Prayer flags in the Kashmir Himalayas
In the wake of the Shambhala retreat, one of the postcards from exhibition of late last year by photojournalists Donald Pinnock and Justin Fox (Montebello Gallery ) was this one:
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One of his students asked Buddha, ‘Are you the messiah?’
‘No’, answered Buddha.
‘Then are you a healer?’
‘No’, Buddha replied.
‘Then are you a teacher?’ the student persisted.
‘No, I am not a teacher.’
‘Then what are you?’ asked the student, exasperated.
‘I am awake’, Buddha replied.
‘No’, answered Buddha.
‘Then are you a healer?’
‘No’, Buddha replied.
‘Then are you a teacher?’ the student persisted.
‘No, I am not a teacher.’
‘Then what are you?’ asked the student, exasperated.
‘I am awake’, Buddha replied.
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