I’d Planned a 6 Week Trip Back to Russia I planned a 6 week trip to Russia from August 22, to September 30th, 2025 Two main reasons I thought I had an invitation to the International Buddhist Forum in the Buddhist province Kalmykia in Southern Russia. People there are mostly ethnic Mongolian, so they practice Tibetan Buddhism there, which in any case is closely related to Zen. Second, since I planned to go anyway, I thought to get my hernia operation done, which is supposed to be $700 ...
