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      <image:caption>when pain was great he received medicine</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Malith and Dimu payed their respects</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>however the end approached</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>by morning he had left</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>How quickly life goes by!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then on to India</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where people enjoy the sun’s warmth</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit Nizamuddin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>have lunch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and meet Mayank Soofi, The Delhi Walla</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On to the South where Norbu Tsering awaits</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>along with Lobsang Tenzin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Suresh makes tea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>old friends come by</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the new abbot says hello</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Administrators are hard at work</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gen Ngawang Tashi is constructing a new building</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>it began as a room for the temple keeper</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>electricity has been provided</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>toiling the old way</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Drakpa Gyaltsen cleans up</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the young monks help</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>enthusiastically!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>they are Rato’s future</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>they study hard</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>learn to read</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>write</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and memorize</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We celebrate the anniversary of Jé Tsongkhapa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Founder of the Geluk Order</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Monks exit chanting his mantra</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and circumambulate the temple</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Life proceeds at Rato Dratsang</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit my father</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we read</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and eat!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sandra writes her book</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Alexander visits</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we walk</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a carbonara at Checco's</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>followed by a rest</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and then good bye</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to return to New Jersey for Halloween</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In Xiushui the scent of lilies fills the air</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in Xiushui life moves steadily</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>you take your shoes off outside</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and people are respectful</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit Lukang’s temple</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>people are happy there</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>happiness is the point, is it not?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Lukang has charm</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On to a mountain retreat</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>warmly welcomed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and then it’s over</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On to Taipei</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the Grand Hotel looms over all</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as does 101, once the tallest building in the world</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>photographers take aim</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit the Wu sisters, Saraha runs the gallery</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>showing contemporary Buddhist art works</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>her sister Ruby prepares Matcha</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>drunk with two hands to steady concentration and appreciation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Hsiao Ro arranges flowers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the Wu sisters work hard</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to bring beauty and spirit to their isle</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I return to Rato</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>they study hard</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>memorize their prayers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our elder scholars persevere</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>preparing for exams</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a little walk can help</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then back to studies</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>New construction has begun</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>architecture, engineering, and construction, proudly done in house</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the animals relax</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>coconuts collect</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gen Gyatsend Tardo has taken charge of cooking</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>he prepares watermelon for desert</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The guesthouse is well maintained</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>mopping continues</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the generator chugs on</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>while Renuka takes a needed break</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All is well at Rato</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2025/9/4/dharamsala</loc>
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      <image:caption>Monsoon can be severe in Dharamsala</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kashmir Cottage remains serene</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The new Rato abbot has come from Korea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the stupa of our late abbot, Chuwar Rinpoche, my teacher when I first joined Rato</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>View from the apartment I was so kindly lent</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Temple Road, McLeod Ganj</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a shave</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>chai with the cobbler who repaired my umbrella</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a Rajasthani serenade</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the best samosa and chai in town, their maker in the background</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I see Heiko who photographed my ordination many years ago,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the man who guards the ATM,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and two happy lamas, Lelung Rinpoche and Ngagchen Rinpoche</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit Prakash who cared for us at Deodar Villa during covid and now has his own tea stall</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then a dinner party, Khyongla Rinpoche-style, on the eve of my departure.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A quick stop at the Amritsar Ritz</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and to Delhi where life is laid back</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>sweeping is supervised</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and bricks are bricks</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>they rest</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and pose</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with grandeur</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>roads are improving</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and fashion is safer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>boys are happy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and girls are too</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s time for a shave</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then off to find Julia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>more bricks</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>more posers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and finally dear Julia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>blessed by the Lord</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tibet Center members travel to South Orange</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A devoted lot</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I go to New York meeting my friend Josh on the way</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then Tompkins Square for a concert</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Washington Square for joy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and for photography!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with my old form-mate and photo ally Rob</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I meet Alexander</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>for a birthday lunch—I’m 71!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My father comes to America</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>He's just turned 98!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a quick nap</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Here are little Sandra with her father and big Sandra who has made our reunion happen</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>grand and great grand children play</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Father’s Day - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and Father’s Day is celebrated!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Things progress at The Tibet Center</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Heinrich installs his Kalachakra mandala cover</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mark helps Darren</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then vacuums</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Evelyn cleans her fridge</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tony rests his broken pelvis</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>many prayers beside him</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>He takes his medicines</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and pushes himself to walk</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as do I</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to photograph trees</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>while Buddy looks out enviously</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then sniffs lillies in the altar room</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2025/4/14/flowers-bloom-in-new-jersey</loc>
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      <image:caption>Winter lingers in South Orange</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I walk to the station</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>take the train</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>past Newark...</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Flowers bloom in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and into New York City</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Flowers bloom in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I visit my accountant friend Eddie</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Flowers bloom in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>for dimsum with his ladies</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Flowers bloom in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I see my lawyer friend Wade</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>meet former Rato monks and friends</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Flowers bloom in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>then back to New Jersey</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where Buddy awaits</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The sun rises</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Flowers bloom in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and flowers bloom</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cooking is over</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I have my soup</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>then go for a walk</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I visit the geese</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>it snows</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>the party is over</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>the pond is frozen</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>the road has cracked</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>it's cold</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Winter in New Jersey - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>yet life goes on</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Buddy bears witness</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then returns to prayer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as the world joyfully barrels downward</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On to South Orange</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where Buddy awaits</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>He has a girlfriend next door</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I go for walks</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>enjoy the elements</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>crisp, cool</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and undulating</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>casting a magic spell</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Happy New Year</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2024/11/15/le-corbusier-and-louis-kahn</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-11-15</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>To Ahmedabad in search of emptiness</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with apples that lack appleness</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>What is this kitchen empty of?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>independent kitchenness?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Is bathroom just a name</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we call a room in which we bathe?