Going with the flow
Location: Pokhara, Nepal
Local Time: Thursday, Oct 27, 2005 - 5:34pm
Well, after a hot shower, easy access to e-mail, good food and a movie last night, we've decided to postpone our trek indefinately. Tempted into sloth by the excesses of a consumer society.
On a high note we've added another person to our little group. Shelby is a yoga teacher and journalist from California. She came to Nepal through China and Tibet. She'll be leaving to Thailand in a couple of weeks, and from there going on to South Africa, her true destination. Likes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, ice cream and Indian sweets.
We found the local Buddhist center here in Pokhara and the three of us are going off for a 3 day retreat starting tomorrow afternoon. I might or might not get in another post before then. If not, see you all in three days.
This morning as I was sitting on my butt, swilling very (very) fresh fruit juice and filling in my travel journal, a woman approached stopped in front of my table which was right beside the road.
She is Tibetan. A quick overview for those of you who don't know, China invaded Tibet in 1950 and quickly populated it with Chinese, making Tibetans second class citizens in their own country. Many Tibetans fled their homeland. Some even made it to Canada. Most fled over the mountains to Nepal or India. Here in Nepal this woman doesn't even have citizenship. Her children are not entitled to state funded education, and she is restricted from certain work by her lack of citizenship.
According to Buddhism, we are extremely fortunate to have been born into this life human. Even better to be a human born in Canada.
Local Time: Thursday, Oct 27, 2005 - 5:34pm
Well, after a hot shower, easy access to e-mail, good food and a movie last night, we've decided to postpone our trek indefinately. Tempted into sloth by the excesses of a consumer society.
On a high note we've added another person to our little group. Shelby is a yoga teacher and journalist from California. She came to Nepal through China and Tibet. She'll be leaving to Thailand in a couple of weeks, and from there going on to South Africa, her true destination. Likes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, ice cream and Indian sweets.
We found the local Buddhist center here in Pokhara and the three of us are going off for a 3 day retreat starting tomorrow afternoon. I might or might not get in another post before then. If not, see you all in three days.
This morning as I was sitting on my butt, swilling very (very) fresh fruit juice and filling in my travel journal, a woman approached stopped in front of my table which was right beside the road.
She is Tibetan. A quick overview for those of you who don't know, China invaded Tibet in 1950 and quickly populated it with Chinese, making Tibetans second class citizens in their own country. Many Tibetans fled their homeland. Some even made it to Canada. Most fled over the mountains to Nepal or India. Here in Nepal this woman doesn't even have citizenship. Her children are not entitled to state funded education, and she is restricted from certain work by her lack of citizenship.
According to Buddhism, we are extremely fortunate to have been born into this life human. Even better to be a human born in Canada.
posted by Jaye | 5:19 PM
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