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Lungta Livers #11 Good Bye to the Summer of Hands
The autumnal equinox signalled not only the beginning of autumn but the end of the summer of hands. My right hand is now seven weeks post surgery and the left, 16. I’m beginning to be able to bear full weight … Continue reading
Lungta Livyers #6: Stay on the Bus
We wanted to go for a hike. To some trees. So we did some research, found a few blog posts, and knew we needed to get near the Zaisan Memorial to get near the hike’s starting point. One blog post … Continue reading
Lungta Livyers #4: This or Something Better
This morning I remarked to Marian, that along with Lojong Slogans, other pithy sayings had been introduced to me and some stick and others don’t. I can’t remember who or where I was introduced to the saying, “This or something … Continue reading
Lungta Livyers #3: He said “Yes”
The doctor took a quick look and said, “You’re all good.” I in disbelief said, “Really? Please take a close look.” He looked at both the wrist and incision and said it looks fine that likely only inflammation remains. I … Continue reading
Lungta Livyers #2: The Bardo of Kindergarten
One of the joys of travel is that it immediately returns you to kindergarten or toddlerhood. Stripped of the comfort cloak of shared language, everyday tasks take on enormous challenge and adventure, requiring intense observational skills, pointing, and willingness to … Continue reading
Summer of Hand(s)
I usually mark each summer by the expedition or expeditions that happened that summer. Last summer was the “Polar Bear” expedition to northern Labrador. The summer before was the “Will the plane ever land?” expedition to the Kanairiktok River in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, adventure, climb, hand surgery, let’s do it all over again, Lungta, prayer flags, trek
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Raising Windhorse for 2015
According to the dharma practice calendar (DPC) , today was/is an auspicious day…one of the most, in fact and an excellent day for hanging prayer flags. So that’s what I did. We’d been wanting to change our prayer flags on … Continue reading
Looking for WIndhorse II
Prayer flags are often called Lung-ta or Windhorse in Tibet and Nepal. One traditional prayer flag design has a windhorse in the centre and the Four Dignities (Lion, Tiger, Garuda, Dragon) in the four corners. As some of you will … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Everest 2010, Everest-007, Life, Tibet Bike
Tagged 2011, Everest, gratitude, photography, prayer flags, teachers, windhorse
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Looking for Windhorse July 2005
Looking for Windhorse: An Invitation 7/31/2005 It’s Sunday night and it seems familiar to be writing to you. Tuesday marked the one-month’s passing of time since I stood on the summit of Denali. The time seems to have passed both … Continue reading
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Tagged Looking for Windhorse, Mtn Bike, Nepal, prayer flags, Tibet
