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Pictures of Kham,Tibet in July 2005

I was fortunate to attend the opening ceremonies for a small Kagyu monastery called Gesar
in the Tre hor valley. There were two days of religious ceremonies followed by a day of festivities.
The two weeks that followed were among the most memorable experiences I have had.
Check back, I will be posting some of the stories I wrote about the experience.

winds at Gesar monastery	monks quarters Began monastery	view of rongbatsa	mani stone. prayers carved
kids in schools	khampa tent at the picnic	dawnlit gyeltsen	deep in prayer wheels
good morning	emdee and the bouncers	the long and windy road	learning how to write pecha
main street rongbatsa	over guestroom door	graduation	from outer space
peace	townies play pool	Dendrup Drolma's skull	congratulating the singer
never forget	view form the nunnery	magic on the path	shield of King Gesar

One glorious day after a very long walk, Boston, Rachel and I met a woman having a picnic with herself.
The old monastery sat in silent ruins behind us. She shared with us her tea, rice, yogurt, and barley.
She showed us a small purple bell like flower, each one with a drop of sweet nectar in it.
She sang to the mountains.
We sang to the mountains.

The sun, the singing, the view, the spirit, all soared together, a place to relax deeply.

We could hear her singing for miles as we walked back to the monastery.

It was a good day.

Wangchen Rinpoche, the lama who's monastery we went to.
He is one of the finest examples I have met of what it means to
live according to Buddhas teachings.