In a country torn apart by war and suffering a plunging economy, Ukranian devotees are braving sub zero winter temperatures to distribute Srila Prabhupada’s books this December. And they’re being rewarded by a receptive public.
“They’re tired of hearing scary news about the war. The whole society is starving for something positive. So when they see harinama or are inpired by book distributors, they feel very indebted. We just got a long letter of appreciation from one member of the public who was so moved to see our winter Harinama on the street.”
With the war rendering people “politically and economically depressed and hopeless,” according to Acyuta Priya, they have become more receptive to spiritual values.
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Tashi Delek from the Guge Kingdom!
Today, I will show you an exploration trip to the lost kingdom in western Tibet.
The Guge Kingdom, one of the first important cultural relics sites under protection in Tibet, is a place full of stories and mysteries.
Even I am a Tibetan, every time I come here, I got a feeling of mystery.
The ancient Guge kingdom has so many mysteries and secrets. Can you imagine there used to be a kingdom with over 100,000 citizens in such a wild area? Even now, people have no idea how this beautiful kingdom was destroyed in one night. No one knows what happened here.
Where do these tunnels lead? Where are the secret ways of the winter palace?
With many questions, I explored the ruins of Guge kingdom in my way. I crossed the tunnels in the ruins, which were believed to reach the hidden city of Shambala. I climbed to the winter palace at the top of the ruins, exploring the rooms, but found nothing.
Just like playing a treasure hunt game, I was always able to find some connection to my Tibetan ancestors.
Also, the Ruins of Guge Kingdom is an awesome place for photographers to take pictures. From the top of the kingdom ruins, you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the Guge valley.
The Tholing Monastery, which is 18 kilometers away from the ruin of Guge Kingdom, is also worth a visit since it is the first monastery in west Tibet. Although it has been destroyed many times in the past, you can still see many ancient stupas, statures, morals, and so on in this old monastery.
I really recommended the ruins of the Guge Kingdom for you, which you can add to your Kailash tour.
In the end, I would like to share some tips for your trip to the Guge Kingdom.
1. Please wear a pair of comfortable hiking shoes, as you will need to climb to the top of the ruins.
2. The ruins of the Guge kingdom are heavily weathered and not very stable and fixed in some places. Please be careful not to get too close to dangerous areas such as the outer walls near the cliffs.
3. The steps inside the ruins are very steep, so please watch your step.
4. If you are interested in Tibetan history, you can learn more about the legends of the Guge Kingdom before you go. It will be more interesting to bring your own questions to find your answers about the lost kingdom.
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34-year old Sgrolmamtsho married Dongrub at the age of 21 (in 1993) without experience of housework, fieldwork, and fetching wood. Filmed by her husbands younger brother, phagspadongrub, in Amdo, the film concentrates on the daily life of Tibetan village women--fetching water, feeding livestock (swine, a cow, a mule), milking, cleaning the stables, cooking, household religious activity, weeding fields, transporting manure to fields, fetching wood for fuel--along with commentary by Sgrolmamtsho about her life and family. (Rare insight into Tibetan village womens lives. Tibetan soundtrack; English subtitles. 52 minutes. Color.)
Twice a year the forbidding journey to the boarding school is necessary. Father Latak, looks to the sky and attempts to predict how the weather will develop. Only when he is sure that no storm is brewing, he starts to prepare the children for the trip over the river. It is a route that is so notorious, that it even has a name: Chadar- the path over the cloak of ice. One last time, his ten year old son Motup, plays in front of their hut. Motup is one of the few kids who regularly leave the village in order to attend one of the the better schools in town. Then the family gets ready for the long trip. The mother has sewn thick wool socks for the father and the children, and Tebean prayers and mantras are recited for protection along the way. Then the trip begins, where the children muss trust completely the experience and skill of their father.
The first steps, only a few kilometres until the frozen river, seem easy for the family. But father Latak recognizes immediately that the spring has come early this year and the sun has already began to compromise the ice. This is not a good sign, since the thinner the ice the more dangerous the trip becomes. Latak goes before the children and tests with a stick before each step on the ice. Often the ice cracks a bit, but the ice remains whole. Latak knows that no one should travel the Chadar without a good reason. But the education of the children is a good enough reason to take on the risks involved.
