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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.

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

Gen Tharpa Gongcheng

On the last day in Shangri-la, master took us to visit his good friend and master who spent 27 years in meditation retreat in the mountain.

When we arrived at a little room in Song Zhan Lin monestary, we were greeted by a smiling old monk. We offered him a white silk scarf each, and he blessed it and offered it back to us.

Upon inspection, his room contains a stove, his cot where he sleeps and meditates, a few utensils and stools for visitors. And nothing more. Yet this monk beamed inner content and happiness, not worried about having any world comfort. What a freedom he possesses.

We spoke through the master for quite a while. He remembered Geshe-la from the days in India.

Before we said goodbyes, he gave us another white silk scarf to bless our journey and bid us a safe return to Shangri-la.

This kind of draw our six weeks stay to an end. But beginning of our journey to get back to Singapore.
- Posted by Mich using BlogPress from my iPhone

Location:Shangri-la, china

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1 comment:

mark harrison said...

Hello my luvverlies. I found you! But what is thia? You go back to Singapore! ? ! I just got a job to get a ticket to shangri la and now you are leaving? Whats happening goregous peeps? mxxx

26 December 2010 at 01:09

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