Category: india
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September 3rd, 2008
09.03.08 I lay in bed under my lone purple and white-spotted comfortor in my bachelor pad near the TV Tower in Darjeeling. I wrestle, or am being bombarded (to put it more in-line with its felt-sense) with bouts of moodiness, depression, vagrant thoughts, and a general psychological and physical feeling of unwellness. I once again…
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two articles featuring me on Eyes 2 Open
I met Bex, the author of the following articles, on the second day of the massive, still ongoing, indefinite strike in Darjeeling. We had some great walks and talks, and she was there for my final few hours in Darjeeling. The following two posts from her blog, Eyes 2 Open, feature me, and give a…
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counter-strike.
never-ending rain soaks my beginngless body and all the stores are closed because everyone wants freedom here: in Indestructible Country; no one wants to be shut in, all those with minds want to be recognized. I may as well dance on the mountains with my mind’s reflections; I may as well sink into the earth…
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‘For the Benefit of Beings Pervading Space: A Meditation-Recitation on the Vastly Compassionate One’, by Thangtong Gyalpo
For the Benefit of Beings Pervading Space: A Meditation-Recitation on the Vastly Compassionate One by Thangtong Gyalp
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sunny imprint
Sunlight streaming through an Indian partially underground restaurant Illuminating like a host of Hindu deities light rays of effulgence Insects you usually don’t see and the usual dust particles Fading and then gaining more solidity Pretending like it has some kind of primordial nature But casting a constant sunny…
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3.17.08
Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India Sitting in the green grass and dead brown leaves behind the infamous Bir Snooker Hall, where most of the less than totally wholesome, though still generally kind-hearted, members of Bir’s Tibetan rogue’s gallery spend a large portion of their time. Despite its somewhat shady locale, this place is a wonderful one…
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3.15.08
The end of a most interesting day. The Tibetan shops in town were closed due to the protests in Tibet and the Chinese military crackdown. Xinhua, the official government-controlled media unit, reported 10 people dead, but the Tibetans around town rumor numbers between 100 and 300. A day of mourning. Sometimes it seemed like only…
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3.11.08
Bir, Himachal Pradesh My second day in Bir. I’m staying at Chokling Gonpa, currently in the guest house but soon the monastery, once they have my room painted. Today has been good. Last night I had a had a hard time sleeping due to what I thought was a lack of blankets — what do…
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3.07.2008
3.07.2008 Tashi Jong, Himachal Pradesh, India, SAMSARA The lights are currently out and a magnificent storm rages outside. Tashi Jong is a Drukpa Kagyu community, and the symbol of the Drukpa Kagyu sect is the dragon — the druk in Drukpa — and it sounds like there’s some drunken druks waging war in the lofty…
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what i’ve been doing, roughly
I’ve been in Tashi Jong for the last week, mainly for purposes of exploring my part in the distribution and dissemination of Lama Chodpa incense, a very special blessed incense made by the monks, lamas, and laypeople of Tashi Jong, under the direction of Ven. Phopa Rabjam Tulku Rinpoche, who functionally acts as the mayor/president of…
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3.02.2008
3.02.2008 Paprola, Himachal Pradesh, The Noble Land of India (Tibetan: Gya-gar Phag-pa’i Yul) Sitting here in Paprola again, at what I think is the only internet “café” in town, with two computers in its cyber-arsenal. Tashi Jong just got 1 computer, my friend Rana’s father’s international phone place. When I walked down from the…
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Lama Chodpa Incense Promotional Letter
Dear Friends, I am writing to you on behalf of Lama Chodpa Incense and the Friends of Nub Gon Monastery. Lama Chodpa Incense is completely natural and organic, and is hand prepared by the monks and local villagers of Tashi Jong, a small Tibetan community in Himachal Pradesh, India. Lama…
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3.01.2008
3.01.2008 CEPaprola, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, The Noble Land of India Sitting in Paprola (not sure about the spelling), the closest town to Tashi Jong, the heavenly little Tibetan community I’ve been living in for the last few days. So much has happened. I just got a haircut and a shave for the whopping…
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Prelude to a 12 Hour Himalayan Bus Ride
Currently 3:11 PM. Delhi. A little over 2 hours until boarding the Haryana Roadways doubedecker “sleeper” bus to Baijnath — the closest busstop to Bir. Quebec Remy is coming with me, I managed to convince him to come, for the creative benefit of all dear little sentient beings. Due to lots of background noise inhibiting…
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