ah... really?

ah...so today i walked into a tibetan temple in my estate....

i was standing by the notice board reading the notices and read that whoever wants to speak to the monks needs to booked an appointment and the appointment lasts 10 mins unless the monks should allow us to stay longer...

oh man, booking in advance! me lazy bones would never get half way to the office!!!

but i thought to myself... it would be nice to speak to one though... one then appeared as soon as i turned around.

erm, hi.... (right ollie. look here's your chance! stop him! )
oh, can i go into the temple? (oh ollie, you dumb arse! it's open to the public!!!)
yes, he said... but what would you like to do?
erm,.... to meditate? (yes, ollie try to sound spiritual )
yes, but do sit in the back...
(oh no, must be my dreads... noticed i have sent many people staring at me!) (say something ollie! he's moving away!!!)
Oh, in the back? (i felt like such an idiot!)
yes, he moved back towards a bench and offered me to sit beside him... (i must have look desperate to talk to him!)
GREAT! NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED!

so we spoke...
about life...
about tibet...
about buddhism... (ok, he was talking...for a change!)

then i told him about my discoveries this last year...
he then past me a blue banner like thing and asked me what i saw... i felt a gold light and saw something... he then confirmed it and said it is of a golden nature and has a golden light... and confirmed the other. but as i was holding it, i felt i was flying... woohoo!

i asked him very silly questions like why are monks ... monks?
why this? why that?

i felt like a kid.
but a grown kid.

there's no answers to questions but the answers are in the speeches...
how subtle yet how not!

i have learnt
i felt a lot more relieved for some things seem clearer now.

he puts me back on the path i have been tip toeing on... yet almost straying...

drinking, smoking, partying have been so much a part of my life of late... it's been GREAT fun! yet damaging to my soul... (ok, that doesnt mean i aint partying no more!) But maybe less for the time being...

anyway, after about an hour (Yes ONE hour!!!) (oh, and without an appointment!!!) it was time for him to have his dinner...

and he said you may meditate in there if you want but do sit in the back...

its my hair right? scaring people? (or is it because i ve been hit by an ugly stick while i was borned?)

he chuckled!!!

oh ollie... maybe you should start blending in... indeed i blended in with the colourful wall paper in the back!!!!

Really!