Mero Dhangadhi

freddie-photography:

An old picture from 2011 of Mount Everest, I very much miss this place.

- Freddie Ardley Photography

magictransistor:

Yab-Yum (Tibetan literally, “father-mother”) is a common symbol in the Buddhist art of India, Nepal, and Tibet representing the male deity in sexual union with his female consort. Often the male deity is sitting in lotus position while his consort is sitting in his lap. The symbolism is associated with Anuttarayoga tantra. 

The symbolism of union and sexual polarity is a central teaching in Tantric Buddhism, especially in Tibet. The union is realised by the practitioner as a mystical experience within one’s own body.

Yab-yum is generally understood to represent the primordial (or mystical) union of wisdom and compassion. In Buddhism the masculine form is active, representing the compassion and skillful means (upaya) that have to be developed in order to reach enlightenment. The feminine form is passive and represents wisdom (prajna), which is also necessary to enlightenment. United, the figures symbolize the union necessary to overcome the veils of Maya, the false duality of object and subject. 

lunacylover:

Dr. Alice S. Kandell in North Sikkim, India, c. 1965-71 [source: Kendell Collection]: Lamas & prayer flags. Wind blows past the prayers and blesses the land as the wind passes

socialfoto:

Locked behind by elkynz

youlikeairplanestoo:

Flying in Nepal must be a trip. The challenge of flying there seems matched only by the beauty. Photo by Erik Törner.

tulipnight:

Autumn Landscape, Namche, Khumbu, Nepal by Feng Wei Photography on Flickr.

kieranharkin:

Annapurna - Crossed Processed. 

Nepal

mahayanalotus:

People are afraid that if they let go of their anger and righteousness and wrath, and look at their own feelings—and even see the good in a bad person—they’re going to lose the energy they need to do something about the problem. But actually you get more strength and energy by operating from a place of love and concern. You can be just as tough, but more effectively tough.

—Robert Thurman

(Photo: Kalachakra Mandala)

stories-yet-to-be-written:

Sadhus Sadhu by Lex L on Flickr.