Monlam – Great Prayer Festival

So many times in Nepal and again new things to experience. No visit to Nepal is the same. That’s what makes this country so special for me. What is better than starting the new year with a trip to my beloved Nepal?! I was very curious how it would be in January, not really THE month to go, but any way, January 1st, it finally happened. The newspapers report extreme cold in Kathmandu, mist is hanging in the valley. This prevents the sun to penetrate during the day, so during the day and night it´s getting very cold. You must know that there is no heating in the houses, maybe a gas or wood-burning stove, but generally no heating in the house. When the sun does not warm up everything a bit during the day, it becomes very cold everywhere …

Anyway, well prepared, warm clothes in my travel bag, off to Nepal ☺
It is so good being there again, unbelievable! And the weather? Bright sun, during the day around 16 degrees Celsius. So beautiful, enjoy pure! The stupa of Boudhanath is back in all its splendor. Prayer flags fluttering in the wind. The eyes, again look out strong in the four directions of the Kathmandu valley! I am very grateful, happy and satisfied.
For me, it was very special to attend the „8th Nyingma Monlam or Nepal“. During this annual festival of six days, Buddhist monks pray for world peace, for the long life of all the holy Gurus of all traditions and for the survival and spreading of the Dharma in the minds of all sentient beings. It was so beautiful starting the year like this. It only can be good 2017, right?!