I think I’m fully decompressed from the Palyul retreat now, and I was saving a post for a little bit of down time. Since we’re on the eve of a holiday weekend here in the States, why not now? You all know that I like Dharma-themed tattoos. I’ve written about the three that I’ve gotten in Mongolia here, here, and here. So one of the first things I noticed at in New York was that there was some really cool ink being sported by some of the Palyul retreatants. I asked each to pose for photographs; they all obliged and the following are the results. The first piece of art that caught my eye adorned the shoulder of Sandra from Florida. It’s a beautifully rendered bell and dorje, which in Vajrayana Buddhist symbolism represent the union of wisdom and compassion. Along the bottom of the bell is written Padmasambhava’s mantra, Om Ah Hung Benzar Guru Padma Siddhi Hung. Sandra says it’s meant to signify her own teacher. Shoulders were popular ink locations. Here’s one of our nuns, Alyce Louise, who got a crossed vajra, symbolizing the indestructibility of true wisdom, with the sacred syllable “AH” in the center, which indicates...

Alhamdulillah..siap dah kuih untuk sarapan pagi esok..Apam gula hangus Dh lama x buat,sekali dia punya naik tanjat titew,gebu yakmattt 😅 ~Apam gula...