Vandaag is het Losar! Losar betekent in het Tibetaans ‘Nieuwjaar’. Het is een feest dat 15 dagen duurt en waarbij vooral de eerste drie dagen een grote rol spelen. Over de hele wereld zullen Tibetanen en een deel van de Boeddhisten Losar vieren. Samenzijn, feesten vieren en bidden.
Vanaf hier wil ik iedereen een geweldig Losar toewensen, met veel geluk, wijsheid, liefde en mededogen voor het komende jaar.
Carpe Diem
Natasza
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I walked a thousand miles, a thousand miles of happiness, sorrow, laughter, grief, anger, disappointment and pure luck. My road has been more than interesting, it has been a trail of excitement and surprises, some of which I only could appreciate after lengths of time. I learnt to banish some strong emotions which somehow every now and then still pop up, just to remind me of their true meaning and to teach me the emptiness of all things including the image of a self existing separately from all other beings.
I walked a thousand miles, just to discover I moved myself forward only three. Am I disappointed? If I would say yes I would probably loose those three, instead I smile and am thankful for all that I have gained. It is not of any value what the distance is or how many shoes I have spend, what is important is how much sunlight has touched my face while walking my lonely, but interesting road. My strength lies in recognizing the simplicity of live while mirroring its complexity. At the same time I am grateful for the three miles I moved myself closer to my intention of helping others in their everlasting struggle to escape the wheel of samsara, just as they help me, both friends and foes.
I walked a thousand miles and I am more than prepared to walk another thousand, even if it would get me half as far as the first thousand did. Grateful I will undertake my journey in the hope it will help all living beings. I will walk another thousand miles and even walk a thousand more, so is my destiny.
© Natasza
