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Manaslu and Tsum Valley, Day 21: Bhulbhule- Pokhara

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Rosan Daido

    When flowers open butterflies come. When butterflies come, flowers open.   花開時蝶来 蝶来時花開   Daigu Ryokan     From Bhulbhule to Pokhara, we ride on the bus.  Chewang, Rhods and Chandraman go back to their home village.  For several days, we stay in Pokhara.  We are very thankful – thankful for the beauty and simplicity we could experience.  But also thankful that we all came back healthy and safe.         Our trekking group       Phewa Lake by Pokhara     Fragrance       Relaxation (Text and photos contributed by Garyo) (This is the last part of this trek … Continue reading →

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Manaslu and Tsum Valley, Day 20: Jagat – Bhulbhule

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Rosan Daido

    What is inexpressible is inexhaustible in its use. (or In no speaking is inexhaustible use. )  説不處用無盡   Chinese Zen master (The Golden Age of Zen 253, 322 n.19)      It seems that this year the monsoon does not want to stop. It is raining again. Old trails and a newly built road are alternating as our path.  We pass picturesque villages and gardens.         Subtropical environment         Path         On the way         In the rain   … Continue reading →

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Manaslu and Tsum Valley, Day 19: Dharapani – Jagat

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Rosan Daido

    A yellow flower (light and spirit) sings by itself For nobody.   A golden spirit (light and emptiness) sings without a word by itself   Thomas Merton   In Dharapani, the Manaslu Trail and the Annapurna circuit merge.  With this, our solitude has an end. Masses of trekkers from all over the world come constantly toward us. In one village, we see a Hindu temple, a Buddhist Chorten and a Christian church. The area of Tibetan culture has ended too.         Picturesque Village         Heavy load         Chicken for the Dashain (Hindu) festival         Powerful waterfall stopping the path     … Continue reading →

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Manaslu and Tsum Valley, Day 15: Basecamp – Samdo

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Rosan Daido

      To never be apart from the Buddha is  to have a mind free from coming and going.   Hui Hai     The Manaslu only showed it’s face during the night.  In the morning, the summit is covered by heavy clouds again.  The way down the steep mountain is treacherous and muddy.  After many hours, we reach Samdo, the highest village on the trek.  It is over 11,000 feet and only inhabited during the summer months.         Narrow path into the clouds       Above clouds         Edelweiss       Down in the valley       Heavy traffic         Firewood, a rarity in this area … Continue reading →

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Manaslu and Tsum Valley, Day 14 Samagaun – Basecamp Manaslu

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Rosan Daido

        Merge your mind with cosmic space, integrate your actions with myriad of forms.   Ch’an master Hung-chih Cheng-chüeh (宏智正覺 Wanshi Shõkaku, 1091-1157)   From Samagaun, a path leads up to the over 14,000 feet high base … Continue reading →

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Manaslu and Tsum Valley, Day 13: Lho – Samagaun

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Rosan Daido

    The blue mountain is the father of the white cloud The white cloud is the son of the blue mountain.   All day long they depend on each other without being dependent on each other the white cloud … Continue reading →

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Dogen’s Doei (道元道詠): Poems in the Way, 27

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Rosan Daido

  Thirty casual poems at my grass hut (7): The mountain wind of spring Must have blown around Throughout peaks and hills Is the fragrance of flowers. Sōan-no gū-ei sanjisshu (7):   Azuwayumi Haru-no yama-kaze Fuki-nu-ran Mine-ni-mo O-ni-mo Hana nioi-keri … Continue reading →

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