The italian job

We went to one of the nearby Indian towns today to see what india is like! We have had a very soft experience as the whole Mysore/Kanakartha area seems to be relatively well off with good roads and a fairly moderate level of poverty. In addition the monastry area is a different land again, very Tibetan of course. We went to one of the tibetan settlements today also, so my photography today is from the tuk tuk as we zip around the countryside and the drivers keep overtaking each other. Quite reminiscent of the minis in the italian job.
I think the best thing about being here is feeling part of the bigger picture. Our spiritual director who resides in Sydney for part of the year also arrived at his house here, after some travels. It is so nice to see his home as well as other familar faces from home. It makes a lovely connection between our usual lives in sydney and being a part of this grand tradition. The temples here are amazing, the main temple houses 1000 medicine buddhas and also the mandala which depicts what medicine buddhas residence looks like. We have only imagined these things for such a long time!

sharon

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