by Tim Girvin | Oct 25, 2007 | Diary
Bhutan Journal THE WORD | 35 YEARS AGO… I supported myself teaching drawing, bookbinding and calligraphy — it was a way to add something to the cost of the college tuition and living expenses. But what I explored, as usual, was the idea of writing —...
by Tim Girvin | Oct 25, 2007 | Diary
The concept of the turning prayer I’d known about for nearly four decades. I’d seen it in a book, then being in Tibet, I’d seen the pilgrims wandering, spinning the prayer wheel in one hand, the turning mala beads being counted out in another. What I...
by Tim Girvin | Oct 24, 2007 | Diary
Bhutan Journal Tandin Ney | Hermitage Every moment, in doing, in exploring, is alive. It does come down to what our attention is — what are we held by, what are we holding. What are we compelled by, and what draws us to that place of connection. For me, it is...
by Tim Girvin | Oct 24, 2007 | Diary
I’m wrapping it here in Thimphu and heading out to the hills — and will likely be off line for a couple of days. Near the bigger towns, the mobile works, text comes in — and my last spot I snagged a WIFI connection. It will be tough for me for a bit....
by Tim Girvin | Oct 24, 2007 | Diary
Hi. Well I did get there, Bhutan…and it’s been a long running in exploration. It didn’t just happen, there were synchronies involved. And it seems like the best travel takes you about two days to get out there. There’s the first jump, then the...
