48ith your internal states
    

• Kuthibari (Tagore’s House):

  • Focus shifted from architecture to observing people—“people are the main entertainment”

  • Deep solo reflection: "Only solo people's are unique"—emphasis on self-generated meaning
    
    

Social-Relational

• Hosted by Noyon through Shipon Bhai's connection—hospitality from strangers

• Dinners were calm and grounded—built sense of belonging without ownership

• Tea and meals became sacred rituals—blending food, weather, mood
  
  

Mindfulness Highlights

• Morning Rituals:

  • Light ovo-vegan breakfast, green tea, mindful walks, and setting daily intentions

• Natural Elements:

  • Storm, thunder, air on the Jamuna bridge—all were integrated as part of the journey

• Solo Travel Insights:

  • My solitude acted as both mirror and lamp—reflecting on self and lighting awareness

Philosophical Observations

• "Humans are just copy paste" — social commentary on conformity

• "I am the richest human alive" — inner abundance as a measure of wealth

"Solo travel gives me the experience I crave to be alive" — autonomy = vitality