Tak Bat - Almsgiving in Luang Prabang, Laos

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase"

5.15 AM Luang Prabang

Tak Bat  or the Buddhist Lao monks morning colection is happen every single morning around Luang Prabang. The ritual is done in silence. The almsgiver do not speak, nor do the monks.

The monks walk in meditation and the almsgiver reciprocate with respect by not disturbing the monk's meditative peace

This daily religious ceremony has gone on for centuries. This is how local people pay respect to the monks and make merit for their families. It is an important and meaningful part of Luang Prabang’s Buddhist cultural.

Blissful Ambiance...

Luang Prabang - The Meditative City

I come when the tourist season end. Rain pour every afternoon, quite and peaceful. City with thousand of temple in every corner. Day start and end with prayer. 

Been here for 7 day and feel like this is the perfect place for people who need meditative mind.

(to be continued)

The best time to visit Shwedagon Pagoda - Part IV

Afternoon to dawn time is my favourite time to visit Shwedagon Pagoda. Why? Because i still can capture the bright sun , the sunset and also the night light around without getting sweating because the yangon weather.

Pilgrim usualy come after dawn time around 5 pm. If you want experienced the praying time with a lot of monk and local come after 5 pm.

I can spent hours here, usualy from 3 pm till 9 pm. In the night time, you can see the real beauty of the temple.

The important thing before visit this place is you should know how to dress. Short and open arm cloth not allow here. You should barefoot too when you enter the temple. There is tourist officer will check you in the front door. If your cloth not respecful enough they will give you kind of sarong and you should wear it.

I wear my own batik that make me be center of attention because its look different and unique. But as usual the local think im Thai nationality and keep greet me with one words "Sawaddi Ka"!

 

New Year 2015

It's the heart,
that knows the path...
The mind is just there,
to organize the step...

Thank you Life, for all the salty , sour and sweet experience.. this year. So grateful for all I have seen, done and learned.

Welcome 2015 ..

I'm ready for the next joyful experience in life ..

Release. Relax. Restore. Renew.

@Namgyal Monastery - Dharamsala INDIA

Happy Vesak Day

" ..Teach this triple truth to all : A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity..."

Happy Birthday to My Greatest Teacher -BUDDHA-,.. may all beings well and happy..

@ Dalai Lama Temple - INDIA

On the Road to Dharamsala

"On the road to Dharamsala"

by Sterling Reed

Here where the grass grows free,
wild is awakened in my heart

And nature's skin is unashamed.
It bares its innocence and purity

and harshness and apathy.

Here where man has failed to tame

mountains high and unborn trees

bursting forth with the green

of new life.

Here where forces unseen
are loosed upon the once serene

And open more to good and bad

I know that You are close at hand.

Here where so many before

have searched and searched

for so much more.

Here where hope is lost by men

And few the workers, much to tend
Here I find my calling,
or at least the beginning.

Here I say yes to not look back,

to walk in faith despite attack

I know not what may lie ahead,

but all of me for "You" instead.

On the way to enlighment path @Mcleod Ganj - Dharamsala - INDIA

Little Lhasa - Dharamsala

"Go where your best prayers take you...."

And my prayers just take me to see the sacred mountain of "HIMALAYA". It is high, it is far, it is not easy. But there is always way in a good faith.

@ Little Lhasa - Mcleoganj