Incredible to have arrived back at the Lama Residence in El Portal, Florida and to be met by Sengay, a really happy dog, and Ching Hu, my wonderful cat. Iris and I are both home, intact albeit a bit dizzy (on my part at least). Now it's essential that I take some days to tell the stories and show pictures of more aspects of the pilgrimage. 

We'll start where we left off, as we probably do lifetime after lifetime. 

Here is the lovely path we took through the woods at Kunzang Palyul Choling.

It led us to the Migyur Dorje Stupa.

Even though work was being done on this stupa, it did not detract at all from its beauty and effectiveness. Here are the snow lions holding up the throne on its 4 sides with jewels in between them. These details are found on many stupas and are beautifully done here. Shakyamuni Buddha is usually depicted seated on lion throne because, in his utter fearlessness, he was a lion among humans.

Right now, my lion (sengay means 'lion' in Tibetan) and my wise tiger (ching hu in Chinese) are demanding some attention and my body is demanding some rest, too. More to come tomorrow and every day for a while so that most of the elements of the trip (and maybe some suggestions for your own pilgrimage) can be covered. It's possible we will find some effective ways to add pilgrimage maps, too.

On the road in Dharma,
LKC