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News sent from Phil while working on a second book in Tibet:<\/p>\n

I\u2019m in Gansu Province on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau adding to my collection of stories of people who live on the plateau.\u00a0 I\u2019m traveling with Stevan from North Carolina and Inigo who is currently living in Singapore \u2014 Both are photographers that I met in my workshops.\u00a0 Vincent, our Tibetan guide pointed out this group of monks camping out in the middle of nowhere.\u00a0 Monks camping!?!\u00a0 There were six monks that were on a 129 day pilgrimage moving their campsite every two days.\u00a0 They would retire to their tent and chant for two hours praying for a good growing season and health for the livestock of farmers and nomads in the area.\u00a0\u00a0 They did this six times a day!<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

We watched as they joked with each other, carved mani stones and fed the ants.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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