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How I Spent My Summer Vacation
I'm baaaack!
My month-long retreat was very good. Difficult for an old monk to live in a tent in humid, rainy upstate New York, but worth it. I'm still in Maryland as my flight doesn't leave until Wednesday. Then I'll be packing up and moving to Maryland. Impermanence...
It was great practicing every (nearly) day with His Holiness and all the other fine lamas and khenpos of the Palyul lineage. It's like living in a Pure Land for a month. Coming back to the "real" world was quite a shock, however!
I thought I'd share a few pix that I took. The first is of the temple at the Palyul Retreat Center. It's just a temporary temple, believe it or not. They've got plans to build a much bigger one. The second is of the interior of the temple. The third is looking down the valley towards Greene and Binghamton with all the prayer flags lining the road. The last is of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche seated on his throne giving a long life empowerment the last day of retreat.
Palzang
My month-long retreat was very good. Difficult for an old monk to live in a tent in humid, rainy upstate New York, but worth it. I'm still in Maryland as my flight doesn't leave until Wednesday. Then I'll be packing up and moving to Maryland. Impermanence...
It was great practicing every (nearly) day with His Holiness and all the other fine lamas and khenpos of the Palyul lineage. It's like living in a Pure Land for a month. Coming back to the "real" world was quite a shock, however!
I thought I'd share a few pix that I took. The first is of the temple at the Palyul Retreat Center. It's just a temporary temple, believe it or not. They've got plans to build a much bigger one. The second is of the interior of the temple. The third is looking down the valley towards Greene and Binghamton with all the prayer flags lining the road. The last is of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche seated on his throne giving a long life empowerment the last day of retreat.
Palzang
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Didya get any rest? Many lay people I know go to monasteries on their vacations, but the monks generally go to places like Vegas —or to the beach, real dharma bums.
I hope you'll make several posts very soon. I'm totally empty here.
Fondly,
N
Palzang
So does that mean that you'll be permanently leaving Arizona?
Palzang
That temple looks amazing and those pictures are beautiful. Why did you decide to leave Arizona? Sedona is such a wonderful place and I can't wait to go back there.
I'll miss Sedona for sure, but it's OK. It doesn't really matter where I am. Like it says in our bodhisattva vow, "Let me be born in times unpredictable, in places unknown, until all sentient beings are liberated from the cycle of death and rebirth." So even if I have to go to one of the hell realms (like, say, New Jersey) to liberate beings, that's where I'll go, like it or not!
Palzang
* sorry to all you out there in New Jersey. Just a crude attempt at humor.
Thanks for sharing and I hope that, whatever happens, I'm sure you will make the lives of those that come in contact with you better for the knowing.
-bf
Palzang
Was in DC for a week with my son.
Motorcycle rides into Northern Idaho, Montana, Hell's Canyon and Nakusp BC.
Playing lots of music and doing outdoor festivals.
I'm not ready for Fall yet.
When are "we" having a Pot Luck?
-bf
What a drippy, oil leakin' piece of crap.
He didn't want to push it over 55 for fear it would... break?
I will never ride with someone who has an old HD POS.
Here is a picture of Connie - my Kawasaki Concours.
We could have a halloween potluck at Fede's?!
Palzang
-bf
Am baking the potatoes and roasting the weenies as we speak, Pally.....!
Palzang