Tibet, Tibet (Photos)

[PureInsight.org] Tibet is a
marvelous and beautiful place. It stands on the roof of the world, on
the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. With its azure blue sky and magnificent
land, imposing ice-clad peaks, snowy mountain ranges, sapphire lakes
spreading all over, green prairies stretching beyond the horizon,
adorned with yaks and sheep, it is like walking into a huge painting
scroll. The light on the prairie is so pure and bright. Its rich and
bright colors are permeated with an innocent child's taste. It is a
dreamland.  










Tibetans are brimming with reverence and love for nature. They kneel
and bow in worshipping sacred mountains and lakes.  They endure
cold and thin air and work arduously. They drink butter tea and watch
the colorful wind flags and spotlessly white silk scarves fluttering in
the wind.  They sing the resounding pastoral songs and dance in
their long-sleeved dress. Their simple smiles are shown on their ruddy
faces. Their personalities are gentle and tolerant.










Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple, in alternating red and white colors,
towering aloft in the mountaintop, are the holy places of Tibetans.
Being Buddhists, Tibetans go on pilgrimages as their life long
endeavor. Pilgrimage to the holy city of Lhasa is the supreme and the
most important thing in their life.










People in endless streams go on pilgrimages year round. Tens of
thousands of Tibetans, converging into a mighty torrent from villages,
march toward Lhasa slowly and resolutely. Men and women, old and young,
trudge a long distance. They use their bodies to measure the distance
to the holy temples: they press their palms together devoutly over
their heads and crawl on their whole bodies with their hands
outstretched and their foreheads touching the earth. They repeat each
step more than a hundred thousand times and endure untold hardships.
Their devout, firm, and tenacious spirits shock and move people.










Temples stand in great numbers. Multicolored flags dance about in the
wind. People often see gray-haired old women turning a tube with
scripture inside and Lamas in red robes singing scriptures and
praying.  Leisure and tranquility fill the air. All distracting
thoughts and grievances are filtered out. People are relaxed and
serene. Heaven and earth are so close. Humans and gods are connected.










Tibet, the vibrating beauty lets countless people lose themselves in
reverie. Tibet, it is another lifestyle that reflects the ancient
mysterious reality. Its beauty is now being destroyed by commerce
relentlessly and torn by pollution. Politics have suppressed and
distorted the people's beliefs. Everyone who loves Tibet feels pain.
Now people around the world are concerned about the sanguine shooting
by Chinese police. Tibet, Tibet, we pray for you.  










Translated from:

http://www.secretchina.com/news/237336.html