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Exploring Nepal


  • Home
  • About
  • Exploring Nepal Vlog
  • Kathmandu Kaleidoscope
  • Mist, Monasteries and Malla Kings
  • Monks, Mud, and Meditation
  • The Kings of Yogurt
  • Bhaktapur
  • Nepal on the Edge
  • From Ghandruk to Pokhara
  • From Ghorepani to Ghandruk
  • Into the Mist
  • 3,200 Steps
  • Pokhara
  • Kathmandu Valley
  • Vishnu and Cremations
  • Monkeys and Spirituality

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Mist, Monasteries & Malla Kings: A Day Between Clouds and Gods

Let me start by saying that waking up at 5:30 a.m. in a Buddhist monastery should include a disclaimer: “You may not see the Himalayas. You may, however, see yourself.”The fog, like an indecisive lover, refused to lift. There was no glimpse of snowy peaks, just the stoic stare of low-hanging clouds that looked like they were thinking [...]

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