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Is beauty merely in the beholder’s eye?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some are oblivious to it</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>while others delight</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>does it depend on maintenance?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>or does it exist inherently?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>evident among its parts?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>even to our friends?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where the meditators stay</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Tseten Dorje helps others in tangible ways</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Shartse Khensur Rinpoche enjoys his cappuccino</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit Dr. Kocchar in Delhi, he declares me well</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Buddhist Institute is signing a Memorandum of Association with Ahmedabad University,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Grand Achievement!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>which we must implement with Gandhian simplicity</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I travel on to Hubli where there is marching in the streets</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>my friend Baba Sahib has retired</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>his son carries on the garland business</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I drive through villages toward the monastery</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hunagunda Village has gone modern</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>though it retains some funk</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Madame enjoys a middle way</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The monastery is looking well</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>lush after monsoon</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dhakpa Gyaltsen trims weeds</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gen Sonam Temphel maintains discipline</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gen Wangdu administers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and our ladies keep things on track</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit the Trithog Khang, headquarters of the Geluk Order</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>designed and organized by Geshe-la</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Somali comes to say hello, she works in our dairy, soon to be closed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as Gen Tashi Tsering was knocked down by a bull</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In the monastery life goes on</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>memorization</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and play</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s nice to be back</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and witness a new generation begin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pilgrims from around the world visit Bodh Gaya</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where Siddhartha Gautama attained the state of Buddhahood</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>while meditating below the Body Tree</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>He was a normal human being, like us</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>however he persevered in his pursuit of truth</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>shunning the limelight</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and worldly pursuits</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This little fellow has come from Sri Lanka</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>from where a sampling was brought that has grown into today's tree</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>there are many reliquaries around the tree</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and shrines</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>well protected</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>though from what I do not know</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s a peaceful place</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We are staying at the Mahayana</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where renovations are underway</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we are well looked after</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tempa-la, Pempa-la, Khensur Rinpoche and I</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Trip to the Holy Land - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>We have come for the upcoming Dalai Lama Center for Tibetan and Indian Ancient Wisdom</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the land is blessed by Maitreya, the Future Buddha</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>many columns have sprouted since our last visit</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>but work is slow; whattodo?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Maybe a cup of tea would help</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Karma-la requests a path be made</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to avoid the mud</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Each morning we pay respects to this ancient statue at the place where Gautama Buddha sat 2,600 years ago</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then we depart</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>leaving our project in the hands of the engineers, Sangpo-la and Pempa-la</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and finally to the magical world of Dharamsala</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Tibet Center is in Tony’s able hands</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as I’m in India</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where I’ve had my head shaved</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and drunk a coconut, now payable with Paytm!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>cows are fed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the generator works</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and streets are repaired</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>There is a rhythm to life</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>harmonized with faith</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>each in our own way</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Self confidence is vital</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as we proceed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>toward the future</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Suburban life</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we enjoy</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I say my prayers</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>friends say Hi</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>flowers bloom</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>meals are simple</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Buddha is pleased</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I walk</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>visit friends</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>by the pond</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>then back</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to 502</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I go to meet Eddie one last time</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>then to the Tibet Center on Bowery and Houston</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My father visits New Jersey</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and Sandra meditates</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In Chinatown Alexander is feted</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Suburban Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>all celebrate his 69th</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then home</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where life is steady</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>under Rinpoche’s gaze</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2024/5/25/taiwan-to-the-oranges</loc>
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      <image:caption>Oolong in Taiwan</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and a walk in the fields</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then an exhibition hosted by the Wu sisters</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>at their Letterpress Teahouse</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan to the Oranges - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I meet my namesake, Nicholas</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>who learns to fly</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>at a jolly Sun-Moon Lake retreat</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan to the Oranges - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Life moves steadily in Taiwan</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Now back in New Jersey</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan to the Oranges - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>where we prepare to welcome Ling Rinpoche</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan to the Oranges - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>who visits our Tibet Center, Kunkhyab Thardo Ling, Land Pervaded by Seekers of Liberation</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan to the Oranges - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rinpoche’s predecessor named us</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>now Rinpoche guides us</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The blossoms bloom</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Rinpoche departs</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan to the Oranges - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I travel to the City</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to visit Jimmy who mourns dear Ling</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Patrick has returned to help his father</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At home the blossoms fall</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and leaves appear</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then to Long Island</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Louse Point</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where all is still</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>very still</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pam insists I see the beach</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan to the Oranges - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>before attending Sheila Isham’s memorial</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beckers unite to celebrate her life</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then some time with my friend John</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>who toils away at his extraordinary endeavor</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>buttressed by love</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I return home</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and prepare to discuss secular ethics</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The trees are dancing</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2024/2/19/on-the-road</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-02-20</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A journey to Vrindavan where Lord Krishna spent his childhood</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Prabhupada worshiped him under the Krishna Tree in NYC</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I then visit Rikhiapeeth for the centennial celebration of Swami Satyananda who suggested calling emptiness God</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then on to Rajgir where emptiness was explained</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All is empty, all depends on other, emptiness makes all possible… is it not the creator?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On to Nalanda, the seat of Buddhist scholarship</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/3b65103e-23e0-4d29-b15a-9a83d7913366/07.jpg</image:loc>
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      <image:caption>many attained enlightenment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the fiercest scholars guarded Nalanda’s four gates</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And Bodhgaya, where not all trees are famous</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>His Holiness has consecrated Khyongla Rinpoche’s stupa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The larger one is in the Rato temple</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where monks sit for examination</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>younger ones await their turn</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then play</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The monastery is under new rule</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>the teak trees thrive</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/9f05127d-742b-42e7-bcc6-ad875f6156df/17.jpg</image:loc>
