Claiming the Land
I’m now two weeks into my first trip to Tibet in three years. Many things are the same, but many …Continue reading »
View ArticleTibetan Tattoos
Be sure to read Tashi Mannox’s comments and website for insight into some uses of tattoos in Tibetan medicine. I …Continue reading »
View ArticleHow do You Spell Oṃ Maṇi Padme Hūṃ Anyway?
A while ago I wrote a post about the proliferation of giant hillside renditions of oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ, the …Continue reading »
View ArticleFish Liberation
Over the past several months, a group of Khenpo Tsültrim Lodrö’s chinese disciples have been releasing fish into a lake …Continue reading »
View ArticleHow Not to Tattoo a Tibetan Mantra
I recently saw a woman in a coffee shop with om mani padme hum tattooed on her ankle (for more …Continue reading »
View ArticleOn Tulpas, Tulpamancers and Alexandra David-Néel
Yesterday, Chris Bell’s Facebook feed alerted me to an article by Vice, describing the phenomena of ‘tulpas’ and the ‘tulpamancers’ …Continue reading →
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