{"id":3494,"date":"2023-01-31T13:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/?p=3494"},"modified":"2025-06-19T15:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:43:41","slug":"fietstocht-2023-overwinteren-in-meditatiecentrum-o-sel-ling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/tibet\/fietstocht-2023-overwinteren-in-meditatiecentrum-o-sel-ling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike tour 2023: Wintering at meditation centre O Sel Ling - 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3494\" class=\"elementor elementor-3494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa791e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aa791e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e21340 elementor-widget 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-jan-23-O-Sel-Ling-vlagjes.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-jan-23-O-Sel-Ling-vlagjes.webp 800w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-jan-23-O-Sel-Ling-vlagjes-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-jan-23-O-Sel-Ling-vlagjes-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4699426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4699426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd5f97 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bdd5f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/156963010@N04\/albums\/72177720304190260\/\" id=\"Flickr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Photos O Sel Ling<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1473a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1473a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d372af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d372af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">1 January: Salobre\u00f1a<\/span><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\">It's never too late for a first time!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">Retrieved from\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); font-weight: bolder; color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">Saturday 24 December<\/span><span style=\"font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">\u00a0was the first time I could enjoy a Christmas lunch in T-shirt on a sunny terrace.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">Today, the first day of 2023, was the first time I spent a few hours on a sunny beach and swimming in the sea. In front of me the view of the calm and smooth Mediterranean Sea and behind me the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Magnificent!<\/span><br style=\"color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">Miguel,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">co-volunteer at\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #00285e; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal;\" href=\"https:\/\/oseling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">O Sel Ling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">, always goes to the beach on the first day of the year and I was able to tag along. It was a beautiful and relaxing day.<\/span><br style=\"color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\" \/><span style=\"color: #2c2c28; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">I am very grateful to Miguel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c47ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c47ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-januari-Salobrena-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-januari-Salobrena-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-januari-Salobrena-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-januari-Salobrena-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-januari-Salobrena-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-januari-Salobrena.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ad878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9ad878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e138461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e138461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: rgb(44, 44, 40); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">O Sel Ling - 29-31 January<\/span><b><br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: rgb(44, 44, 40); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">From Sunday to Tuesday,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(44, 44, 40); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); text-decoration-line: ; text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: bolder;\">Geshe Lobsang Dakpa<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: rgb(44, 44, 40); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;and his Spanish translator&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(44, 44, 40); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); text-decoration-line: ; text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-weight: bolder;\">Ani-la Tenzin Dolkar<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: rgb(44, 44, 40); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, serif; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;paid an informal visit to O Sel Ling during their holidays in Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; color: #2c2c28; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">Geshe Lobsang Dakpa is the primary lama (teacher) in the&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #00285e;\" href=\"https:\/\/namgyalmonastery.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Namgyal monastery<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;Of ZH the Dalai Lama in Dharmsala. Ani-la Tenzin Dolkar was the Dalai Lama's first Spanish translator.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; color: #2c2c28; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">They arrived Sunday evening and we had dinner together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; color: #2c2c28; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">On Tuesday morning, Geshe led a&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Tsog sacrifice ceremony<\/span>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Detong Ling nunnery,<\/span>&nbsp;which is slightly higher than O Sel Ling's cortijo (farmhouse).<br>After the Tsog, he insisted on installing a large vertical prayer flag and two ribbons of small Wind Horse prayer flags on a hilltop above the monastery. We all walked there and Geshe and Ani-La actually helped. They clambered along in trees and bushes to attach the ropes of the flags to the branches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; color: #2c2c28; font-size: 17.136px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);\">Two eminent and remarkable individuals, it was a great honour for us volunteers to meet them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f80ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f80ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/O-Sel-Ling-Overwinteren_3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1357\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/O-Sel-Ling-Overwinteren_3.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/O-Sel-Ling-Overwinteren_3-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/O-Sel-Ling-Overwinteren_3-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3cc3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3cc3d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1597996 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1597996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XjVCJaH7OgI\" id=\"Flickr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Video installation prayer flags<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2287248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2287248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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