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      <image:caption>as do the palms</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I visit the home of my friend Rashid</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then to Kendalgiri</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>where children dance</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>my banyan dances too</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit our monks’ rooms</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/cf80d359-a232-4b72-a22b-caa0f2b1448d/23.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>pay respects to the incarnation of our former abbot Chuwar Rinpoche</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>my little student Leki Tsering studies hard</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Kamla sweeps</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s lovely to be back</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Soon on to Delhi where it’s cold</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit barber</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>tailor</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>then off</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to Rome</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>winter is crisp</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and oh so beautiful</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>on to Göttingen</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with my friends Adam</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hee Jin and Josh to meet Herr Steidl and absorb the wonders of his library</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then take the train</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and back to Rome to spend more time with father</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>view ancient murals</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the Road - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and enjoy the food</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From the Bodhi Tree</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in Bodhgaya</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we salute the New Year!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From Rome</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to Paris</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to see friends</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>their creations</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and enjoy the beauty</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then on to New Jersey where I settle in</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to Kunkhyab Thardo Ling - The Tibet Center, as per Rinpoche’s instruction</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tony has maintained the Center</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with Darren’s help</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I venture into NYC</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>to see my brother</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>my step brother and his wife</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>my fellow photographer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and monk</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Wade, our lawyer friend</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I’m happy to return to New Jersey</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to my new pall, Buddy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to tend my garden</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jesus has blessed the area</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>elders are pious</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the young are chic</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s a simple place</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>basics</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>His Holiness has visited</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>bestowing the Kalachakra initiation in 1983</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then we meet our donors</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before the official</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to visit the temple we have been given</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and then we say goodby</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where the Buddha attained enlightenment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>There are many Buddhas in Bodhgaya</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and many people too</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is the tree the Buddha sat and meditated under</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>He then taught</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We must study</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some make offerings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>others spin their MANI wheels</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>so we can make our way along our path</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>So many have hard times</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>however we must each work to cut through our ignorance</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and arrive at enlightenment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>so we can help those who cannot help themselves</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Thanksgiving! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2022/11/15/its-been-a-while</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-11-15</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>We have ordered two silver stupas in memory of Khyongla Rinpoche</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>one will be in the Rato temple</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>the other at The Tibet Center - Kunkhyab Thardo Ling</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where Rinpoche’s belongings are stored</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Work has begun</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>measurements made</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>then scorching</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>the master awaits his money</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I briefly visit America, nieces sort through Moroccan things</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and nurture next generation</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>with pride!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>dentistry is needed</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>as is camera repair</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>then a brief stop in Rome</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>to see my father</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>always a blessing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A pit stop in Delhi</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and to Dharamsala</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>for some science of the brain</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Finally home to Rato</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit neighbors</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>some have new wheels</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>though not all</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>most have nothing</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>they tend their abode</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>little ones perform</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>there is some running water</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>it’s important to sweep</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit my old friend Baba Sab</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>he makes flower garlands</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Then to Manipal to print Rinpoche’s Secret Biography of His Holiness</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we receive Ganesh’s blessings</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Saint Anthony has a place nearby</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>close to the dengerous beach</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>we don’t go in</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>but return to Rato</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It’s been a while - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>where Rinpoche now a monk’s room</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2022/6/12/spreading-ashes</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-12</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The hearth has cooled</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the top is removed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>remains sorted</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>relics are found</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ceremonies performed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and ritual ornaments adorn the urn</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then placed in Rinpoche’s room</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We visit spots</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rinpoche had enjoyed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>His last afternoon outing was here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then to Pong Lake to recite His Holiness’s Prayer for A Swift Return</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and spread ashes</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>they flow out</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a last prayer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Buffalo walk along their path</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2022/6/1/rinpoche-has-departed</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-03</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rato Khyongla Rinpoche has left us</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>He was attended through stages of death</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as Rato and Gyuto monks said prayers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tormas were prepared</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We lunch with a Texan princess</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and that’s what counts!</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2022/3/31/marrakech</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-04-01</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Welcome to Morocco</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It had been three and a half years since I last saw my father</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>he has been writing his memoirs</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with Sandra’s help</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>She keeps him fit</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>eating healthy food</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>cooked by Salwa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We venture out</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the medina is being repaired</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>refurbished</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Marrakech - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>though much remains the same</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>simple</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>elegant</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>practical</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I can’t resist a pair of new babouches</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and mint tea with my old friend Nadia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>her home</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in the Palmeraie</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>her brother Sadek owns a nursery</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with palm trees ready to go</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and many other tropical plants</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Marrakech - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Marrakech - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Marrakech - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some are less fortunate</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>though happy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in simple quarters</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>far from the splendor of pashas</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Simple beauty is there for all</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with the Atlas in the distance</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It has been a treat to spend this time together</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in a land we fell in love with many years ago</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2022/1/26/down-to-the-monastery</loc>
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      <image:caption>Back at the monastery where a color camera awaits</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as do chapatis, peanut butter, marmite and tea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>overlooking my view</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>of our temple</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and dancing palms</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the inner court tree has grown, as has its partner</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>our offices remain simple</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shankar’s ashes will nurture new trees</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>that Drakpa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Krishna</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>prepare</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hopefully they’ll soon grow large</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and beautify the monastery</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as does Somali, caring for our cows</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>under Tashi Tsering’s wing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A trip to the Trithog Khang, headquarters of the Geluk Order</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to visit Shartse Khensur Rinpoche, its Executive Director</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>who welcomes Sheela Krishnaswami, nutritionist from Goa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>tasked with improving our health</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We must improve our food!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>She leaves us for the next Geluk monastery</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and we move on with new monks</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Grand Old Delhi Avenue has been cleared of motor vehicles</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and sleeping areas</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then a prayer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and to work!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Not all feel so inclined</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At the end of the avenue is Fatehpuri Masjid</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>nails are kept short</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>elders discuss</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>pigeons perform</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and then a paratha</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>straight from the oven</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before setting off again</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Wonderful Redesigned Chandni Chowk by Pradeep Sachdeva and Associates - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A stop at the Khadi Bhavan for hand loom cloth</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Wonderful Redesigned Chandni Chowk by Pradeep Sachdeva and Associates - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>life there stands still</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Wonderful Redesigned Chandni Chowk by Pradeep Sachdeva and Associates - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>accounts are done the old way</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Wonderful Redesigned Chandni Chowk by Pradeep Sachdeva and Associates - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Next door a Jain library that has no books</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the director naps</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then back to the street</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where money exchanges</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Wonderful Redesigned Chandni Chowk by Pradeep Sachdeva and Associates - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and the pace picks up</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shopping takes place on side streets</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Wonderful Redesigned Chandni Chowk by Pradeep Sachdeva and Associates - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>it’s intense</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>productive</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Always time for a cup of tea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>leisurely enjoyed</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Wonderful Redesigned Chandni Chowk by Pradeep Sachdeva and Associates - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and the movement resumes</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>After two years away I celebrate Diwali with Meera Bajpai</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Meera delights</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with wife Sunita and little Marianne</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ganshyam cooks, while caring for his wife Tara and daughter Trisha</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then I explore</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before meeting Rohan who prints pics for an exhibition in Dharamsala this December!