Tibet's capital Lhasa
The Potala Palace
History and history against a trip
Clipboard Ma Prem Nisim in Tibet
When you put in the middle of the issue of visas, the lack or restriction of freedom, the extreme difficulties in the research, the impossibility of stopping and staying, everything begins to take on dangerous and unknown dimensions, where also raise some questions seem complicated, difficult, impossible. And the Tibetans in this they were just full of old fears, seemed unmoved by not responding or in saying that "they did not understand the question." Were years that I felt to be close to a visit to Tibet, but in my imagination this visit was to last at least three months for all the outstanding issues in my life that were opened dramatically in the last ten years. My past life in Tibet, the fact of hearing all the sessions during the last regression of my death the strange taste of poison in his mouth, then some degree of certainty to be dead by poisoning, the ancient vision of nature, the safety of have been a man, I feel closer and closer to the close to Osho in his previous life, he had been in Tibet, the Karmapa had lived with and died of poisoning. Then when I re-lived the last training that death, where I was completely ecstatic "
embraced the Moon", I feel we're very close and I decided to go (in my early life I was famous, they say at home, so I could relax only when I saw the moon , and I had those crazy stomach ache in my first year of life, which lasted at least three days during which I could not eat or drink, and I could not sit on the potty).
I went anyway in search of a large hall where you can find Kutun, bodies of very fine, Bodhisattva, who to death were covered with gold, a process similar all'inbalsamatura Egypt. In the Hall I have found the body at the time of Osho, who was to be between 100 the 97mo. But right from the beginning have been redirected. Nobody knew anything, even among the monks that I met, or almost nobody spoke English and could explain something. The government in exile in India I must admit that the blade leaves the monasteries in situations of abandonment, even those young monks who are to take care of them, sometimes they are interested in other things or can not follow all that is asked of them by foreigners. Neither speak English, few are able to communicate with visitors.
Following the instructions of the 16th Karmapa Lama in 1972 states that "Osho is a living Buddha and that he alone can save the planet ..." saying "Osho was with us in his previous life and you can see His golden statue in Tibet in the Hall of Incarnations ... "I imagine that the statue is mentioned in the monastery of Tzurpu (tshur-pon-dong), named after the river that passes by. The monastery near Lhasa and every morning apart from a direct bus from Piazza Bangkor the monastery, located near the Jogang Temple in the center of the old, in Lhasa. Equipped with a camera and full of good will I start Tzurphu with the decision to photograph all the gold statues, and request the name. Unfortunately not even imagine that the young monks sometimes do not even know the name of the person represented, and that the statues, including me, are so many that you get tired and you can lose. The monastery is
old, built around 1100, the Chinese have almost completely destroyed and burned reaching Alas, only recently is starting to rebuild it. The buildings are far away and separated, the first hall you come to is the Assembly Hall, where they celebrate the puja, and we all prayed together. The altars of this room are huge and filled with golden statues, the Buddha Sakyamuni is one of them. The high altar is a tiny statue is different, Sang Ngyempa, famous for the miracles in life and after. It seems that this little statuette is made after the death of Monaco and just finished it remained for 7 days in air at a meter and a half, returning to earth after exactly seven days and seven nights.
There are other halls such as the Hall where are the great stupa, where the remains of the First, Second and Fifth Karmapa. As to the Potala Palace, this Hall has a different energy, subtle and strange. Visiting is good, you leave there feeling better. The stupas are three, all in silver, covered and set with precious jewels, two are modeled in terracotta and easier on the outside. The Hall of Incarnations
is one of the Hall where there are only golden statues. Even this very beautiful and charming, very big, with all the statues of the 16th Karmapa Lama, and other statues, some seem of the Gelugpa or Sakya. Others, without a hat, the monks are probably very important. The Kagyu also bring their black hat, were the first to write Kagyu teachings and to create lineage, around 1000, but only starting from the first Karmapa reincarnations, the Tulku.
The tradition of the Karmapa's black hat that is called "Black Hat" began many centuries ago when a king gives China a black hat set with diamonds and covered in gold to a Karmapa Lama. Over the centuries the other seven are beginning to give importance to the hat (which we still find the monasteries in Tibet are mostly Gelugpa, the same sect of the Dalai Lama - Tibetan Dalai means "ocean" - and Sakya. The color of the hat is different for red and yellow for the Sakya Gelugpa).
the past few days I have visited many monasteries in Tibet and in each one I found a wonderful power of prayer. Riwoche, located in the northeast, near Qamdo, seems to have remained intact in structure and highly impressive, with beautiful statues and enormous, the first devoted to the Future Buddha, as they called the Maitreya Buddha in Tibet. E 'was founded at the end of 1200 and the light coming from the center of the ceiling, open to the sky, gives a different dimension, like eternity. I recommend everyone to visit the region and Qamdo Riwoche, the monastery a few kilometers from small town, and you can get there by plane to the nearby airport. From there down to Lhasa crossing regions rich in vegetation and forests, and you get to the source of the river Brahmaputra, near Bayi, stunning in its majesty. The areas that are now the border to the east are famous for spirituality and mysticism, are just some places to visit in China today, although prior to 1950 were part of Tibet. Around 800 he lived in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Riwoche Guru Rinpoche, an incarnation of Sri Padmasambawa, and known as a great healer. His wife, Dolma, sweet woman with white skin, is depicted in a semi-nude statue.
