The roof of the world. With an average elevation of 4752m (15591 ft.), at the peak of the earth. It embodies Tibetan Buddhism which safeguards "the Tantric status quo of eighth-century India."(1). As a non-believer of religions, Buddhism has always shown me many things I couldn’t explain with science or logic. They say seeing is believing yet personally I think it is a terribly flawed saying. Cognitive Illusions have always existed but yet to watch with your own eyes the “myths” sitting right in front of you, is just too much.
This is the summer of 2016, a year of progressions. A truly digital age, daily tasks condensed into everyone’s smartphones. Never has the world felt so efficient, to order food was just a few taps away from arriving in your house. Wallets have evolved into more of an ornament of sorts. In North America, payment methods such as Apple pay are getting more popular and in China shows an even bigger leap. Alipay and Wechat pay is gaining prominence with its usage even accessible in the smallest shops of the street corners. Taobao (Similar to Ebay) and JD (Similar to Amazon) allows its users to get anything ranging from a new house pet to a new Mercedes Benz or even just some new trainers. By 2012, there were 800 million Alipay users. That is almost more than 3 times America’s 318.9 million national population and that was just in 2012. Compare that with Facebook’s American users which is only 191.3 million.
The world is the most advanced its ever been, its not quite yet entering the realm of science fiction but nevertheless very advanced. Yet we have gotten used to this, for someone back in the 1950s to see the millions of users playing Pokémon Go on their smartphones, not to mention, which are of 5mm of thickness. Then to see wireless charging via Internet? Virtual Reality? Journey to Mars? Yet not all of our world has transitioned into our living style. Some still live from the very basics necessities of life. Tibet has always been a topic where people didn’t know much about. Yes, the average high school student knew that it had the highest altitude. But is that all?
Lhasa, capital of Tibet. Elevation level 3656 m (11995 ft.) Tibet has always been a sensitive, to say the least, topic in China. With unspeakable histories that would be better shrouded from the public. But without all of that, its really a just amazing.
This is the summer of 2016, a year of progressions. A truly digital age, daily tasks condensed into everyone’s smartphones. Never has the world felt so efficient, to order food was just a few taps away from arriving in your house. