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24 Aug TIBET – YOU CAN SEE IT IN THEIR EYES
[gallery royalslider="1"] ༀམཎིཔདྨེཧཱུྃ། Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hum Om – Generosity; which purifies the Pride & Ego which exists in the realm of the Deva, an invisible non-human being who are more powerful or more blissful than humans. Ma – Ethics; which purifies the feeling of Jealous & Lust which exists in...
21 Aug TIBET – MT. EVEREST
[gallery royalslider="1"] Nearly 400 km (~250 mi) paved roads from Lhasa 100 km (~62 mi) winding dirt mountain roads We finally made it to the top. Mount Qomolangma (Everest) Base Camp Altitude: 5,200 meters (17,060 ft) Locally known as Mount Qomolangma (pronounced “Cho-mo-lahng-ma”), or “Holy Mother,” the mountain is considered to be...
20 Aug TIBET – ABANDONED VILLAGE
[gallery royalslider="1"] “Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day. “ - 14th Dalai Lama On the way to and...
19 Aug TIBET – A GOOD DAY IN GYANTSE
[gallery royalslider="1"] We now make our way to Gyantse, a small city that sits in the Nyang River valley at approximately 3,977 meters (13,050 ft) above sea level. Along the way, we stopped at Gyantse Dam, a place that is difficult to describe in words, with its...
17 Aug TIBET – THE LONG JOURNEY
[gallery royalslider="1"] “The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.” -The 14th Dalai Lama The beginning is the same as the end, there is no coming or going,...
14 Feb THAILAND – BUDDHA DHARMA
[gallery royalslider="1"] Siddartha Gautama apparently walked this planet some two thousand years ago. His teachings began in India and have slowly spread across all of Southeast Asia. In his reverence, communities have built large monuments and temples to remind themselves of the enlightened man’s existence. Buddhism is known...