Avalokiteśvara, Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर "Lord who looks down", Padmapāni "Holder of the Lotus", Lokeśvara "Lord of the World",Tibetan, Chenrezig, སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས་.Bodhisattva, statue gilt cooper alloy, Chicago Art Institute, Illinois, USA

Avalokiteśvara, Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर "Lord who looks down", Padmapāni "Holder of the Lotus", Lokeśvara "Lord of the World",Tibetan, Chenrezig, སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས་.Bodhisattva, statue gilt cooper alloy, Chicago Art Institute, Illinois, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Tibetan Buddhist monk looking at the torma offerings for Vajrayogini initiation, shrine room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tibetan Buddhist monk looking at the torma offerings for Vajrayogini initiation, shrine room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Wearing a crown of the 5 Dhyani Buddhas, happiness of the Tibetan Buddhist monk holding a vajra (symbol of the power of love) to his chest during an esoteric initiation, shrine room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Wearing a crown of the 5 Dhyani Buddhas, happiness of the Tibetan Buddhist monk holding a vajra (symbol of the power of love) to his chest during an esoteric initiation, shrine room, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Float plane landing in Vancouver BC harbor, modern skyscrapers, cranes building, Life Release Project, Lotus Speech Canada

Float plane landing in Vancouver BC harbor, modern skyscrapers, cranes building, Life Release Project, Lotus Speech Canada, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Float plane landing in Vancouver BC harbor, modern skyscrapers, cranes building, Life Release Project, Lotus Speech Canada

Float plane landing in Vancouver BC harbor, modern skyscrapers, cranes building, Life Release Project, Lotus Speech Canada, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Wood carving for a lama's throne in progress, paper cartoon over wood, Zephr, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Wood carving for a lama's throne in progress, paper cartoon over wood, Zephr, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

A wave joyfully fills the little arch, Pacific coast, Mazatlan, Mexico

A wave joyfully fills the little arch, Pacific coast, Mazatlan, Mexico, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Ernesto, a masseuse, and his wife and daughter, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Ernesto, a masseuse, and his wife and daughter, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche smiling at Sakya Ward St Center Seattle Washington USA 1976

HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche smiling at Sakya Ward St Center Seattle Washington USA 1976, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Photo by Christopher Wilkinson.

Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentsé Rinpoche taught:
“You should realize openness in the ‘playground’ of your emotions and relate to people without artificiality, manipulation, or strategy. You should experience everything totally; never withdrawing into yourselves as marmots hide in their holes.”

On guitar, totally at ease, Sting and Paul Simon concert, large equipment stage setup, lighting, Key Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA

On guitar, totally at ease, Sting and Paul Simon concert, large equipment stage setup, lighting, Key Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Sting, blue stage lighting, Paul Simon and Sting Concert, Key Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA

Sting, blue stage lighting, Paul Simon and Sting Concert, Key Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Maroon robed Tibetan Buddhist monks practicing debate, using the mala to illustrate a good point, coaching, argument, at His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's monastery in Dharamasala, India, on pilgrimage in 1992

Maroon robed Tibetan Buddhist monks practicing debate, using the mala to illustrate a good point, coaching, argument, at His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's monastery in Dharamasala, India, on pilgrimage in 1992, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama's (Gyuto?) Monastery in McLeod Ganj
Temple Rd
Dharamsala
Himachal Pradesh
176219, India

Maroon robed Tibetan Buddhist monks practicing debate, using the mala to illustrate a good point, coaching, argument, at His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's monastery in Dharamasala, India, on pilgrimage in 1992

Maroon robed Tibetan Buddhist monks practicing debate, using the mala to illustrate a good point, coaching, argument, at His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's monastery in Dharamasala, India, on pilgrimage in 1992, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama's (Gyuto?) Monastery in McLeod Ganj
Temple Rd
Dharamsala
Himachal Pradesh
176219, India

White bearded banana salesman, cart, public market, bystanders, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh

White bearded banana salesman, cart, public market, bystanders, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Karl Krogstad, expressive, in black Support Our Troops (Storm Troopers) T-shirt, fashion, fine artist, director, paintings, Ballard, Seattle, Washington, USA

