17/08/2026
Vivian and Tibet, 2/2
“It felt natural to let my body touch the soil around Mount Kailash; in that moment every thing on earth became only one thing, and I became that moment, forever.”
The first week on the plateau was acclimatisation. We live between Xishuangbanna and Kunming all year long, between 600 and 2,100 meters, but the Tibetan plateau demands something else.
Those were the days of travelling to its western borders, well isolated and protected by the mountain ranges. It was like entering a world of different reasoning, where the scheme of things follows a wholly new cosmogony: geography, human feelings, natural formations, everything converging to bring the mind to the point long awaited through study, practice, and meditation.
A slow movement through vast spaces, going around mountains and lakes, hoping at each turn to spot Mount Kailash — the most sacred mountain for Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
“Reaching the mountain has meant gaining the energies I have been chasing for so long; a journey that tied me to those rocks for every moment afterward, including now, many weeks later.
I cannot explain each detail of my inner journey. Not in words. Not in digital ones.
I visited many monasteries along the way, around each corner, each small road, each hidden valley, because I was looking for someone. I found something more at Sakya Monastery: rooted in many past lifetimes, its mystery is now guiding my practice and devotion.”