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lastly, new specs from Mr. Souri</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tenzin Kunkyi poses</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as does Felipe</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Choejor stops for fruit</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Madame tends goats</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as does Monsieur</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>tend ME?!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the Barber of McLeod</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with former Finance Minister</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shakshi and Lucky’s mother</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dorje and friend enjoy the new seat</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Why?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>why not</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>she carries her burden with grace</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>his colleague proceeds</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and so do I</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It pours</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as do others</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>others dance as well</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and some don’t give a damn</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This young girl must work</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and cement</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Madame runs her shop</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>mother and daughter come to buy</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>There is a respect for trees</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>interpreted diversely</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>they roar</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>undulate</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and glow</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>There are lakes as well</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>with sea horses</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>swans</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and water</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>at last</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sapna cleans the room</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>offerings are made</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>as Chuwar Rinpoche is coming for lunch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then tea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>and prayers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before another afternoon adventure</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dharamsala Monsoon - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>With prayers for all</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It rains on our hotel</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Hotel Lockdown - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>It sometimes hails</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Hotel Lockdown - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>turning all white</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then clouds float by</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rinpoche is brave</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>our new friend visits</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I photograph hotel plants</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>our fake ones too</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Hotel Lockdown - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Norbu Tsering cares for us</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>preparing Sunday momos</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in his kitchen</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>exercise on the verandah</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Hotel Lockdown - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>then tea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a teaching by His Holiness</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and prayers resume</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>mine as well</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before photographing more flowers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Good night</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Morning moon</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>or taking taxis</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>even the tea stall is empty</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as do his colleagues</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a reminder</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>an opportunity to give</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>influenced by the mantra of compassion</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Om Mani Padme Hum</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It dances before us, revealing its best side</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Birds have their view</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>determination</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Welcome to Lahaul, with its poplars and willows</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and the police obliges</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>past glaciers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to Gemoor</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with its interesting landscape</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>architectural motifs</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and stunning view</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>up towards Zanskar</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to visit the protector, Palden Lhamo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>who appears in the river... to some</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>High tea to warm up</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>from the bitter wind</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as the sun sets</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we stop in Jispa where His Holiness bestowed the Kalachakra initiation a few years ago</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This Zanskari nun single handedly maintains the place</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Home, where Father and Uncle are commemorated</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s how to stay warm</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>up the mountain to the monastery</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where the image of Buddha is seen from different floors</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the Abbot presides over the making of tea as offerings are prepared</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the valley below</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then a visit to the ancestral home</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a cosy home</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>though some teeth missing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the family reliquaries</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then, along precipitous road</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>past mountain altar</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>back to our Kangra Valley</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where all remains well</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2020/11/2/an-enchanted-field</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-11-02</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Mothers knit</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>fathers watch their cows</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>while children play</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>They toss</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>presided over by the Buddha and His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s throne</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and one by one</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Corona Karuna</image:title>
      <image:caption>each gets a bag</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Corona Karuna</image:title>
      <image:caption>each family, that is</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Corona Karuna</image:title>
      <image:caption>and find true need</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>relief</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Corona Karuna</image:title>
      <image:caption>and gratitude</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2020-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>the day begins</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>the abbot’s chambers</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>bed, desk</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>and toiletries</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>a new flower</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>then down to meet administrators</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we stay apart</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>and then a walk</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>around the temple</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>where more sweeping takes place</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>teak trees are growing</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>and kitchen stores are low</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>fresh pasta!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>then all is put away</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>Late afternoon</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>Soon dark</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1588862213960-NCZ5030I9VIKXRIP924T/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A colorful day</image:title>
      <image:caption>tomorrow is another day</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2020/4/25/a-peek-into-rato-life</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-04-25</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Empty abbot’s meeting room</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>my altar</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>prayers</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>Suresh who keeps me fed</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>his spotless kitchen</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lunch</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>moi?</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824019088-M41VZ30GKB3WDUDJG1RC/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>the roof garden</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>dancing trees</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>and pirouettes</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824072474-QN95C1360VZ5H9QFTRDD/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>I venture out</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824083957-W7TUQB7069DPU8DPYPKO/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>circumambulate</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824096497-1MKWVSRJZUFIVQY8HZFS/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>admire our environment</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>encourage new growth</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824136037-UQ798QH2HQQXUMMPN4NK/15.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>the banyan tree is doing well</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>so is the bamboo</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>though palms are suffering</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824190215-P11ACXNY477R1XJ1I361/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>shriveling in the harsh heat</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some survive</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>Electricians visit</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824252083-BZJG5LBLVXXNTIWKRPNH/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>our transformer has burned out</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>I visit the monks rooms, meet new incarnations</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>much morning memorization</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>Drepung Monastery is locked up behind us</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>each finds his quiet spot</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>wherever</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824710119-G60R79WR2VA1FICS7MY8/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>to concentrate</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824725947-UA5T5DMVOWRGPXR3NP1D/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>and memorize</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>I pass the incense burner</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>and find George who keeps us on the straight and narrow</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824836404-TUPQH8BIM25MTG564KVV/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>our temple keeper prepares offerings</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>then lunch</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824877411-B9T99P25SU96Y9GZ2U48/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>we keep our social distance</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>walk through the kitchen</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1587824919379-4Y4FVCL1DTI3A54ZRSR3/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - A peek into Rato life</image:title>
