Gateway to a different world

With reading, one enters the gateway to a different world.

Mandalay, Myanmar

Window light

A monk reading mantras by the window.

Mandalay, Myanmar 

Minnie Mouse

Ever since Ub Iwerks drawn the Mickey Mouse and Minerva “Minnie” Mouse in 1928, the animated character has caught the imagination of kids of all ages and colors and religions and etched into their heart.

Here in Mandalay, Myanmar, two nuns are working on their morning study with the class led by a senior monk. On their side, the hand bag with embroidery of the iconic Minnie Mouse.

We need more of them in the world.

Artist and monk

“…But I really want to be an artist, so therefore I have to live a little bit like a monk.”   ~ John Lone

Traveling in Myanmar with Steve McCurry you will miss lots of things, such as shopping, most tourist attractions, 9-5 schedules, and taking some “I am here.” pictures.  But you will be in temples, known and unknown temples, country roads, train stations, local markets, in fact, all simple places the local goes but it is in simple place one will discover extraordinary.

Mandalay, Myanmar

Nothing, Everything

“We live in illusion and the appearance of things. This is reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.”  ~ Kalu Rinpoche

Mandalay, Myanmar

Duet

A relaxing moment.

Mandalay, Myanmar

Morning star

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us.  Only that day dawns to which we are awake.  There is more day to dawn.  The sun is but a morning star.   ~ Henry David Thoreau

Mandalay, Myanmar