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At the time of publication of this article, players have already reached the northernmost state of India Ladakh and have started the main retreat program, this gaming journey.
But before we continue the story about the gaming journey, a few words about Ladakh. This is the highest mountain plateau in India, with a difference in altitude from 2750 meters to 7672 meters. Some passes are at an altitude of more than 5000 meters. Ladakh is a historical and geographical region, now part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Literally "La" means the pass, "Dakh" country. It is located in the Himalayas and borders with Tibet. Ladakh is sometimes called "Small Tibet" because of the similarity with the culture and nature of the neighbor. In the past, he often played an important strategic role because of his position. Here once passed the Great Silk Road, and Buddhist pilgrims founded monasteries on their way from India to Tibet. Due to the fact that Tibet, after hiding in the 1950s under the expansion of China and experiencing a terrible cultural revolution along with it, lost most of the unique monuments of Buddhist culture, today Ladakh became the second birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism. For a long time this area was closed to foreigners.
The fact is that after India gained independence in 1947, the state of Jammu and Kashmir became an apple of discord between India and Pakistan. At first, the Pakistani army captured practically the entire territory of Ladakh, but was later thrown back to the borders of the current disputed territory in the north of the region. In 1949, China blocked trade routes passing through its territory in Ladakh. In 1962, the Indo-Chinese conflict broke out, as a result of which Ladakh lost a large chunk of his territory in the east. In 1965, Pakistan ceded to China part of the Karakorum tract, which runs through the disputed territory. Since then, there were still a lot of border complications. Ladakh was opened to foreign tourists in 1974, but there are still territories where tourists are not allowed or where a special border pass (permit) is needed. The "hot" point of confrontation between India and Pakistan in the territory of Ladakh is the glacier of Siachen in the northeast of the region. Massive military presence is felt throughout the state. And along the roads there are monuments to the fallen soldiers. The last serious war, called the "Kargil war", was in 1999.
Players fairly easily transferred two day high-mountain road and within a few days passed acclimatization at an altitude of 3500 m above sea level.
Having the experience of playing games in high mountains (the retreat in South America also passes at an altitude of 3,500 to 4,900 meters above sea level), Rama built a program of game travel so that the players gained altitude gradually. Among all the recommended remedies for mountain sickness ("miner"), which arises due to a sharp change in the oxygen content in the air, the most important is the gradual climb.
"Miner" manifests a sharp headache, nausea, vomiting, weakness, loss of appetite, shortness of breath (shortness of breath), a sense of lack of air ... By the way, during the mines, the fear of death sharply worsens, due to difficulty breathing and a sense of lack of air. But the principle of gradualness gave its results and the players without losing their vigor during acclimatization are already ready to visit the amazing places of Lesser Tibet, as well as lonely
standing in the vast mountain open spaces, monasteries hidden behind high passes. Travel of players will take place at an altitude of 3,500 to 5,600 meters above sea level).
It is interesting how consciousness is hidden in a direct and figurative sense, creating obstacles to the discovery of oneself. For example, to get into one of the objects of the retreat program, players will need to cross the world's highest car pass at an altitude of about 5,600 meters above sea level.
In the mean time, players began to enter the invisible stream of the spark of Consciousness, which can only be accessed by the awakened and capable of not only perceiving and seeing, but also ready for the body, to experience, that is, to pass these subtle energies without blocking them in the body.
Well, now the players will share their notes on how they experience a game trip.