      <image:caption>to be served</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and behind the temple</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>How fortunate we are!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and hoping to soon return to earth</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Out my window, the palm trees dance</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>out my door, the sun is bright</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I open the screen to let in the breeze</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and peak out to see our cow</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>step onto the veranda</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and am reminded to develop the temple within</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wishing you a happy Losar</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as our young ones debate</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And venture out to Jang Kung Choe to sharpen their logic</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and minds</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Permission to photograph!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in the Mahabodhi Temple</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The journey continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>the image of the Buddha, created, it is said, by a celestial artist during the life of Gautama Buddha</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>at the place where he sat beneath the Bodhi Tree and attained enlightenment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rinpoche reads the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then visits the place where the Buddha spent six years</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>leading a life of austerity</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A young girl offered him boiled milk and rice</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We need to be healthy to practice, help others...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and proceed along the middle path,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Buddha traveled to Rajgir</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>up to Vultures’ Peak, where he taught the Wisdom Sutras</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>on the lack of an inherently existent self</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Form is empty, emptiness is form; form is none other than emptiness, emptiness is non other than form...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Korean Buddhists chant and bow</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before the Buddha’s ashes</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and the stupa where relics are protected by Ashoka’s lion pillar</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then to Hampi to meet old friends...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>well pampered</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It is the 14th century capital of the Vijayanagar Empire</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>holy self, the source of all our troubles!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And so, we follow our Master along the path to enlightenment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>offerings before the engraved mantra of compassion, Om Mani Padme Hum</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And Goddess Tara, who skillfully implements compassion</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some circumambulate the temple, others prostrate before it</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All seek the blessing of the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>But many are in need of sympathy...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Is anyone taking any notice???</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Today the light of wisdom shines</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>bringing a glow to life</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a crispness to the atmosphere</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I’ve come from the south</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where the monsoon was abundant</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stopped in Delhi to visit our Gelukpa accountant</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and received a tutorial on malaria</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>life is relaxed in Delhi</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then on to Amritsar</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to feed the pigeons</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Punjab is an elegant place</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with old grandeur</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>poetry</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>romance</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a twinkle</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and fun</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then to Dharamsala</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>my office</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the path around His Holiness’s residence</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Om Mani Padme Hum</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>or simply ni</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Not everyone circumambulates</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>some watch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and many struggle</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I am invited to Ludhiana</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to celebrate the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak’s birth</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>then time for a trim</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2019-09-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>New Jersey, where Rinpoche says his prayers each day</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>who assumes his responsibilities most seriously</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as eyes are most important!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I enjoy my room,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and to the right</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Return to Rato</image:title>
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      <image:caption>they stretch</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Return to Rato</image:title>
      <image:caption>and even wink at times</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rinpoche visits ET, Nancy, and Family</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we don’t forget the fish</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>who turns 64</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gibson’s, the beach we’ve known since childhood</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and then farewell</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Emilio</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in the company of the Enlightened One</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with hidden shrine</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to where Rinpoches work on manuscript</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and relaxation at the Dhauladhar</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We pay our bill</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and leave</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Onward Travels</image:title>
      <image:caption>then back to our Garden State</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where family and friends visit — Dhondup, Jangchub, and Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Nyima with his chums</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The shore provides coolth</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Onward Travels</image:title>
      <image:caption>and the Buddha protects</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2019-04-21</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Through the Punjab</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>and on to Taiwan</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>with its gardens</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>robust</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>elegant</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>creative</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>and mobile</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And back to India</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>vibrant</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>religious</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>superstitious</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>lyrical</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>joyful</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>and laid back</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>wonderful cuisine</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>great art</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>nurturing</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>and nurtured</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then south</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>it’s hot</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I learn to use a normal lens</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>anticipating pasta</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with Mala’s cheese</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Suresh’s culinary touch</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Easter</image:title>
      <image:caption>as he celebrates his daughter’s new life</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2019/3/1/a-long-life-ceremony-for-khyongla-rinpoche-offered-by-zopa-rinpoche</loc>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rinpoche leaves his room below the main temple in Dharamsala</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>to make his way to Tushita</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>where Lama Zopa Rinpoche welcomes him</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Zopa Rinpoche makes prostrations which Khyongla Rinpoche stands for</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>And then Zopa Rinpoche makes a mandala offering, a symbolic offering of the entire universe and part of the ceremony requesting that Rinpoche live long.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Other lamas offer their respects; Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche—the reincarnation of one of the HH the Dalai Lama’s debating partners and a teacher of Khyongla Rinpoche’s—makes offerings. Behind him is Dragri Rinpoche from who’s predecessor Khyongla Rinpoche received many teachings in Tibet.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Monks of Rato and other monasteries then offer white khatas as a sign of the purity of their thoughts toward Rinpoche</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rinpoche awaits a khata to offer to the throne of His Holiness</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>The important guests are offered a seat for the group photograph</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Zopa Rinpoche is seated</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>And then it’s over</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Long Life ceremony for Khyongla Rinpoche offered by Zopa Rinpoche</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rinpoche returns to his room where he prays for the happiness of all sentient beings before gifts he received</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2019-02-03</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Go Karna!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Go Go Go!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Brahma Moos for you</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A peek at the sea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>and back to Rato</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>where cleaning begins</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>sweeping</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>and decorating</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>to prepare for our little monks’ exams</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>they clutch their texts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>peek in</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>and recite what they have memorized</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tea?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A local village</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>welcoming</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>informal</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>elegant</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>and young</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Back to my view</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>and to our world</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>where pre Losar cleaning begins</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s a big affair</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>all join in</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>the cooks move out</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>and then the fun begins</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy Losar</image:title>
      <image:caption>Happy Tibetan New Year!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>others enjoy their time</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>many prostrate</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and meditate</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>sitting before the place where Buddha attained enlightenment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>or make offerings before the images of Buddha</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is standing meditation</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy New Year from Bodhgaya!</image:title>
      <image:caption>and this is life around the temple</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We are well protected</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy New Year from Bodhgaya!</image:title>
      <image:caption>Police are attentive</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy New Year from Bodhgaya!</image:title>
      <image:caption>Many beggars needing our our support, just as we need the opportunity to be generous</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy New Year from Bodhgaya!</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tea is delicious</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the street is alive</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy New Year from Bodhgaya!</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nearby lives the lord</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>his tiger throne</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy New Year from Bodhgaya!</image:title>
