The Buddha, when asked "who are you" replied "I am awake."


The Legend of Shamballa ....... A journey to the centre. His Holiness The Dalai Lama is the embodiment of Compassion,  he says it's within all of us ....... A little compassion goes a long way.
The Wesak Festival celebrated every full moon in May signifies the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.  In a hidden valley in Tibet a unique festival occurs.  This is a story about the journey by a group of film-makers who travelled to that valley in 1986.   Coming Soon — over the coming months we will be adding these and other quality articles to The Daily Lama.

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Master of the Mountains is a collection of images painted by Nicolas Roerich during his epic journey through the Himalayas in the early part of last century with quotations from the Agni Yoga series of books.   After all the exterior journeys have been undertaken what's left ... The Inner Journey of self discovery is the last great journey.  The sooner that is realised the more fulfilling the outer ones become.
Mt Kailas is considered to be the most sacred mountain by millions of Hindhus and Buddhists.
Why?
  The Seventh Wave of ceremonial order.  
      Essence —  indispensible quality;  abstract entity;  reality underlying phenomena;  all that makes a thing what it is;  instrinsic nature; perfume;  scent;  that which is found at the heart of all things.
      Picture This ....... A gallery of images from Darjeeling - both old and new.
         
      "Dawa Gompa" ... This is Tibetan for Monastry or Temple of the Moon.  It evokes imagery of a snow bound monastry perched high and inaccessable on a clear full moon night.
Sights & Sounds - David Parsons Parikrama.

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