REJUVENATION IN LAHOUL VALLEY

Garsha Khandro Ling, as most pilgrims call the tantric Lahoul valleys, is a land blessed by the presence of at least three cosmic holy sites and numerous other places of divine power.

At the heart of Garsha rises the enlightening mountain of Drilbu Ri, where many empowering caves has been sought by the greatest meditators, yogis and siddhas of India and Tibet since the 2nd century, including the great Nagarjuna. Gyalwa Gotsangpa, a Tibetan Mahasiddha of the Dragon lineage, revealed that it is the palace of Heruka, the Father of all the Buddhas, and the home of countless Dakas and Dakinis. In Mirkula-Udaipur , wisdom dakinis hunt the valley and left several imprint of their feet in solid rock. An almost timeless shrine still stands to worship them and receive their transforming blessings. At Phakpa-Trilokinath, an antic temple enshrines a miraculous statue of Avalokiteshvara. Since the 9th century, it welcomes an unceasing flow of devotees from all over the West Himalayas amidst a sumptuous mountain environment.

Despite their modest geographic width, the Lahoul Valleys can boast of being an extremely special abode; their powerful blessing led countless meditators to enlightenment. Lying between India and Tibet, Lahoul also embodies crucial exchanges of people, arts and ideas between the successive Northern, Western Indian and Tibetan empires of which they were part. Often at the cost of extreme hardship, pilgrims came to connect with Lahoul in the past, and the movement has known no standstill throughout the centuries. Many small monasteries have been erected in that process and stand as witnesses and upholders of an amazingly profound and sacred history – a story abounding in miracles and magic. Yet the greatest magic here is certainly the repeated human achievements of ultimate spirituality. If you seek blessing, electrifying energy which brings the ultimate bliss of the infinitely clear spacious mind, you’ll be fulfilled in Garsha, the sacred Land of the Dakinis!