Today, throngs of laypeople and monks congregated at the monastery. The vibrations of their chants hovered over Dharamsala. I conducted several circumambulations within the interior walls of the temple. After lunch with Rebecca, we took a tour of the Tibetan Museum depicting the events and conditions of exile. Afterwards, I pursued circumambulations along the exterior path.

We have one more full day in Dharamsala, before traveling to new sites within India. The rest of the Emory group will be returning home on Saturday.

You can learn more about the Emory-Tibet Partnership from a Carlos Museum podcast with commentary by scholars and scientists on The Mindful Body through a look at a Tibetan image of a Buddha in a posture of meditation--and the implications for western medicine.

Hail to the Buddha nature that resides in the heart of all human beings.