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.