Fever rules in the monastery..

Oh my gosh, I got fever and so did some of my students. As I heard its that time of the year now, rainy season is starting. 

But yesterday came a local doctor and checked us up, and I got antibiotics and something more. So in a couple of days I hope I'll be fit for fight again. 

But unfortunately I must cancel my planed weekend trip to Kathmandu. 

So it's just to 'go with the flow' take it as it comes and listen to the body. 

there is always a solution...

so, if you are to short for the whiteboard,... stand on a chair :)

Amazing kids - Our future...

This text is from one of my students, something he wrote in the end of a test we had, like a "signature" (actually many of them write small message like this at the end of the test tasks)

If you can see beyond the wrong spellings and see what he is trying to express, what he has inside him, you will see something else -Hope!

First of all, he is in one of the new beginners class, he has not been here much longer than me, the others in his class, just learn to write the alphabet, and can not spell yet, so he is very good.

His thoughts are about doing good, to be kind... I think it is amazing! And gives hope to all of us, cos kids are our future!! And I mean ALL kids in this world. So we better take care of them in the best of way, and guide them good.

I´m blessed to be able to work with these kids for a while. Every single one of them are special, with a remarkable inner, thoughts and ability.  In this "monastery school" they are learning,  Tibetan language & script, as well as  English  and Chinese. And of course, all the Buddhist practicing that is mandatory. Humanity of our future!

Just amazing!!!! 

Nepali Tea

I just love the Nepali Tea!
(Chiya/Chya/Chai )
And it´s super simple to make.

what you need for two cups

Milk – one cup
Water – One cup
Sugar – 2 t-spoons
Tea Powder– 2 t-spoons

(You may add: Cardamom, Cloves, Ginger, Black pepper, etc. If you want to spice it up, but it´s not necessary)

Boil water with tea power in it for 5 minutes
Put sugar in boiling water and stir it, add, if you want, Cardamom, Cloves, Ginger, etc.
Pour a cup of milk and let it boil for a while
Watch the color. Make it darker for strong ones.
Add some black pepper, if you want for flavor.

Yummy!!!

from Things To Love

Morning walk to Seshnarayan Temple

This morning I took a walk to  Seshnarayan Temple, it´s just outside Pharping village. 
The temple is known cos Guru Rinpoche have one of his two meditation caves there.

 A statue of Guru Rinpoche...

 ... and here we have his feet...

The Temple, and cave is almost melted into the mountain, you have to clime up some stairs to reach it...

 As in whole Nepal, there are so many beautiful deitals, coulours, symbolism...

 This pic, is a very true "Self portrait" of me! I am sooooooooo white (most) & black in my taste & style. And right now I am in the middle of an explosion of colors!!! So this  is exactly a good pic "Of me in Nepal" :) Surrounded of colors.

 Here is the door into his Cave, if you go in here you can take you to the other cave, that is near my monastery. But now it is locked, cos people actually disappeared in here, and never were found again.

I lighted candles outside the cave, it´s suppose to give light to the once lost in the cave, and luck to the one that light it. (and of course, money to the once that sells it :) hihihihi... )

 Yepp, this is a goat! not a dog!!! And this goat started to chase me! It really scared me for a moment, but people started to laugh and talk to me... so I relaxed, BUT with one eye on it, and one ear for the sound of the bell on its neck.

A view down on parts of the garden & fish pond...

A woman sitting near the entrance to the Temple, selling rise and color....

while a boy washes up in the water at the fish pond....

 There are beautiful details all over, I could take so many pics here... and I did. I do all the time...

Down, on the street, you have a local bar... This is very much how it looks like here... This is Nepal.

 On the other side of the road, were lots of monks doing their morning washes... almost on the road, and from a water stream, no larger than a ditch.

 This road is the road between Pharping and Kathmandu. It´s super narrow, and I think is scary as hell from time to time to walk here...

 Look!!! No sidewalks, no nothing, and here are lots of traffic..as well as people & animal...

Just jump up on the sand piles or right out in the vegetation.... It is heavy traffic, driving fast, and honking the horn ALL the time. I'm not joking!!!

 But, it is working... they know how to deal with it... i don´t... :) I'm terrified!! But, I do it!

The entrance of Pharping! <3

Saturday morning...

Another week just ran away so quickly. Time is really flying, even if the tempo here is much slower than I´m used to.

Now I just had my breakfast, delivered to my room as always :)

And soon I´ll have my one and only class on Saturdays

This weekend I´m gonna stay in Pharping. Today I´ll take a walk to an well known, legendary Monastery ( a bit outside Pharping) to take some picks. I probably will go and put of some Prayer flags for me, so far I mostly did it for others, but now it´s for me! ;) Then some Shopping in the village.
And a lot of self care time for me, that's the plan anyway... But, life is full of surprises, so we will see if that is the way it´s gonna be :)

I wish you all a lovely Saturday, wherever you are!

Wonderful Incense from Nepal

I am always looking for things that I like, and that will help me create my own harmony, good feeling & atmosphere  "my own temple" at home (ore were I am) and this, I´ll buy plenty of to bring home with me :)

My favorite Incense, Jasmine.
It´s 100% Pure & natural, handmade from inside out. The package is made of beautiful handmade paper, decorated with an Himalaya flower. And if that was not good enough, it also contains a beautiful message for the users: "MAY PEACE & LOVE PREVAIL IN THE WORLD"
For me it is just WOW!!! I like it :)

There is a lot more fragrances of this brand, some you can see at Things to Love


Simply Love!