On the mountains of Kathmandu, in Nepal, lies a garden of Peace overlooking its neighbor city, pouring mantras of love, health and joy to the world. Big portals and majestic walls embrace hundreds of red and saffron yellow tunics walking to and fro mid a pray, a teaching, a lunch or a study. No matter what these Tibetans and Nepalese monks do they do with faith in the world and in BUDA.
In almost a month stay, I learned to love and respect them for what they are. No prejudice, no criticism, no over expectations. They are not holy people; they are just humans like you and me trying to find a better way of life. Aren’t we all? Their resistance or distance to the common world comes from cultural or religious believes that if you abstain yourself from the worldly life better will be for you to overcome sufferings. Better will be for you to control your mind and focus on your values. That is so true. But some of them have gained so much expertise that they can live among worldly vices, noise and sufferings and still keep their serenity. In exchange for their absence among us, they chose to pray day and night to all of us. Now you may not believe in prayers, but wait until you are there with 400 monks sitting and chanting harmoniously, beautifuly sending their mental vibrations for every single being in the entire universe. You feel the energy in the air. Oh yeah you can be sure that reachs you anyhow.
I felt that same energy talking to some monks that eventualy became my friends. Their smile, their voice, their stories, their kindness… I felt like a child among elder brothers. I felt almost like one of them…Probably because we shared the same peace that place offers to anyone. Probably because we communicated without any expectations or prejudice. Probably because there we were in an oneness receiving and giving the same thing.
Time has a very abstract connotation there. It is what it is. Has no power over us. Time has no restrains, no cardinals, and no frame. It is just a common sense an idea, it just passes over and over again without being noticed. Without the pressure of time...and all the good vibration and simplicity, I could feel the real power of life, the real values for leading a peaceful life, the real importance of people around us and not around us, and the importance of our presence in this world. When you realize all that your ordinary problems seem so small and you take another perspective of the world.
To stop complaining and look for what you have succeed so far (kind of Polyanna concept), to just try listening to the other and honestly feel compassion and love, to realize the impermanence of all things and avoid sufferings, to take 5 minutes of your day to pay attention to your mind and feed it with clearness and peace. Are some of the many valuable lessons I have learned and practice every day trying to be a better person and contribute for this world to be a better place to all of us.
I want to thank Lhundup Kunphen (Snow Boy), Palden, Salaow, Sopa, Tsering, Losang Sherab, Nagwang Jamtson, Lama Lopsang Namgyal and all the other friends at KM for your words of wisdom, your friendship and love above all things. I will carry you in my hearth forever!
Tashi Delek
In almost a month stay, I learned to love and respect them for what they are. No prejudice, no criticism, no over expectations. They are not holy people; they are just humans like you and me trying to find a better way of life. Aren’t we all? Their resistance or distance to the common world comes from cultural or religious believes that if you abstain yourself from the worldly life better will be for you to overcome sufferings. Better will be for you to control your mind and focus on your values. That is so true. But some of them have gained so much expertise that they can live among worldly vices, noise and sufferings and still keep their serenity. In exchange for their absence among us, they chose to pray day and night to all of us. Now you may not believe in prayers, but wait until you are there with 400 monks sitting and chanting harmoniously, beautifuly sending their mental vibrations for every single being in the entire universe. You feel the energy in the air. Oh yeah you can be sure that reachs you anyhow.
I felt that same energy talking to some monks that eventualy became my friends. Their smile, their voice, their stories, their kindness… I felt like a child among elder brothers. I felt almost like one of them…Probably because we shared the same peace that place offers to anyone. Probably because we communicated without any expectations or prejudice. Probably because there we were in an oneness receiving and giving the same thing.
Time has a very abstract connotation there. It is what it is. Has no power over us. Time has no restrains, no cardinals, and no frame. It is just a common sense an idea, it just passes over and over again without being noticed. Without the pressure of time...and all the good vibration and simplicity, I could feel the real power of life, the real values for leading a peaceful life, the real importance of people around us and not around us, and the importance of our presence in this world. When you realize all that your ordinary problems seem so small and you take another perspective of the world.
To stop complaining and look for what you have succeed so far (kind of Polyanna concept), to just try listening to the other and honestly feel compassion and love, to realize the impermanence of all things and avoid sufferings, to take 5 minutes of your day to pay attention to your mind and feed it with clearness and peace. Are some of the many valuable lessons I have learned and practice every day trying to be a better person and contribute for this world to be a better place to all of us.I want to thank Lhundup Kunphen (Snow Boy), Palden, Salaow, Sopa, Tsering, Losang Sherab, Nagwang Jamtson, Lama Lopsang Namgyal and all the other friends at KM for your words of wisdom, your friendship and love above all things. I will carry you in my hearth forever!
Tashi Delek
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