Deuparth gwaith ei ddechrau. A job started is two parts done.
— A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs (Little Welsh Bookshelf) by W. A. Rose (Page 47)
― Rose W. A., A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs, Appletree Press , 1996, ISBN:978-0-86281-624-7, p.47
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Hir y bydd y mud wrth borth y byddar. The mute will tarry long at the gate of the deaf.
— A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs (Little Welsh Bookshelf) by W. A. Rose (Page 27)
― Rose W. A., A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs, Appletree Press , 1996, ISBN:978-0-86281-624-7, p.27
Gwna dda dros ddrwg, uffern ni’th ddwg. Repay evil with good, and hell will not claim you.
— A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs (Little Welsh Bookshelf) by W. A. Rose (Page 23)
― Rose W. A., A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs, Appletree Press , 1996, ISBN:978-0-86281-624-7, p.23
Segurdod yw clod y cledd. A sword’s honour is its idleness.
— A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs (Little Welsh Bookshelf) by W. A. Rose (Page 21)
― Rose W. A., A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs, Appletree Press , 1996, ISBN:978-0-86281-624-7, p.21
Dyfal donc a dyrr y garreg. A constant knock will break the stone.
— A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs (Little Welsh Bookshelf) by W. A. Rose (Page 11)
― Rose W. A., A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs, Appletree Press , 1996, ISBN:978-0-86281-624-7, p.11
Gorau prinder, prinder geiriau. The best economy, economy of words.
— A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs (Little Welsh Bookshelf) by W. A. Rose (Page 8)
― Rose W. A., A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs, Appletree Press , 1996, ISBN:978-0-86281-624-7, p.8
Proverbs crystallise the most common of human judgements and experiences. As a result, the same proverb can occur in many different languages, since the essentials of human needs remain the same across the globe. But each different society gives its proverbs a tincture of their own. This is very true of Celtic society, with its emphasis on honour, hospitality, courage, and its taste for the poetic.
— A Little Book of Welsh Proverbs (Little Welsh Bookshelf) by W. A. Rose (Page 3)
― Rose W. A., ‘Introduction’, Appletree Press , 1996, ISBN:978-0-86281-624-7, p.3
'ö-Dzin Tridral 🏴 finished reading A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K. Shor
Two adventures in one book
4 stars
This book is a story about a story, and both the story and the story about the story are adventures. The story is about Tulshuk Lingpa’s expedition in the early 1960’s, when he travelled with his disciples to open a beyul - a Hidden Land, a fabled ‘Shangi-la’. It is also the story of Thomas K. Shor who in the early 2000’s researched the expedition of Tulshuk Lingpa, speaking with people who had travelled with him all those years ago.
Both stories are adventures.
The story of Tulshuk Lingpa tells of his life and his vision, and how he became surrounded by people who shared that vision - or wanted to. It tells of the trials and controversies surrounding Tulshuk Lingpa and also the outcome of the expedition.
Thomas Shor’s story begins with his research into the life of Tulshuk Lingpa and how gradually he realises that despite the fantastical …
This book is a story about a story, and both the story and the story about the story are adventures. The story is about Tulshuk Lingpa’s expedition in the early 1960’s, when he travelled with his disciples to open a beyul - a Hidden Land, a fabled ‘Shangi-la’. It is also the story of Thomas K. Shor who in the early 2000’s researched the expedition of Tulshuk Lingpa, speaking with people who had travelled with him all those years ago.
Both stories are adventures.
The story of Tulshuk Lingpa tells of his life and his vision, and how he became surrounded by people who shared that vision - or wanted to. It tells of the trials and controversies surrounding Tulshuk Lingpa and also the outcome of the expedition.
Thomas Shor’s story begins with his research into the life of Tulshuk Lingpa and how gradually he realises that despite the fantastical nature of the stories that people told him, they all remained consistent with each other. It gives an insight into a reality that differs from our everyday perspective.
