TRAVELS w/P: Tales of Adventure Here & There

"All conditioned things are of a nature to decay - strive on untiringly." The last words spoken at "a miserable little town of wattle-and-daub, right in the jungle in the back of beyond." We have beern sitting for some two hours listening to Norman reading the final discourse. Unlike the others, who appear to be accepting of these readings, inclined to the teachings, past skepticism resurfaces. Doctrine, man-made rules, ego-centricism, hmmmmm. That said, the calming stillness at this site cannot be denied. As we sat at the foot of the golden buddha statue in reclining death pose a group of Tibetans arrived to pay hommage. A moment in my own nirvana.Their devotion utterly mesmerizing.Captured some awesome photos. Exchanged pleasantries and took photos of a couple of nuns, illiterate. They led me to an english speaking monk who wrote out their address so that I can forward photos. It smacks me up the side of the head to witness the delight digital images bring to those from wattle-and-daub villages and towns.