Himalayan Stories – Light plays
The play of the sun rising over the horizon, painting the sky in a myriad of shades and colours remind me of you….. Advertisements
Himalayan Stories – Kala Bhairawa
I remember the story, told to me by a priest in the mid Eighties. The story is of Kala Bhairawa, the god that is said to assist the righteous and destroy evil. The Legend tells that in olden days people having a fight were brought in front of the Idol and were told to speak…
Himalayan morning
The sun rises gentle in the east, painting the sky and the hills with myriads of shades and colours. Let me be like this morning, gentle and calm Let me be like this sunrise, bathing everything in gentle light Let me be like this morning sun, warm and caring Let there be no judgement in…
Tea shop in Goa
The magic of travelling in India is that you get to see so many ways of looking at religion, faith and culture. Gods are simply part of their daily life and there is hardly a place where they are not smiling from a small altar, from a picture, or act simply as a decoration of…
The Bodnath Stupa in Nepal
Bodnath is one of the really nice and peaceful places in the Kathmandu Valley. Especially around sunset hundreds of people flock onto the street around the Stupa to make their prayer rounds around the majestic Stupa. People from all walks of life begin a small pilgrimage to the self. Some of them alone,, some chatting…
Of Buddha and modern times, Sarnath 1985
The Stupa of Sarnath is the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon. Later it became a place of learning and today it has become one of the most important pilgrim places for Buddhist around the world. For kids it has become a nice place to play. Buddha probably would be pleased to have kids…