      <image:caption>but what brings us here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>in all aspects</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy New Year from Bodhgaya!</image:title>
      <image:caption>and settings</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Happy New Year from Bodhgaya!</image:title>
      <image:caption>wishing you a happy new year</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2018/12/13/the-journey-continues</loc>
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    <lastmod>2018-12-13</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>…from Yokohama</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where life's abuzz</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>and bread</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and plenty of sweets</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>peace can be found</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>and faith runs deep</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>a mix of faiths</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>enjoying life</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>and celebrating its glory</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and then there is the bourgeoisie</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with need of vanity</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>and care</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>Soon off to Sankisa to celebrate Lord Buddha's descended from Heaven of the Thirty Three</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>where he taught his mother</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>we ride on to Dharamsala</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>and rest a bit</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>before we're off again</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Journey Continues</image:title>
      <image:caption>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2018/10/23/dharamsala</loc>
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      <image:caption>We’re safe up here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and shoes are shined</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2018-10-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Truth pursued in the debating court</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Around and about, a busy time</image:title>
      <image:caption>and in the classroom</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Around and about, a busy time</image:title>
      <image:caption>we must know how to write</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>modern techniques creep in</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>who delights in marriage to Sandra</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>They’re cool</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>they share their tea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Around and about, a busy time</image:title>
      <image:caption>Then Delhi for a moment with father and god father</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Around and about, a busy time</image:title>
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      <image:caption>and to the Tuscan hills</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where fellow monks plan a monastery</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and on to Rome for communion at Giolitti's</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and a blessing from San Antonio</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then on to Delhi book fair</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Around and about, a busy time</image:title>
      <image:caption>and Dharamsala where the pursuit of truth goes on</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Long drive to get there  </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>some fanning skies.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Welcomed by Hubli friends;</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s monsoon here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I visit a cattle fair along the way</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sellers watch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and sellees wait</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>some preen</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and get dolled up</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>or shy away  </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>still others are oblivious</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and await</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>their fate</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Off they go</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as do we all</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to greener parts, we hope</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>But love is in the air...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My father and Sandra tie the knot!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>They sign on the dotted line  </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Other things are going on...  </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>other weddings too  </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and then</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We Do!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Les jeux sont faits!  </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rien ne vas plus</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Congratulations!!!  </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hurray!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and the baton is passed on  </image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2018-06-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>In Delhi, Ganshyam rests from cooking as Master-ji tailors on</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And all enjoy their virtual realities</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and proudly parade along</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And Madame Siddeshwar, the proud owner of Hubli’s finest steel Almirahs.   I love my Siddeshwar almirah and she is happy I do!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our chief administrator, in charge while I’m away</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then Bombay</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to visit its rocky coastline</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>its blind minstrels,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and Chowpatti Beach.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some swim</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>others preen</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and everyone seems to pose</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with modesty, of course</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Take along a snack</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and enjoy the view</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>But be mindful of where you tread</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as life is full of life!!</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2018/6/22/a-little-color-from-rato-monastery</loc>
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    <lastmod>2018-06-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The undulating path leading home</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to our temple.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Incense is burned</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and through the bougainvillea is the debating court</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our trees await monsoon</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mangos await eating</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and pots need washing</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A little color from Rato Monastery</image:title>
      <image:caption>We have new water filters</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>though milk must be boiled</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and bread rolled</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stairs lead up to the Abbot’s quarters</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where eggplants soak,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>chives are chopped</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A little color from Rato Monastery</image:title>
      <image:caption>And Suresh keeps me healthy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with pasta</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My desk</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A little color from Rato Monastery</image:title>
      <image:caption>and veranda where I complement a young monk...</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A little color from Rato Monastery</image:title>
      <image:caption>many young monks who attend the Loseling school</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emory University students visit</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A little color from Rato Monastery</image:title>
      <image:caption>and seemed satisfied with my bla bla bla</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A little color from Rato Monastery</image:title>
      <image:caption>All well at Rato as we await the rains</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2018/5/2/dealing-with-the-heat</loc>
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    <lastmod>2018-05-03</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Fountains evaporate</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>peacocks preen to the setting sun</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dealing with the Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>some enjoy midday</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>delighting in a splash</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>or tumble</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>some cool their insides</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>others just are cool</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>there are those who insulate</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dealing with the Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>and those who bask in the glory of life</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Recording is important!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dealing with the Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>self reliance a plus</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>though it can get confusing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>we see a pro at work</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dealing with the Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>My fellow tauruses take to roaming streets</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as I do</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dealing with the Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some have learned to loaf</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Dealing with the Heat</image:title>
      <image:caption>and some to smile. · Stay cool my friends!</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2018/4/10/awaiting-permission-to-be-l642z-dkxg8</loc>
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      <image:caption>Hello from under the elephant of bureaucracy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>within, we are well shaven</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Awaiting permission to be</image:title>
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      <image:title>Photos - Awaiting permission to be</image:title>
      <image:caption>or lay back and enjoy</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Awaiting permission to be</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shankar, my dear godfather who’s 90th birthday I’ve come to Delhi to celebrate, leafs through life…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>past</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Awaiting permission to be</image:title>
      <image:caption>and present,</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Awaiting permission to be</image:title>
      <image:caption>delighting in celebration</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2018-02-01</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>over a long long time...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and thereby help others along their paths</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>So don’t waste a moment!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and nature does its string thing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With so munch thanks to all for all your giving!! Photo by Chiaming Chang</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>by all</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and often armed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Norbu Tsering cares for us</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Friends from youth in Tibet</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and rooftop pavilions with photo ops</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>As we are the most interesting subjects!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>though not everyone makes it into the selfie!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>India is a Wonderful place!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My friends, seated at the entrance to the Amber Fort, agree</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as do I</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rinpoche had his eyes checked; all is well</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I only spent a moment in America, not long enough to see dear friends and family. My apologies to all; I had to be back in India before the expiry of my visa at the end of March!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and enjoy Suresh’s momos. All is well.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I’ve been told to carry on as abbot of Rato… these are some of our Rato monks...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The most revered image of the Buddha, said to have been made by a celestial artisan during Buddha’s lifetime</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Offerings around the Mahabodhi Temple — Om Mani Padme Hum, the mantra of compassion</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as others meditate, chant and circumambluate</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to visit the place where Buddha engaged in six years of austere meditation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>his most essential teaching, "...form is empty, emptiness is form, form is none other than emptiness and emptiness is none other than form…"</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and hopefully hears recitations of the Heart Sutra</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>while others try to make a buck promoting Mother India</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and yet others prepare Shiva-inspired shack-tea and tandoori rotis</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then... Patna Airport where we’re reminded of the madness of life</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/12/28/good-morning</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-12-28</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/12/27/happy-new-year</loc>
