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A Journey of Time “Time never changes. Even if the world keeps changing its external presentation, it is still samsara. Beings are still trapped in the wheel of existence, dancing with greed, hatred and delusion. The same mind travels from one body to the next. Sometimes… Uploaded on July 5, 2009 0 comments / 8 visits This doc is public	Endowed with Attainments, The Seven Line Prayer to Padmasambhava is a famous prayer that is recited by many Tibetans daily and is said to contain the most sacred and important teachings of Dzogchen: “HUNG - ORGYEN YUL GYI NUB JANG TSAM In the north-west of the land of Orgyen, PEM… Uploaded on July 5, 2009 0 comments / 12 visits This doc is public	Bestowing Blessings I met this lady at Hemis Gompa which is a secluded Tibetan monastery in the Himalayan hills of Ladakh. she came with her husband and their new born baby. We visited several temples and rooms together and we met again later in an old temple where some lama… Uploaded on July 5, 2009 3 comments / 18 visits This doc is public
The Second Buddha This is a picture of the Padmasambhava statue shot in Hemis Monastery in the Himalayan hills of Ladakh. The Lotus Born, is said to have transmitted Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet in the 8th century where he is better known as Guru Rinpoche ("Preciou… Uploaded on July 4, 2009 1 comment / 21 visits This doc is public	"Connecting People" This was shot during a Tibetan ceremony in the courtyard of Hemis Gompa, a monastery in the Himalayanan hills of Ladakh. This young monk kept on taking pictures with his phone and others were smilling at him, they didn’t seem to be disturbed so I felt com… Uploaded on July 3rd, 2009 0 comments / 31 visits This doc is public	"And there was Light" “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light”.… Uploaded on July 1st, 2009 3 comments / 38 visits This doc is public
The Land of Genesis Located in the Tibetan plateau, the “cold desert” shelters the spring of the Sindhu, the Sanskrit name of the Indus River. In the vinicity of this river system started the genesis of South Asian civilization, one of the most fascinating yet mysterious cul… Uploaded on July 1st, 2009 10 comments / 32 visits This doc is public	The Land of Silence The “cold desert” is a land of the Great Himalaya made of freezing winds and burning hot sunlight. Little Tibet, “the moonland” or “the last Shangri La” are all names that have been given to the cold dry and harsh land of Ladhak. Slight rain and snow rea… Uploaded on July 1st, 2009 3 comments / 27 visits This doc is public	Kissing the Lion This is a view of Stakna Gompa (monastery) which lies on the right bank of the Singge Khababbs River (Indus) at a distance of approximately 25 km from Leh, the capital of Ladakh in the Himalayan hills. Here people call the Indus River, Sênggê Zangbo, th… Uploaded on June 29, 2009 8 comments / 47 visits This doc is public
The Object of All Greeds Pangong Tso (Tso: Ladakhi for lake) is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,250 m (13,900 ft). It is 134 km (83 mi) long and extends from India to China. Two thirds of the length of the lake lies in China. The lake is 5 km… Uploaded on June 28, 2009 2 comments / 55 visits This doc is public	"The Way is not the Sky" “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart”. (The Buddha - Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.) This Tibetan monk was watching the Himalayan hills from the ramparts of Hemis Gompa (monastery) in Ladakh. There… Uploaded on June 26, 2009 7 comments / 44 visits This doc is public	A Shadow that Never Leaves “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him”. (The Buddha - Hindu Prince… Uploaded on June 26, 2009 1 comment / 41 visits This doc is public
Living Purely “Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine”. (The Buddha - Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.) This young man is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, we met… Uploaded on June 26, 2009 3 comments / 61 visits This doc is public	The Truth of Your Own Nature “One method of meditation that many people find useful is to rest the mind lightly on an object. You can use an object of natural beauty that invokes a special feeling of inspiration for you, such as a flower or a crystal. But something that embodies th… Uploaded on June 25, 2009 3 comments / 46 visits This doc is public	Conquer Yourself “It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell”. (The Buddha - Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)… Uploaded on June 25, 2009 0 comments / 36 visits This doc is public
"I am awake" One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the messiah?" "No", answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No", Buddha replied. "Then are you a teacher?" the student persisted. "No, I am not a teacher." "Then what are you?" asked the student, exasperated… Uploaded on June 25, 2009 1 comment / 36 visits This doc is public	"Do not believe in anything" “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything m… Uploaded on June 25, 2009 6 comments / 45 visits This doc is public	Unleashed to the Heavens For centuries Tibetan Buddhists have planted these flags outside their homes and places of spiritual practice for the wind to carry the beneficent vibrations across the countryside. They are written in Tibetan and said to bring happiness, long life and… Uploaded on June 24, 2009 6 comments / 48 visits This doc is public