From Manang, Nepal

May 16, 2012

From Manang, Nepal

We take a day hike with our guide, a steep incline, gaining an estimated three thousand feet. Here resides a ninety-six year old Lama, attended to by his sixty-six year old daughter. We take turns receiving his blessings. He chants over us. His skin is the color of leather. His room is carved out of a cave and hardly contains the four of us. For a moment I think of all the jokes surrounding the mountain mystic and the meaning of life. His daughter offers us tea from the entryway. After a brief visit, Scott and I leave but Tim wishes to stay behind. He joins us later in the village.

Adventure, Travel

Adventure, Nepal, Travel

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dougbruns

With an undergraduate degree in Religion and Philosophy, complimented with graduate work in the History of Ideas, Doug has spent his life chasing some of life’s big questions. As a result he has delved deeply into wisdom traditions both ancient and modern, including the philosophical schools of Existentialism, Pragmatism, and Stoicism; he has also explored several of the Eastern traditions, principally Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Admittedly, he is no expert on anything, being a simple pilgrim.

3 responses to “From Manang, Nepal”

susan109

May 16, 2012 at 9:10 am

This sounds like the kind of expeience that you will re-live every morning over your tea ceremony. Travel safely and bring home blessings to us all.

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1. Doug Bruns
  
  May 17, 2012 at 5:52 am
  
  Thanks, Susan. I’m on my way. First flight of four completed. Can’t wait to get to sea level.
  
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May 23, 2012 at 6:02 am

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