The summit of summits, pinnacle of the Roof of the World, known to the West as Mount Everest. Those who live close to it have for centuries called it Sagarmatha (“the ocean’s brow”) in Nepalese, or Jomolangma (“goddess of the …

Riwo Kangkar, the highest mountain in Eastern Tibet (July 2013) …

Iceland, April 2014…

Woman from Eastern Tibet

Old Tibetan woman in a home built by Karuna-Shechen…

Schoolboys in a school built by Karuna-Shechen, Tibet…

A young schoolboy in a school built by Karuna-Shechen, Tibet…

A young schoolgirl in a school built by Karuna-Shechen, Tibet…

Eastern Tibet seen from the air

A monk under a canopy of prayer flags…

During a speech given at the United Nations some years ago, the respected meditation teacher S.N. Goenka, who passed away in 2013, declared ‟Religion is religion only when it unites; religion is no more religion when it divides.” He also …