“When you arrive in Nepal, things tend to work out one way or another,” said Anna, a bubbly 33-year-old who makes her home in Melbourne.
READ“The approach and flying into Kathmandu along the edge of the Himalayas is spectacular,” Hughes said. This, along with Boudhanath, a Tibetan enclave in Kathmandu, are among his highlights.
“A big highlight was going around Nepal and seeing all these incredible places that were dedicated monasteries, temples, shrines, and caves, where our great meditation ancestors practiced.” — Christopher Baxter
More than any other single figure, Guru Rinpoche is the source for the entirety of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
The Dorje Drolo teachings are considered a terma, a Tibetan word for a hidden teaching revealed by a treasure revealer.
What I have learned and what Rinpoche emphasizes is that the quality of experience – up or down – is absolutely irrelevant.
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“Trying harder and putting in that extra bit of exertion was so counterproductive!”
He appreciated Rinpoche’s emphasis on applying the teachings anywhere and anytime. “I wanted a spiritual path that would infuse the entirety of my life,” Kell recalled.
Throughout our time together, we slowly learned we were not responsible for each other’s happiness. True happiness can only be found within ourselves.
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