a family also attempting the risky trip up the ladders along the ridge at Taktsang. The ladders dont seem to be held on by anything, and suspend over the rock wall. We saw these little kids go up before us, which gave us a lot of motivation. I just temporarily put mind out of the picture and hurried up the climb before I had a chance to doubt (Taktsang/Tigers Nest in the background) ~
Lama Namgey at Phajoding has a love for animals. I dont think I would feel comfortable feeding the monastery’s huge Tibetan Mastiff out of my mouth, but he does it with such ease. All the dogs love him, especially his prized small pomeranian dog Yewong (‘my darling’) who follows him around everywhere. They are looking for English teacher volunteers at the monastery, so if you are interested in spending some time atop a mountain in the Himalayas with a great group of monks, please reach out and contact them on facebook: Phajoding Monastery Project
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. -Emerson
High altitude lake a long days’ walk from Thimphu, Himalayas in the background
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. –Confucious
So we set off our journey with blessings circling in the breeze ~
Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. – Joseph Campbell
I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. –Joseph Campbell
The miraculous sunrise over a sea of clouds, spent the nite at Phajoding Monastery 3700m – oh what a way to greet the day! (Thimphu is somewhere out below the cloudy abyss to the right)
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. –Yeats
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. –Bruce Lee
sunset hues the night of the November full moon over the mountains – intense energy !
the stove is like the heart of the home, the focal point in rural farm homes in the Phobjika valley. we sat in this home drinking tea and eating rice snacks while we waited for the traditional stone bath to get heated up outside
Double Thunderbolt: Perspectives on Life in Bhutan 