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      <image:caption>The happy monks of Rato Dratsang wish you a happy new year</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/12/18/his-holiness-visits-rato-dratsang-to-inaugurate-our-constitution-in-the-new-choera-pavilion</loc>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two ex Rato abbots and I await His Holiness’ arrival. Photo by Tanya Agarwal—website: www.tanyaagarwal.in</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>His Holiness arrives. Photo by Tanya Agarwal</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>Greets Khyongla Rinpoche. Photo by Tanya Agarwal</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photo by Tenzin Choejor—OHHDL</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>I must give a speech, proclaiming His Holiness the patron of Rato Dratsang. Photo by Tanya Agarwal</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>His Holiness examines the new Rato Chayik Chenmo—Great Constitution of Rato Monastery—which he composed. Photo by Tenzin Choejor—OHHDL</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Tanya Agarwal</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rato monks debate before His Holiness as well as Ganden Trisur Rinpoche, Jangtse Choeje Rinpoche, Ling Rinpoche, Kundeling Rinpoche and the abbots of the great Tibetan Monastic Universities and Tantric Colleges. Photo by Tanya Agarwal</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>His Holiness visits the Rato Temple where he has lunch... Photo by Tanya Agarwal</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>...and offers tea to our protectors. Photo by Tenzin Choejor—OHHDL</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - His Holiness Visits Rato Dratsang to inaugurate our Constitution in the new Choera Pavilion..</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photo by Tenzin Choejor—OHHDL</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/12/7/ling-rinpoches-geshe-celebration</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-12-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>We leave Rato to attend the celebrations at Drepung Loseling Monastic University</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ling Rinpoche, the reincarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Senior Tutor, is offered a Long Life Ceremony by the Abbot and monks of Loseling Monastery</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Followed by a sumptuous luncheon offered to all by Ling Rinpoche</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Friends and guests from all parts have come: Venerable Abbot Jung Woo from Korea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tiny Thapar</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and Jigme Lingtsang from New Delhi</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our monks prepare our campus for Ling Rinpoche’s visit to Rato Monastery</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>all hands on deck</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>even the little hands</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Disciplinarian, ex-Abbot and I hold incense sticks as we lead Rinpoche into our temple</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Under the Buddha’s omnipresent gaze Rinpoche presides over our Rato monks</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and as we pray, tea is served</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rinpoche made generous offerings to each monk</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The monks bow as we lead Rinpoche out</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Ling Rinpoche's Geshe Celebration...</image:title>
      <image:caption>We thank and bid farewell, receiving a blessed forehead touch</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/11/29/the-hubli-dharwar-road</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-11-30</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Hubli-Dharwar Road...</image:title>
      <image:caption>As I waited for our administrators...</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Hubli-Dharwar Road...</image:title>
      <image:caption>the flow of life</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Hubli-Dharwar Road...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and interruptions</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Hubli-Dharwar Road...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Of many sorts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Hubli-Dharwar Road...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Papa insisted I photograph his daughter</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Hubli-Dharwar Road...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Delighting in his paan</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Hubli-Dharwar Road...</image:title>
      <image:caption>He insisted on sharing the news with me</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The Hubli-Dharwar Road...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and life goes on</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/11/26/a-day-in-hubli</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-11-26</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Day in Hubli...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Traffic on the way to Hubli</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Day in Hubli...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And then a tiny tea</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Day in Hubli...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and a warm welcome</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A Day in Hubli...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and then home</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/11/26/life-in-the-monastery</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-11-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Our Teak plantation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and bodhi tree</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>our new choera pavilion all wrapped up</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and presided over by the raven</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>a visit from Fakirappa</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and then a momo party</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>where everyone goes to work</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and all hope to share</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>they’ve come out very well</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>salivatingly well</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>some eat faster</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>than others</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life in the Monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and then we clean up</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/11/8/another-whirl-around-the-world</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-11-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>to meet Mila, my grand niece with grandpa and parents</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5176924ee4b0c6cbe955ddf3/1478644890486-17QO4OSQRL9UIFUH7OAI/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Photos - Another whirl around the world...</image:title>
      <image:caption>to attend my god daughter Carolina’s wedding to Christian, blessed by a Zen wizard</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Another whirl around the world...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and then to Taipei to attend the opening of the new Denba Ji Center</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Another whirl around the world...</image:title>
      <image:caption>where Rinpoche taught</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A visit to Dr. Perng and Dr. Anna Li at the Veterans’ General Hospital to say thank you</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Another whirl around the world...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And to see Dr. Li who photographs his assistant with Rinpoche as a patient looks on</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Another whirl around the world...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photography is a big thing in Taiwan!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Another whirl around the world...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And then to southern Taiwan</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Where we visit the Yangchen School of Music</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before returning to India, where we drive across the country</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My thanks to Basvaraj, the telephone line’s man who got my internet connection working again.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/9/18/a-quick-trip-around-and-about</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-09-18</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>First to Rougemont to talk about photography and Buddhism and life</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and listen to Bach in the Rougemont church</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and enjoy a gastronomic extravaganza in the mountains.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then a visit to Savoie and to the grave of dear Corinna to whom I owe SO much!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On to Northern Ireland, to stay in Castle Ward Junior</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with cousin Rachel and Nick</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and visit this little fellow</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as well as my father, who seems in wonderful shape</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>with Sandra, his new lady.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Much work going on at Castle Ward Junior.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ireland is very beautiful!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A quick trip around and about...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And on to New Jersey where Ling Rinpoche visited Khyongla Rinpoche’s home</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and blessed our Kunkhyab Thardo Ling Retreat Center.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A quick trip around and about...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And now back in India, enjoying the end of monsoon as I get over my jetlag...</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/8/1/a-sudden-trip-to-delhi</loc>
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      <image:caption>A return to Jangpura, where I hadn’t been in years.  Taxi drivers I must have known as children</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Their fathers who refused to use their meters</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I took refuge in the neighborhood dive</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then took my camera for a walk</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>To Old Delhi… no time for ear cleaning</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>or even a shave</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - A sudden trip to Delhi...</image:title>
      <image:caption>But found a hidden path upward, I suppose</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/7/27/life-on-my-veranda</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-07-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The tree crawls in</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Life on my veranda...</image:title>
      <image:caption>It’s cut back, a spider’s web remains</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Suresh serves momos for lunch</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tonight it pours</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2016-07-13</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The monastery is overgrown</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>our new pavilion well cured</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Monsoon...</image:title>
      <image:caption>the painter prepares the painting that will adorn its back wall</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Things must be kept clean and tidy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as jungle creeps in</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Young monks prepare for their memorization exams</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and others work</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our administrator prepares our new science room</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>all under the gaze of our new disciplinarian</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Monsoon...</image:title>