Karl Krogstad, expressive, in black Support Our Troops (Storm Troopers) T-shirt, fashion, fine artist, director, paintings, Ballard, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Covered in snow, natural ushnisha, a concrete statue of Amitabha Buddha, the brave lion among men, meditating, bamboo fence, tree, drips of water, lotus base, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Covered in snow, natural ushnisha, a concrete statue of Amitabha Buddha, the brave lion among men, meditating, bamboo fence, tree, drips of water, lotus base, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Detail: Killer Whale (Orca) dorsal fin, eye, nose, mouth, lips, teeth, face, carved wood, totemic design, weathered, paint, University of Washington, U District, Seattle, Washington, USA

Detail: Killer Whale (Orca) dorsal fin, eye, nose, mouth, lips, teeth, face, carved wood, totemic design, weathered, paint, University of Washington, U District, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Chris Engman P logs, twine, Seattle, Washington, USA

Chris Engman P logs, twine, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Happy Saint Valentine's Day! reclining Buddha (right before he passed into parinirvana), blue containers, planters, flowers, bamboo fence, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Happy Saint Valentine's Day! reclining Buddha (right before he passed into parinirvana), blue containers, planters, flowers, bamboo fence, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Happy Saint Valentine's Day! bird bath, armillary celestial astrolabe with small globe and arrow, flowers, topiary, open French doors, Mill Rose Inn, Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Happy Saint Valentine's Day! bird bath, armillary celestial astrolabe with small globe and arrow, flowers, topiary, open French doors, Mill Rose Inn, Half Moon Bay, California, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Color night lights, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Color night lights, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Blue Spring comes to the Garden for the Buddha, statues, khatak (white ritual scarf in Tibetan Buddhism), lotus fountain, Japanese lantern, bamboo fence, Seattle, Washington, USA

Blue Spring comes to the Garden for the Buddha, statues, khatak (white ritual scarf in Tibetan Buddhism), lotus fountain, Japanese lantern, bamboo fence, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Stephen Klineburger sawing, tape measure, altar for Buddha statue, religious carpendry, bamboo, trees, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Stephen Klineburger sawing, tape measure, altar for Buddha statue, religious carpendry, bamboo, trees, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Under a stormy sky, apartments, boats, trees, along East Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, USA

Under a stormy sky, apartments, boats, trees, along East Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Gasworks park sunset, man on trail, powerlines, blue sky, receding storm clouds, early spring, Seattle, Washington, USA

Gasworks park sunset, man on trail, powerlines, blue sky, receding storm clouds, early spring, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Rosie drinking fresh rain water from the lotus fountain with her delicate pink tongue, Superdog, "S" symbol, red Tibetan Buddhist blessing cord, rocks, spring, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Rosie drinking fresh rain water from the lotus fountain with her delicate pink tongue, Superdog, "S" symbol, red Tibetan Buddhist blessing cord, rocks, spring, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Baker, piercings, brown hair, brown eyes, Ballard, Seattle, Washington, USA

Baker, piercings, brown hair, brown eyes, Ballard, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Post industrial pastoral, cows, rickshaws, people walking, dirt roads, folks hanging out in a shed, clothes hanging to dry in the top story of a concrete building, trees, brick fence, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Post industrial pastoral, cows, rickshaws, people walking, dirt roads, folks hanging out in a shed, clothes hanging to dry in the top story of a concrete building, trees, brick fence, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Man out for a stride, rickshaw drivers, carts, men taking a break, plastic tent, rickshaw capital of the world, dirt road, trees, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Man out for a stride, rickshaw drivers, carts, men taking a break, plastic tent, rickshaw capital of the world, dirt road, trees, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Man carrying a load, Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park and gardens parking lot, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Man carrying a load, Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park and gardens parking lot, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Garden paths, flowering trees, purple pink and green, জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Garden paths, flowering trees, purple pink and green, জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

