IMG_4819, originally uploaded by gord clements. From an Observation Point in Beretar in Sunsari Nepal. This place lies in the Hmalayan hills and is a place where the mountains can be seen clearly.
Archives for July 2010
Rigpa
From A Glimpse of the Day: In Tibetan Budhism they talk aout the wisdom of Rigpa that shines as a growing sense of tremendous and unshakable certainty and conviction that rises up within our experience. There is nothing further to seek, nothing more that could possibly be hoped for. This certainty of the view is what [...]
Nepal: A Country of Extremes
Nepal is much like India in that everything is out in the open. Much of what we hide in the west can be openly seen in Nepal. It is a country of extremes. The other day I saw a dog that obviously had a severe spinal cord injury. It was dragging its paralyzed hind quarters [...]
Woman in Biratnagar
showimage.php, originally uploaded by gord clements. A woman observes a flooded squatters’ slum at Jamtoki in Katahari-2 near Biratnagar on Wednesday. Incessant rain has inundated 60 houses in the area and a wooden bridge linking it has been swept away. Some 300 families have been affected by flood in Katah. This is where Iris lives [...]
Dharan A Walk in the Monsoon
Dharan A Walk in the Rain, originally uploaded by gord clements. A soaked Dharan on my way to Chandra’s home in the morning. See blog “A Walk In The Rain”. Dharan is not as affected as other parts of the eastern region. Many of the areas near and around Dharan are experiencing severe flooding and [...]
A Walk In The Monsoon
I walked to the office in the rain this morning. Things were very peaceful. The occasional other individual was out walking in the rain but most were inside. It was a pleasant walk for me as I stopped by my friend Chandra’s home for breakfast. Chandra used to own the Roadway Cafe where I came [...]
Out of the Rain
IMG_4758, originally uploaded by gord clements. Waiting for the monsoons to subside in Dharan I took this picture on my way to Chandra’s home in the morning.
Mountain Yaks
Mountain Yaks, originally uploaded by gord clements. From a National Photo show in Kathmanadu being held in July
The Protected Heart
The message from Glimpse today suggests that we know, only too well, that protection from pain doesn’t work, and that when we try to defend ourselves from suffering, we only suffer more and don’t learn what we can from the experience? As the poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote, the protected heart that is “never exposed [...]
Himalayan Gorge
Himalayan Gorge, originally uploaded by gord clements.