• We leave exotic city in Kashmir and start in Kargil on a jeep, in good company. A first-class driver drove the car with desperate fearlessness along steep, narrow mountain roads, on the edge of rocky cliffs, constantly overtaking cars. But inside there was peace and confidence, which gave a conscious vision of the Game of Consciousness. The road to Leh was long, almost all day, with stops in interesting places, but real-time awareness was manifested by the state of drive and lack of fatigue. Struck by the unusual beauty of the mountain landscape with non-recurrent paints, boiling mountain rivers. Everything reminded me that we were on another planet. An unforgettable impression was made by the so-called extreme 1,5 hour horseback ride (for me it was the first experience), complicated by driving along narrow rocky paths, in some places along the edge of the cliff. I will not hide fear at first tickled my nerves, which caused tension in the body. But here is such an atmosphere of confidence that, immersed in this experience, was aware of inner calmness and relaxation. Then there was a feeling that I had been doing this all my life.
  The road from Kargil to Leh continues. Feeling tired, heaviness in the back of the head on arrival in Leh ... I realize that I "fell asleep", tracked down that I was involved in a nagging dwarf. As soon as I recognized it, the picture cleared up, exactly as the transformation took place.
  In the next meditation lived positive emotions in childhood, adolescence, this insatiable climbed, who regretted that this would never happen, tears of pity were manifested, but the illusion of his nature was revealed in the present moment, where she missed excitement, realized how love, joy, and acuity of sensations were manifested from emptiness and into emptiness have left. There is a aftertaste of inner peace.
  Yes, the draw crept unnoticed during shopping and remained a blind spot, if Teacher did not show how my character failed to noticeably in his recurring tendency, covered up with supposedly good intentions. Once again I believed in the reality of this Samsara, who holds tightly, does not let go. But at the same time you get personal strength from such rallies. A gift has been received. Gratitude to the Consciousness, which through the Explorer gives me the Gift.
  Has received rich experience in three-hour practice in a monastery where various conditions lived. Into the inner silence and peace immediately plunged into the first hour, but then the blocks in the body grew stronger, which allowed us to do self-exploration and get out on the main fear, flawlessly go into this experience, but there followed the expectation of someone who wants quick relief ... I continue my deep immersion experience, where Consciousness shows a strong attachment to the father, that in the end self-pity. Steady block in the body, fear of death, all! here! I show ruthlessness, the victim's tears dry up and the picture changes. I watch how Consciousness plays through my father. There is a realization of the illusion of the changing colors of Samsara and the one who is experiencing it too is absent. I dissolve in gratitude ...
• The road from Kargil to Ladakh. My character watched the beauty of the landscape of the mountains and its unusual color scheme. There was no one who was attached. Consciousness showed the plot behind the plot, and lived through the character experience and feelings. In some places on the passes there was a decent height and it became difficult to breathe, there was no one who touched, observed and missed these sensations being in the moment now.
  And finally we reached the most mystical place, Ladakh. Small Tibet, met with good weather. At night I could not sleep, I felt a transformation in my body and there was a lot of energy. Let it be and watched being in the moment now. I went and took any experience, played, was open to everything, met interesting characters and they played the same ... I came with an open heart and Ladakh met me with an open heart. Consciousness is smiling. There is nothing, no one, I see the illusory nature of this world. Sleep in a dream. There is only experience and a moment now. Thanks to Consciousness for this amazing experience. During the meditation there was complete dissolution and unlimited love. There was emptiness and silence. Climbing the stairs to the monastery, again I feel a weakness, my heart pounding, it is difficult to breathe. How do my thoughts lead to this state? I am weak, it's hard for me, weak people reject it. Fear of loneliness, fear of death. So I believed in the reality of this world. She fell asleep. So is there death? There is no death. Loneliness is? So I, here alone. So, are you weak? - No! You do not have the strength? - I have the strength !!! Will you continue to believe in illusion? NO!!! Gratitude, the teacher for guidance. Climbing the grounds of the monastery, a beautiful view of the city surrounded by mountains. Somewhere far away in the mountains lies snow. I watched and was in the moment now. Consciousness shows and resides through the character experience. Showing him the illusory nature of this world. During meditation in a small room, the body dissolved, there were no boundaries, there was no one and nothing. There is no time, there is only boundless emptiness and love. Going down the stairs and admiring the views of the landscape around, there was no one who is affected. It's just a dream, it's all an illusion. There was experience and living feelings in the moment now.
  Having gone down, I felt a little tired, allowed to be tired, passed it.
  During the evening meditation, I felt that my left side was paralyzed. That tendencies are strong, the awareness of this gives strength and knowledge of what needs to be done. It is necessary to constantly track down who it affects, what thoughts and how they launch destructive programs ...

For the time of the deepest part of the retreat, we will interrupt our recordings and will air on the last days of the retreat during the return of players to Russia.

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The Leela.