{"id":1010,"date":"2011-03-17T15:09:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T22:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2011-03-17T15:22:27","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T22:22:27","slug":"devotion-in-tibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/17\/devotion-in-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"Devotion in Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evidence of the Tibetan daily devotional practice \u2014 a practice intended to expand their compassion to include all \u201csentient beings\u201d and remind them of our \u201cinterconnectedness\u201d – is seen everywhere.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Every morning Tibetan Buddhists walk clockwise around various objects of veneration such as monasteries, stupas or sacred mountains.\u00a0 I\u2019ve watched hundreds of devotee\u2019s make their way around the koras of monasteries and mountains in spite of their arthritic hips, knees or backs.\u00a0\u00a0 Many walk for hours keeping track of each circumambulation with prayer beads or small stones placed at the starting point.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Mani wheels of all shapes and sizes are found everywhere in Tibet.\u00a0 The mantra \u201cOm Mani Padme Hum\u201d is written on papers inside the wheels as well as the outside.\u00a0 Spinning the wheels in a clockwise direction helps the devotee focus and calm the mind so they can spread spiritual blessings and well-being.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Devotees throw small \u201cmani papers\u201d into the air on mountain passes and various ritual locations to help spread prayers for well being.\u00a0 Juniper branches are burned for incense and to sanctify the air and help spread the blessings.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Butter lamps are a conspicuous feature of monasteries and homes throughout Tibet.\u00a0 Typically Tibetans light a butter lamp every morning and place seven bowls of pure water as an offering before the images on their household shrine.\u00a0 Pilgrims visiting monasteries supply butter to the burning lamps in order to gain merit.\u00a0 They use the butter lamps to help focus the mind and aid their meditation.<\/p>\n

These devotional practices are part of the Tibetan recipe for well-being and happiness.\u00a0 While in Tibet I stopped and asked myself \u201cWhat makes me happy\u201d?\u00a0 How does my culture guide me in this pursuit?\u00a0 A diet of new cars; big houses; millionaires and billionaires; young beautiful faces; celebrity and tons of stuff bombard me daily.\u00a0 This is what I\u2019m encouraged to aspire to in order to set myself apart from the crowd!\u00a0 What a contrast to the Tibetan pathway that strives to dissolve the \u201cillusion of separateness\u201d by conquering the \u201cself cherishing\u201d attitude.\u00a0 I think about my own personal ambition and desires and my culture\u2019s dependence on ever expanding economic growth and consumption\u2014a dependence that is being exported to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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