His Holiness, Penor Rinpoche, is the supreme head of the Nyingmapa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He fled Tibet in 1959 and subsequently established Namdroling Monastery which is located in Mysore district, Karnataka State, Bylakuppe in Southern India. It has grown to become the largest Nyingma monastery in the world, educating many important tulkus, khenpos and thousands of monks and nuns.

I met His Holiness at Namdroling Monastery in 2003, which is when I took this shot.

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Snapshot by John Holman

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Confucius

circle in stone
makes me think hard about life –
it doesn’t last.

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

It was market day. Lots of people going about their business and then there was me and my camera. I reckon this is Grandpa reading her a story. Although, it might be Grandpa reading a Chinese version of The Da Vinci Code for all I know.

One thing I did learn that day — I should have brought a few more cards with me. I was getting short of space on my last SD card and had to cull — small screens on the back of digital cameras just doesn’t cut it for editing. I ended up keeping a few bad shots that looked good on the screen, so maybe a few good ones got trashed.

It was a great morning. The surf was huge and the sea was confused and as powerful as I’ve ever seen it. Behind me there is a cafe that serves half-way decent coffee and great egg and bacon rolls. So that’s what I did. Took some snaps, ate my breakfast and enjoyed the sun and the spectacle.

a quiet walk
a solitary bench –
alone at last

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

cool breeze–
from Buddha’s direction
blowing a blessing

Haiku by Kobayashi Issa | Link