September 3, 2003

rinpoche’s luggage

I took the large black suitcase. It had rollers on it, but they did little good here with our uneven, rock covered pathways. It was very heavy and full of stuff — which made me think of the emptiness of the bag and the action of carrying it. This was probably a wonderful thing to think about considering the luggage belongs to Ven. Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche. It was brought over to us by the director of Land of Medicine Buddha and she helped us carry it to the Geshe House where Rinpoche will be staying. As we reached the deck she said, “we always joke that you can tell how high a lama is by the weight of their luggage.”

[written 9/3, posted 9/19]

posted @ 9:18 AM

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