Triptych Journey’s production of Precious Guru took more than 7 years. The following posts are just a sample of the remarkably creative endeavors of our multimedia artist team.
It’s said that the Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava, was summoned to Tibet from India by King Trisong Detsun sometime during the 8th century C.E. to subdue the many demons thwarting the establishment of Buddhism in the Himalayas. It was believed that only a great Tantric master had the power necessary to […]
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Such a symphony as this will never be heard at Carnegie Hall
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The old house where I live in Vermont comes alive with the slightest acknowledgement—animated, breathing. It’s deep winter; I don’t go out much. I spend my days in the company of animals, furniture and weather. Teapots. Soup pots. The long table in the kitchen with its scars and stories. The […]
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I’ve been sleeping in my clothes a lot since I got home. I don’t know why, it’s as if I need to be ready to go at any moment.
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Shambhala is a kingdom hidden somewhere in Inner Asia. Shambhala gradually came to be seen as a Buddhist Pure Land, a fabulous kingdom whose reality is visionary or spiritual as much as physical or geographic. On our 3rd day in the Gobi Desert, we returned to Shambhala to explore the now quiet […]
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I’m home. A simple and familiar phrase we all use. I’m home—the words invoke images of relief, accomplishment, celebration. But although my backpack is sitting in the corner and my boots are by the door, I’m not located here. I’m home, but I’m not whole; I’m scattered all over the […]
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These are the final photo selections for the 2014 Triptych Journey Calendar. All photos were taken by Triptych Journey photographer, Jon Schechner. The Calendar is available for $25 and you can make your purchase by clicking on the Pay Pal button (click through to the post) or sending us an email. All […]
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Taktsang, “The Tiger’s Lair,” has become something of a symbol of Bhutan in the mind of the international public. This is not simply by chance. The Bhutanese government uses photos of it on almost all of their publications aimed at promoting tourism, and in general as something of a national […]
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Our Padma Sambhava film shoot had been on the road for almost seven weeks. We had already travelled through Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal and Mustang, filming in more than a dozen locations along the way. As part of the adventure we had interviewed many lamas and pilgrims, driven long hours on […]
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The disc of the moon shines for all to see. It is not hidden. Likewise the sun and the Dharma-Vinaya.
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