‘Now I’m in my late thirties. I feel something maturing in me I've got these inner feelings, and maybe even abilities, which I’ve never allowed myself to develop. Sometimes I feel the time is coming. I'd like to go on the three year, three month and three day retreat that the lamas go through as part of their training. But I don’t want to do it with the set routine of the practice as it is traditionally done. I want to go somewhere quiet, maybe to a cave, and I want to become a nagpa. I want to let my hair grow long and not cut it. I want to wear it in a knot on my head. I will let my fingernails grow. This urge comes from deep inside me. I want to go there and be quiet and let what is inside me come out.’
— A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K. Shor, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (Page 282)
― Raju, quoted in Shor, Thomas K., ‘Epilogue’, A Step away from Paradise, City Lion Press, 2017, p.282
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“How can it be one’s destiny’, I asked, ‘to open a beyul and fail?’ Both Tulshuk Lingpa and Dorje Dechen Lingpa were tertons, both found terma and both knew from within the way to Demoshong. It appears they were even attempting the same gate on the same snowy slope. How can you fail your destiny?’
Rigzin sat silently collecting his thoughts before speaking ‘Seeds—like wheat or corn—have the power within them to grow. But what is within the seed is not enough. Doesn’t every seed need the proper soil and the right amount of water and sun? Asis is for the seed, so it is for the terton. To discover terma, the terton must have the proper conditions. Both of these lamas had the karma to find the Hidden Land but nothing stands in isolation. Buddhism teaches the interdependence of all things. For the seed within any of us to grow, it needs proper conditions. Seeds need water. Tertons need not only a female consort, or khandro, to open a beyul. They also need disciples with unflinching faith.’
— A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K. Shor, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (Page 234)
― Shor, Thomas K., ‘Chapter 21 - The Aftermath’, A Step away from Paradise, City Lion Press, 2017, p.234
He followed Tulshuk Lingpa a few hundred yards up the glacier. The rainbows ahead of them seemed so close he could now practically scoop them up in his hands. The wind swept down the old surface from the heights and the sky beyond. Suddenly the breeze turned warm and fragrant. The thin crystalline mountain air was bringing with it the scent of the most glorious herbs and flowers. He breathed deeply the fragrant air, and the smell of saffron filled his lungs. Tulshuk Lingpa was walking just ahead of him. His sight, however, was set on the rising greenery beyond the glacier from whence issued this beautiful smell.
— A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K. Shor, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (Page 221)
― Shor, Thomas K., ‘Chapter 20 - Opening the Gate’, A Step away from Paradise, City Lion Press, 2017, p.221
The first time I met him, Garpa’s engaging smile assured me that my presence was not an intrusion. He indicated a block of wood beside him for me to sit on. I asked him how long he’d been carving stones at Tashiding. He asked to see my mala, or Tibetan rosary, hanging around my neck. He proceeded to turn the wooden beads between his thumb and forefinger one by one. I thought he was praying. Then he stopped. He handed the mala back to me, careful that I put my finger between the two beads he had reached. “That many,’ he said, and continued chiselling stone. I counted the beads. Garpa had been carving stones at Tashiding for forty-five years, since he fled with the Dalai Lama when the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1959.
— A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K. Shor, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (Page 204)
― Shor, Thomas K., ‘Chapter 19 - The Flight’, A Step away from Paradise, City Lion Press, 2017, p.204
He took out the pecha he had received as ter above Dzongri, the text he'd received from the dakinis especially to appease the guardian spirits of Beyul and to entice them to open the way. He unwrapped it and held it in his hands. As he began chanting the text, Mipham, Namdrol, Géshipa and the other senior lamas looked at each other. They understood the significance of his reading this text. Each, in his own way, was ready for a tear in the fabric of reality,
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When Tulshuk Lingpa finished the text, he was standing in a dramatic pose with his right foot in front of the left. When he lifted his forward foot, there—where no one was expecting the miracle to occur—imbedded in the stone, was the imprint of his foot.
— A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K. Shor, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (Page 190 - 191)
― Shor, Thomas K., ‘Chapter 18 - The Miracle’, A Step away from Paradise, City Lion Press, 2017, p.190/191