He knows that if he goes first and the ice carries his weight, that it will also carry the weight of the children. If it does not, it will be he that will fall in the icy water and not his two children. At the same time, Latak, Motup and the other members of the crew must keep a close eye on the mountains. The massive mountain ranges on both sides of them seem to be a scene form a picture book, peaceful and lordly. But there is danger lurking. At any given time, an avalanche can break out. Many times before people have been caught by avalanches here.
In the mean time the sun has already thawed the middle of the river. But since there are steep rocks right and left, Latak must now search for a new path for them to continue on. He leaves Motup behind him and luckily finds a way. It is a 20 cm wide path on the rocks at the edge of the river, and up to ten meters high.
They need almost an hour, skipping from rock to rock until they finally reach an area where the river is again covered with ice. Now they must find a place to set up camp as soon as possible before it becomes dark and the temperatures sink to as low as -30 degrees Celsius. Latak knows a cave where they will be protected and finally be able to get some rest. They must gather their strength because the most dangerous part of the Chadar still lies before them.
The ice is almost completely melted. Only a 50 cm wide strip borders right and left the ice-cold water, making the river absolutely impassible. Rocky overhangs above the ice block the way. Father and son must now crawl its way to school. Father Latak tests his way over the ice on his belly. After any progress made, he pulls his son by their hands to him.
There are countless dangerous situations that make this way to school so unpredictable. But after four days it is over, they have reached their goal; the city of Leh and the school.
This is a video chronicle of a Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic voyage of West Africa. 16 countries in 34 days starting in South Africa and ending in Morocco. I shot and edited this video onsite as the trip was happening. I have no control over the locations we went to. I simply made a video of their experience.
Europe has to be the most beautiful place in the world! From the countless medieval cities, to the jaw dropping landscapes of the Alps, Europe has it all! Ive spent the last few years traveling Europe and I want to show you my favorite places! This video was months in the making and im so excited to finally share it with you! Where is your favorite place in Europe?
This is an Example-Song from the wonderful Chakrinis Songs of the Soul Audio CD. The Track is called Invocation. She truly is a Gopi, that Krishna adores.
Please respect this Artist. If you like this Song, please buy her CD.
▍ Советская музыка и популярные в СССР зарубежные шлягеры 60-х гг. XX в.
0:00:00▶ Маленький принц. – Е. Камбурова, 1968
0:03:23▶ Песня о любви. – К. Шульженко, 1960
0:11:02▶ Огней так много золотых. – Е. Семёнкина, Л. Зыкина, 1957
0:13:45▶ Уральская рябинушка. – Уральский народный хор, 1962
0:17:20▶ Падает снег. – М. Магомаев, 1967
0:20:08▶ Я тебя подожду. – М. Кристалинская, 1962
0:23:25▶ Ноктюрн. – «Аккорд», 1967
0:26:52▶ Тополиный пух. – Г. Чохели
0:30:45▶ Алешкина любовь. – «Веселые ребята», 1969
0:33:09▶ Прощай любовь. – «Дилижанс»
0:37:59▶ Тебе, я знаю, все равно. – «Веселые ребята», 1968
0:41:04▶ Восточная песня. – В. Ободзинский, 1968
