On our hike out of Mustang, Nepal, we followed a winding, dusty trail that clung to the edge of a profound ravine.
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Sacred Dance- Lo Monthang Monastery, Nepal
The Triptych Journey team made a ten-day foray into the magical landscape of Mustang, Nepal. We started in the gateway town of Jomson, and made a slow journey north to Lo Monthang, the ancient capital of the formerly Buddhist Kingdom. Our timing was auspicious- we were able to film the […]
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On the Road to Samar – Part 3
And now, today, we leave this saintly village—how I want to stay in Samar, please let me stay?
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On the Road to Samar – Part 2
Two sides. One truth. Kalu. Nalu. Like the street dogs. Black and white but never quite one or the other. Life and Death are not very tidy. Always a few stray hairs. Fear is like fleas. Fear is like ticks. On the drive to Samar the road underneath our jeep […]
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On the Road to Samar – Part 1
I am walking down the hill at Samar How many ghosts around me—countless—they’re everywhere, benevolent, no one pushy, scary, just happy, it’s a good place. I could die here.
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In the third week of our journey, the Triptych Journey team spent the night at the Rangjung (“Self-Arisen”) Cave in Mustang, Nepal.
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The Heart of Lo Gekar
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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Milk Tea
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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Padma Sambhava and the Ranjung Cave of Mustang
The ancient kingdom of Mustang in northwest Nepal, like so many other mountain kingdoms of the Himalayan region from Bhutan to Ladakh, became part of the Tibetan empire established by King Songtsen Gampo in the first half of the seventh century. As a result, most people in these regions still […]
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