      <image:caption>whom some fear</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>though not all!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All is well at Rato Dratsang</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/5/9/its-hot-in-the-monastery</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-05-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>This little fellow looks for some water</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And this one uses water</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>as this poor fellow is made to memorize</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before he joins his friend for a moment of play</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It's hot in the monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Most of us remain indoors</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - It's hot in the monastery...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shielding ourselves from the intense sun</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/5/2/a-tree-ballet-from-rato-monastey</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-05-02</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2016-04-21</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>At Rato Dratsang we build a new pavilion with a throne for His Holiness the Dalai Lama</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and my fan is fixed... it is hot at Rato</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Then back to Delhi where it's even hotter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>So hot the tea walla has little work</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And the photographer and his assistant have even less</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And the florist covers his flowers</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And the dogs enjoy their siesta</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Though the milkman keeps on rolling</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Then, up to Dharamsala</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Where Rinpoche is well looked after by his nun doctor</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>He keeps track of world tragedies</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>To then pray for us all</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>I return to Delhi to see Professor Chander who advises us on water conservation</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and enjoy the jolly mood of Bhogal market</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Everyone is jolly!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Though some are hot and tired</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Too hot to do their ironing</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>while the egg seller precooks his eggs</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Much travel...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And I hang out with the gang</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/3/25/back-in-india</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-05-08</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>We have arrived in Delhi</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Driven through the Punjab</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Back in India...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and reached Dharamsala</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where Rinpoche goes to work</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>wherever he is</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>before going to the mountain</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With its view of more mountains</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>to circumambulate the main temple</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Back in India...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and receive the blessings of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Back in India...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And after a brief rest in front of the prayer wheels along the back of the temple,</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>take medicine</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Back in India...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and go to bed</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2016/3/10/dt5x95i0xn7iv8cay1jk49ax8vhqad</loc>
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    <lastmod>2016-03-11</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Je ne comprends pas le chinois, timpudong, but that's alright</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I like the food</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And warm welcome</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I photograph trees</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>many trees</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>many many trees</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then Rinpoche got sick</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>He was warmly welcomed</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>wonderfully cared for</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And prayed for all</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Wonderful Doctor Perng</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lovely nurse Fiona</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And the good man who brought food</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Delicious food</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And the enchanting Dr. Anna Li who helped behind the scene in every way</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and Peggy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Head of the ward, Miss Huang</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and the Grand General of the hospital's Nursing Staff with her entourage</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and...</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>many</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>many more...</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rinpoche spoke of the difficulty of meditating on taking on the pain of others, particularly when confronted with so much suffering</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Though he surely did so</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>While doing his exercises</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and walking through the ward</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and resting between laps</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The treatment was successful!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It was time to go</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Say bye bye</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And on our way with Nita who made our stay so comfortable, and Mr. Lee who did the needful</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And return to Changhua</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where Rinpoche continues his treatment</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and welcomes well-wishers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>while I resume my pursuit of trees</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2016-02-12</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>I lived very comfortably in the rooftop flat of my godfather's home...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I made my way down the stairs each morning</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ganshyam took care of us, cooking and serving</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I went for walks, photographing the grand trees of Friends Colony</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and watch cricket, which I still don't understand</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I'd stop for tea and biscuits</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Awaiting my visa…</image:title>
      <image:caption>and I sometimes went beyond the Colony's walls... to Chhatarpur temple complex where I met the statue maker</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>stylish youth pose</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and a Kashmiri lady await her tea beside the grand Jama Masjid</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Awaiting my visa…</image:title>
      <image:caption>I visited the Buddhist temple of some followers of B. R. Ambedkar, the author of India's constitution who converted to Buddhism in the 1950's</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>His followers revere him as much as they do the Buddha</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Awaiting my visa…</image:title>
      <image:caption>And of course there was Delhi's the wildlife</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>which I shall miss.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2016-01-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Lovely Karnataka</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With its many ladders to heaven</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Excellent boarding houses</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>weighing stations</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and natural beauty</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where lions roam free</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and holy men</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Karnataka's a splendid place!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>where women still wear saris</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and men wear lungis</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Hello from South India...</image:title>
      <image:caption>and internet pervades</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2015/12/31/happy-new-year</loc>
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      <image:caption>Photo: Tenzin Choejor</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2015/12/8/morning-inspection-tour</loc>
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    <lastmod>2015-12-08</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The cows</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and our new young cowgirl, Somali's granddaughter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Venerable Tashi Tsering, head of the dairy with our administrators, Ven Zumnyig and Ven Gyaltsen Palden</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Head of the kitchen, Venerable Lobsang Tenzin with our wood burning stove</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Morning inspection tour...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And all of us</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2015-11-30</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2015-01-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Am here for a photographic exhibition of Return to the Roof of the World. There's a website on facebook with all sorts of things written in Chinese. It's at facebook.com/nicholasvreelandphotos</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2014-02-13</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Our leader, Mr. Lee.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The venue.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Meeting with our friends from Beijing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our little friend and mother with a drawing of Rinpoche and me.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Grace.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Retreatants.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Friends.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And we say good bye.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2013/12/19/the-novices-sit-for-their-memorization-exams</loc>
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    <lastmod>2013-12-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - The novices sit for their memorization exams</image:title>
      <image:caption>This young fellow was able to rattle off prayer after prayer with ease.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The novices sit for their memorization exams</image:title>
      <image:caption>He tries to concentrate as the abbot points his camera at him.  He passed with flying colors!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The novices sit for their memorization exams</image:title>
      <image:caption>Very confident!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - The novices sit for their memorization exams</image:title>
      <image:caption>Finished!!!</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2013/12/4/goodbye-taiwan</loc>
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    <lastmod>2013-12-04</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Will miss the wildlife</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taipei views</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taichung flowers</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>and tea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rural Taiwan</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Goodbye Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And the faith...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Even among the young</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It's a beautiful place</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Goodbye Taiwan...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Peace to Taiwan</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2013-11-20</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>View from our hostel... once the tallest building in the world</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lotuses</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Life</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Beautiful Taiwan</image:title>
      <image:caption>New friends</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2013/12/11/bodh-gaya</loc>
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    <lastmod>2013-12-11</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - Bodh Gaya</image:title>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2013/9/1/yearly-examinations-at-rato-dratsang-today</loc>
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    <lastmod>2013-09-01</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - Yearly Examinations at Rato Dratsang Today...</image:title>
      <image:caption>Memorization examinations...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Waiting to sit for his examination</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Yearly Examinations at Rato Dratsang Today...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And the written exams</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The examination board</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - Yearly Examinations at Rato Dratsang Today...</image:title>
      <image:caption>And with the abbot</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2013/8/27/we-all-need-a-little-rest-from-time-to-time</loc>
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    <lastmod>2013-08-27</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - We all need a little rest from time to time</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2013/8/24/new-photo-monsoon</loc>
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    <lastmod>2013-08-24</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - Monsoon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Greetings from Rato where the monsoons continue to refill our aquifers!!!</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2013/7/20/in-hunsur</loc>
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    <lastmod>2013-07-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - In Hunsur</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hunsur Police Constable</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - In Hunsur</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hunsur school children in front of their church</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - In Hunsur</image:title>
      <image:caption>A proud young student</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Proud Hunsur mothers</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - In Hunsur</image:title>
      <image:caption>Beautiful Hunsur sinks</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://nicholasvreeland.com/blog/2013/7/19/on-the-way-to-yellapur</loc>
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    <lastmod>2013-07-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the way to Yellapur</image:title>
      <image:caption>Welcome, and please remove your shoes!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the way to Yellapur</image:title>
      <image:caption>You can wash your feet first...</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the way to Yellapur</image:title>
      <image:caption>...and dry your clothes...</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the way to Yellapur</image:title>
      <image:caption>...and then come in.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the way to Yellapur</image:title>
      <image:caption>It's very relaxed, we don't do much.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photos - On the way to Yellapur</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our African cousins have settled here too.</image:caption>
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