How to cope with the cold

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This blog follows the travels of the Turberfield family as they drop out of the normal busyness of corporate life to explore the ancient art of Tibetan Thangka, the dusty mountaintop temples of the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau and travel overland from Singapore to England.

Offering to The Spiritual Guide in a lofty gompa perched above the natural fort of Dongwan valley, weekly trips to Shangri La's unpredictable shower rooms, keeping the cows out of the bins, scaling sacred Mount Shika, haggling for pu-er in the tea markets of Kunming and the nightly wonder of the milky way - possibly as far as it's possible to get from the subway at rush hour....

The main contributors are Michelle (also widely known as "The Boss") and David with bits and pieces from San San and Jon Jon. We hope you enjoy and look forward to your comments.

Saturday, 20 November 2010

How to cope with the cold

I asked Master Lobsong how does he cope with the cold, as it is getting to me and affecting my meditation.

He replied that whenever he is cold he thinks of his spiritual guide, and he thinks of Je Tsongkapa. He would remember how Je Tsongkapa would accept his external condition in the snow mountain and believed that if he cannot withstand this minor suffering, how could he take on the sufferings of all sentient beings!

Ah....this makes me feel quite childish. How can I stand before Buddha and promise to take on the sufferings of all beings and yet cannot bear a small inconvenience of being cold!

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Location:Shangri-la, China