The Memorial, জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Memorial, জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

begging, only money to think about - a child caring for a child in poverty, beautiful garden at জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh

begging, only money to think about - a child caring for a child in poverty, beautiful garden at জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Whether or not they are kids serving beggar kings, I don't know-- the boy in the background seemed puzzled about what to do about me -- but poor I do know they are. Not many have it as good as we do my friends...

lovers in paradise, two people sit side by side on a lush grass near a brick bridge over a lily pond, inside a beautiful garden at জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh

lovers in paradise, two people sit side by side on a lush grass near a brick bridge over a lily pond, inside a beautiful garden at জাতীয় স্মৃতি সৌধ Jatiyo Smriti Soudho Independence memorial park, Savar, Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Jeff Clark Surfboards, Mavericks Truck, 650-563-9060, Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Jeff Clark Surfboards, Mavericks Truck, 650-563-9060, Half Moon Bay, California, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Alaskans: Otto, August (with an eye piece), Charlotte, and Sunrise, Kilcher family, movie camera in back ground, mid-winter, going to see Smaug at the Homer Theatre, Homer, Alaska, USA

Alaskans: Otto, August (with an eye piece), Charlotte, and Sunrise, Kilcher family, movie camera in back ground, mid-winter, going to see Smaug at the Homer Theatre, Homer, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Stephen finishing the new deck, working with treated 2 by 4's, through the window, peace plant and spider plants, orange buckets, chevy truck, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Stephen finishing the new deck, working with treated 2 by 4's, through the window, peace plant and spider plants, orange buckets, chevy truck, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Pema Wangyal Rinpoche and HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and HH Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche, Tour of HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at Sakya with a group of students, Ward St Dharma Center Seattle Washington USA 1976

Pema Wangyal Rinpoche and HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and HH Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche, Tour of HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at Sakya with a group of students, Ward St Dharma Center Seattle Washington USA 1976, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Old and new architecture, ship being towed off the coast in Elliott Bay, nightfall, downtown Seattle, Washington, USA

Old and new architecture, ship being towed off the coast in Elliott Bay, nightfall, downtown Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Deep blues and gray whites of the Kenai Pennisula Mountain Range, winter, over Katchemak Bay, off Homer Spit, Homer, Alaska, USA

Deep blues and gray whites of the Kenai Pennisula Mountain Range, winter, over Katchemak Bay, off Homer Spit, Homer, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

NAMASTE', COME AGAIN, sign, carts in new log and wood shed, Breightenbush Hot Springs, Marion County, Oregon, USA

NAMASTE', COME AGAIN, sign, carts in new log and wood shed, Breightenbush Hot Springs, Marion County, Oregon, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

First room, glass, colorful American Indian blankets, historical photos of American Indians, Dale Chihuly Glass and Garden, Seattle Center, Washington, USA

First room, glass, colorful American Indian blankets, historical photos of American Indians, Dale Chihuly Glass and Garden, Seattle Center, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Morning on the snowy Kenai Mountain Range, glaciers, islands, Katchemak Bay, drift wood, tide out, cloudy, Homer Spit, Homer, Alaska, USA

Morning on the snowy Kenai Mountain Range, glaciers, islands, Katchemak Bay, drift wood, tide out, cloudy, Homer Spit, Homer, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Under the shade of a turquoise umbrella, lanterns, white Buddha, Bamboo fence, A Garden for the Buddha, pink roses, bushes, trees, Seattle, Washington, USA

Under the shade of a turquoise umbrella, lanterns, white Buddha, Bamboo fence, A Garden for the Buddha, pink roses, bushes, trees, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Blessed statue of Padmasambhava, surrounded by pink roses, in a lotus fountain, stones, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA

Blessed statue of Padmasambhava, surrounded by pink roses, in a lotus fountain, stones, A Garden for the Buddha, Seattle, Washington, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Winter seals hanging out on small chunks of ice near the Homer Spit, Kenai Mountain Range in the distance, glacier, ship, Homer, Alaska, USA

Winter seals hanging out on small chunks of ice near the Homer Spit, Kenai Mountain Range in the distance, glacier, ship, Homer, Alaska, USA, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.