Sunday, June 17, 2007

Quieting the self


In the dim light of a household chapel, a monk from the local Buddhist monastery chants prayers to bless a family's crop during the brief Himalayan growing season. In this remote valley isolated by past war, I get to discover a redoubt of peace..
"You have to go through the boredom of repetition until an energy arises of itself," says a nun while performing a meditation. "[Then] you will find yourself entirely free of wanting anything."

Sogyal Rinpoche: " The realization of impremanence is paradoxically the only thing we can hold on to, perhaps our only possession."

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

A most pleasant month

Hello! Here we go again. This time with the amazing valley of Hanle, What is this....?? Well, then the best you could do is to take the rest of the day off and question your existence in this planet and try to realize what the hell you've been doing here in this world! Besides that, take the time to surf the web and get some pictures from it and take a good look to what you've been missing.
Guys, you know I’ve been CRAZY busy with my job at this manificient place, plus a trip to Leh inbetween helps somehow with my state of mind to be with my friends out there, and my evenings here managing to get taken up with other things around on the net. Anyhow, the things were going on real good this time atleast.
Like, you miss one week without a post and you’re thinking: Wow, it’s been a week. I should really get on that. Then, by weeks 1 to 2, you start thinking…..where on earth would I even begin to start? There’s much too much to say. That’s how I’ve felt the last few days.
But really, honestly, this is how my this month has been goin with:
Work. Work. Some play and work.....work. Oh my work, at its best, is a pleasant diversion, but it doesn't really challenge the mind in the same way. It's a goal-driven pursuit, rather than an exploratory/revelatory pursuit.
The work itself gets somewhat pretty exausting everytime I reach here. Let me tell you, it’s a good thing, that moment of realizing: It takes a while to get used to. But it’s lovely. And then you spend half your time thinking: more of programmking at it's best.
It’s similar to when you meet someone and you think: Where have you BEEN on my life?
So, how’s that? Honestly, there hasn’t been much more happening on this part of thing. Most of the happenings have somehow fit into one of those categories: like the night of total exhausted at work, etc...... Well, you know next day hopefully comes, Good times.
Because I can, can always hope and dare to dream, just because it’s my blog!
That's it, guys!! Blogging from the valley of Hanle..

Monday, June 04, 2007

The Soul of Modesty

Until recently some friends of mine reminded me that I never blog anymore. Well, here I am. I have been so busy lately doing all kinds of stuff along ...
Lately, what brought the attention my way, what would most flatter me (in the world’s terms), and what would best compare to what magazines, models and the girls around I saw were wearing. The motives for the way one dressed were to promote self, being sensible and not promote the Creator!
"For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." JEREMIAH 29:11