Pilgrimage Thailand-Nepal Slideshow & Talk
Date: 2024-11-07 Thursday
Some of you know I’ve been on pilgrimage for three weeks, and I’m planning to share that with you, with photographs, at the sit. It will be hybrid, so we’ll have photos up on the big video screen at Northlake Church in Kirkland, or on your own screens via Zoom, wherever you are.
As some of you know I’ve been traveling with Jason Bartlett as pilgrim partners, and we’ve basically done three things. We spent two weeks living and practicing in three Theravada monasteries in Thailand, with quick side visits to two others.
Then we went to Kathmandu, Nepal, to experience some key elements of Mahayana Buddhism, in particular the Boudhanath Stupa, the Swayambhu Stupa, and last the Asura Cave, where Padmasambhava practiced.
Finally we went to Lumbini, also in Nepal, where the Buddha was born. In addition to the Maha Devi Temple, which marks exactly where he was born, Lumbini includes a quite-amazing array of Buddhist monasteries and temples, some of which we visited and practiced in
The entire trip brought the path alive in some profound ways, including encounters with amazing masters. My aspiration is to share that with you all, to bring it alive for you, to support you in your dharma journeys.