Author Archives for Konchog Norbu

Amaa II


Wow. Y'all're completely inscrutable. Impervious to scrute. I thought for sure posting pix and tales of 104-year old (you did catch that, right? 104?) Amaa would provoke declarations of wonder in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

Amaa


Today marks the new moon which, along with the full moon day, is traditionally a time for confession among those ordained as Buddhist monks and nuns. In that spirit, I have something I need to tell... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

Family Affairs


A pause in the proceedings to play the proud uncle. First off, my niece Mary has just graduated with all kinds of honors from the rigorous, Int'l Baccalaureate-based Washington International School.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

Mongolian Monasteries Mapped


This post would have gone up a day ago, except just as my index finger was poised to press “save,” Explorer announced it had suffered a regrettable malfunction and needed to go for a nap. Brother... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

May 27, 4pm — Updated


Memorial Day gift from Siberia: heavy snow. Thank goodness I'm heading for the Gobi tomorrow morning. UPDATE: Haven't left for the Gobi yet, will in a couple hours. The above nasty weather grounded... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

Erratum


Here’s why savvy residents counsel aspiring travelers to maybe give Mongolia a miss in May: today’s forecast high is 87F/31C; tomorrow, plunging to 55F/13C with showers and 25 to 35mph winds;... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

Local Transformer


My apologies for the intermittent nature of the postings, but basic services here in UB have been a bit Third World-y of late. Sketchy internet connections, and yesterday a nearly citywide shutdown... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

Vajra Holder


The photo at the end of this post (no peeking yet!) is perhaps less of a big deal than it might at first appear, in a lightly-populated country such as Mongolia where most everyone knows everyone.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

New Best Friend(s) or A Dreaming Comes Across the Sky


Hopefully by now our synapses are wired up nice with the idea that all things are impermanent and clinging to such rascally phenomena punches our one-way tickets to Bummerville. What better way to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

True Transformation


It's been a week of big up 'n' down swings, so I'm happy to at least cap it with a high note. Mongolia is not exactly the land of instant gratification, but a couple days ago, finally, I got... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>