Two words, in addition to notes, and the Kagyu Karmapa. The Karmapa sect has ancient origins. Tilopa and Naropa, Marpa and Milarepa then, were the first, the sect is called Tantric. It is found in the Kagyu lineage of origin and the foundation. Milarepa stops traveling the Himalayas in Tibet at the beginning of a thousand, lives in a cave for many years in that place which is now the border between Nepal and Tibet. Karmapa Lama, which include the techniques used by Milarepa, not much is known, the first person they call Karmapa Lama lives around 1200. Miracles since he lives in the womb, create Tulku, the reincarnation real, leaving word where and when you reincarnate. The 2nd Karmapa Lama stands out for its practical activities peacemaker between Tibet and China, the third not much is known, and is the fifth to that one begins to consolidate the sect, defined as the "Black Hat". The historical notes are perhaps something that makes us understand how was the evolution of Buddhism in Tibet.
The miracle of reincarnation of the Dalai Lama instead begins with the Gelugpa sect around 1400, a period in which it is built the Potala Palace. In the visit to the Potala Palace have been terrible to see all the empty building, the walls bare and repainted with a red brick that has erased all the images you see murals in other monasteries, Tibetans and all the treasures taken away or destroyed or burned in the invasion of China (another show disgusting, workers Tibetans looked back terrace of the fourth or fifth floor, and danced in front of the public to show their joy of belonging to the people of the Tibetan slaves in the hands of the tyrants in China). All the friends met in those days, from all over the world had witnessed the same scene that was probably invented as a spectacle for tourists. I went back to the hotel, crying and without energy, so I had to find myself making dynamic whole, body and spirit. The beauty of the building does not lie in a museum, but once again beautiful in the energy that emanates, and in the ranks of Tibetans who prostrate themselves in prayer in the road, making daily tribute. Outside the Potala Palace was the great towers of gold that are not seen, and many other gold objects that seem to have disappeared.
Kagyu
The Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism derives from Marpa (1012-1099) who traveled from India to Tibet three times and four times to Nepal in search of religious teachings, studying 108 feet of spiritual masters, principally Naropa and Maitripa. Marpa received the tantric teachings called the "Three Teachings" - concerning the Illusory Body and the transfer of Consciousness, Dreams, The Clear Light, the Inner Heat directly from Naropa (1016-1100) who in turn had received them from Tilopa (988-1069). The original source is the Buddha Vajradhara. Marpa brought it to Tibet, passing them to his most famous disciple Milarepa (1040-1123) who came to enlightenment in their lifetime. Milarepa passed them to others, and this is how the dual system of philosophical training and meditation are found in the Kagyu monasteries. Among Milarepa's disciples, Gampopa (1084-1161) is the most famous. He received the teaching and practice of the "Great Seal, Mahamudrn, and the Six Yogas and synthesizes them into a single instruction. What resulted is known as Dakpo Kagyu, the main teaching of the Kagyu tradition. Teaching Kagyu Mahamudra was then later incorporated in the Gelugpa tradition from the first Panchen Lama (1570-1662).
Karmapa The Kamtsang or Karma Kagyu was founded by the first Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193).
This tradition has remained strong and was successful in large measure to the presence of an unbroken line of reincarnations of the first, the next Karmapa. In Tibet, Tsurphu, located in the center of Tibet was the main monastery of this tradition. After going into exile, the tradition has been restored to the Rumtek monastery in Sikkim.
The Second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi (1206-1283) was a child prodigy who had an understanding of the philosophy of Darma at the age of ten years. His teacher had understood that he was the reincarnation of Dusum Khyenpa. It was already enlightened, but his teacher gave him all the lessons in a formal way to increase the transmission power. Spent half his life in meditation retreats and is famous for having introduced the mantra Om Mani Padme Hung. At the age of 47 years, undertook his first trip to China that lasted three years, at the invitation of Kublai, grandson of Genghis Khan. China made many spectacular miracles, and played an important role as peace maker. Although invited to remain in the following years he traveled to China, Mongolia and Tibet and remained famous as a teacher. He was particularly honored by Munga Khan, Kublai's brother, but his death, when he became emperor Kublai, and built Cambalu, present-day Beijing, the new emperor ordered him to stop it. Any attempt to capture or kill the Second Karmapa was dominated by numerous miracles. On one occasion, "froze" (ntd.: the word used is "froze"), a battalion of 37,000 soldiers, using the power of mudra, and at the same time showing compassion. He let himself be captured and was put into exile, but he knew that miracles and compassion would lead Kublai Khan to change his mind. And this happened. Kublai became his disciple. Back in Tibet towards the end of his life was made a huge 16 meter high statue of Buddha, a dream he had always had. When completed, Karma Pakshi first sat in the same location of the statue and then stood up. The statue moves like him. Before he died he left his first disciple, Urgyenpa, details regarding the birth of the third Karmapa.
embraced the Moon", I feel we're very close and I decided to go (in my early life I was famous, they say at home, so I could relax only when I saw the moon , and I had those crazy stomach ache in my first year of life, which lasted at least three days during which I could not eat or drink, and I could not sit on the potty). 
The Golden Garland (The Golden Garland) 
A Pahalgam 
