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Back to Civilization
... massage in India for the past 5 months she joins a couple hundred others for an annual, month long Buddhist retreat at the Kopan Monastery in Boudhanath. Observing her peaceful energy has inspired me to delve deeper into my spiritual ...
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Last week in Kathmandu & Holi Festival
... little bit of effort and money, directed in the right direction can help those who live in a poor country like Nepal. I also went to see the Kopan Monastery which sits on a hill about 15kms from the centre of Kathmandu. It's a huge complex with a ...
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Peaceful
Spent 7 days living with Buddhist monks at the Kopan Monastery - one of the few places in the world you can do so. Hard to describe just how peaceful it was. The monastery sits on a hill, overlooking Kathmandu valley on all sides. It's ...
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An ending, and a beginging
... the US. I will be staying in Nepal for a few more weeks. Tomorrow I head up the mountain again to Kopan monastery for a 10 day meditation retreat. During the retreat I will be receiving teachings in the mornings and the afternoons will ...
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En route to Kopan
Yesterday I decided to make my way over to Kopan Monastery, well-known amongst the traveler's circuit as a good place to undertake a meditation course. This monastery is closely connected with the Tibetan community in Dharamsala as well. (where the Dalai ...
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Kathmandu and Kopan Monastery
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I Think I'll Go To Kathmandu
... population of Tibetans in exile and one of the largest stupas (holy monuments) in the world. Took my chances walking to the famous Kopan Monastery about an hour away. Met up with a young boy, Prabin, who kindly showed me the way. Honestly, I was afraid ...
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Boudha
... Stupa named Bodhnath, quite an amazing sight! There are numerous monasteries located around the site and another, rather grand, Kopan monastery, located on a hill about an hours walk away. We met some interesting people and ate some really, really ...
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Meditation...Hospital...Change of Plans
Hello to all from Nepal! I have been at the beautiful Kopan Monastery in Bodnath up on the hill looking down on the Kathmandu Valley since the 16th. I was participating in a 10 day meditation retreat and study about Mahayana Buddhism (one sect of ...
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Taking a breather
... for my next step-deep into the Himalayas. At this moment I am taking a breather, back in Bodhnat, just a few miles from Kopan Monastery. I have met a culture that I have fallen in Love with. This area is a focus of Tibetan culture. ...
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- Kanchenjunga
- Muktinath Trek
- Annapurna Mountain Range
- Shey Phoksundo National Park
- Bara Gaon
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- Tamur River
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- Dakshinkali Temple
- Freak Street (Jhhonchen Tole)
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