At 6:30 am on my last day at the Sherabling Monastery, I
heard a faint knock on my door at the guesthouse.
There standing outside my door was one of the
monks who attended my classes.
He wanted
to express his appreciation for the time I spent with him and the other
monastics.
He said he did not have much
to offer me, but he pulled out a white scarf from his robe and presented it to
me as a gift.
I thanked him for his generous gift and wished him the best
of luck. We spoke for a few more minutes
and then said our goodbyes.
This gesture of kindness from this man is just one of
the many examples of the caring and compassionate nature of the Tibetan
Buddhist monastic community.
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