0:44:17▶ Хочешь, я пойду с тобой рядом. – Э. Пьеха, «Дружба», 1968
0:47:36▶ Любовь – кольцо. – Р. Неменова, 1965
0:49:16▶ Может быть. – Г. Великанова, 1968
0:51:21▶ Ты и я. – «Аккорд», 1974
0:54:19▶ Если ты словечко скажешь мне. – Н. Бродская
0:56:58▶ Если ты словечко скажешь мне. – Space Beatlos
1:00:15▶ Давай никогда не ссориться. – Т. Миансарова
1:03:41▶ Два синих ока. – Дж. Марьянович, 1964
1:07:01▶ Наш сигнал. – Э. Димитров, 1969
1:10:30▶ И не то, чтобы «да». – О. Ухналёв, 1995
1:13:24▶ Зачем снятся сны. – Э. Пьеха
1:16:59▶ Непонятная любовь. – Б. Гуджунов, 1969
1:19:28▶ Есть. – В. Мулерман, 1971
1:23:19▶ Лада. – В. Мулерман, 1966
1:26:23▶ Речка вспять не побежит. – В. Круглова
1:28:51▶ Стоят девчонки. – Г. Великанова, 1966
1:30:54▶ Я вижу тебя. – О. Ухналёв
1:33:13▶ Одиннадцатый маршрут. – А. Королёв, 1968
1:35:59▶ Ты для меня одна. – А. Королёв, 1969
1:38:50▶ В путь. – М. Магомаев, «Аккорд»
1:41:53▶ Последняя электричка. – В. Макаров, 1968
1:45:27▶ Цыганочка. – «Поющие гитары», 1969
1:49:33▶ А снег идет… – М. Кристалинская, 1961
1:51:48▶ Будь со мною прежним. – А. Ведищева, 1968
1:54:33▶ Воскресенье. – Жан Татлян, 1966
1:56:58▶ А ты люби её. – «Аккорд»
1:59:12▶ Котёнок. – «Аккорд», 1966
2:01:30▶ Двадцатый век. – Л. Мондрус, 1966
2:04:16▶ Селена. – «Аккорд», 1965
2:06:12▶ Далёкая – близкая. – М. Магомаев, 1969
2:09:00▶ В огромном небе. – Н. Пантелеева, 1963
2:10:43▶ Давайте станцуем твист ещё раз. – Чабби Чекер
2:13:00▶ У самого синего моря (Каникулы любви). – The Peanuts («Арахис»), 1966
2:17:45▶ Каникулы любви / Koi No Bakansu. – «Арахис» / The Peanuts [Хидэё (Эми) и Цукико (Юми) Ито] (ориг. яп. версия), 1963
2:20:40▶ Ты. – Э. Горовец, 1968
2:22:45▶ Хенки-пенки. – Я. Коош, «Экспресс», 1970
2:25:34▶ Сахар, сахар. – The Archies
2:28:13▶ Мамбо-рок. – А. Челентано, 1992
2:31:26▶ Смешной паренёк. – А. Ведищева
2:34:14▶ Всё равно ты будешь мой. – А. Ведищева
2:36:04▶ Королева красоты. – Э. Горовец, 1967
2:38:30▶ Дорожная песня. – А. Ведищева, 1968
2:41:00▶ Твист. – Т. Баласса и танц. колл. (нач. 1960-х)
2:43:46▶ Ночным Белградом. – Э. Горовец, 1966
2:46:39▶ На одной земле с тобой. – В. Никитенко, 1967
2:49:21▶ Назло. – «Аккорд», 1967
2:52:39▶ Две гитары. – Иованна
2:56:52▶ Синьорина. – Э. Горовец, 1966
2:59:39▶ Качает, качает. – М. Пахоменко, 1967
3:01:48▶ Просто так. – М. Пахоменко, 1967
3:04:27▶ Как тебя зовут. – Н. Бродская, 1967
3:07:10▶ Ребята 70-й широты. – «Здравствуй, песня»
3:09:43▶ Море зовёт. – Жан Татлян, 1966
3:13:26▶ Солнечная баллада. – Л. Мондрус, 1967
3:17:29▶ Костёр на снегу. – Л. Мондрус, 1965
3:19:29▶ Загадай желание. – М. Магомаев, 1966
3:22:36▶ Прощай любовь. – М. Магомаев, 1968
3:24:55▶ Будь со мной. – М. Магомаев, 1967
3:27:30▶ Возвращение романса. – М. Магомаев
3:30:51▶ Старый клён. – Н. Дорда, 1962
3:33:39▶ Песенка шофёра. – О. Анофриев
3:36:42▶ Причал. – Э. Пьеха, «Дружба»
3:40:11▶ Горечь. – Э. Пьеха, 1968
3:43:16▶ Я в весеннем лесу. – А. Орехов
3:46:27▶ Неотправленное письмо. – В. Ободзинский
3:49:43▶ Проездом. – В. Макаров, 1968
3:52:16▶ Тень твоей улыбки. – Э. Горовец
3:55:13▶ Песня о нежности. – М. Кодряну, 1969
3:58:10▶ На 7-м этаже. – Э. Горовец, 1962
4:01:10▶ Вечерний город. – «Поющие гитары», 1968
4:02:41▶ Воспоминание. – Л. Мондрус
4:05:57▶ Ой, ты рожь. – Г. Великанова, 1963
4:09:04▶ Я люблю свою землю. – А. Стрельченко
4:12:34▶ Люди идут по свету. – Ансамбль Бардов
4:15:39▶ Для чего ты живёшь. – Л. Быков, 1964
4:18:44▶ Вечерний город. – «Поющие гитары», 1969
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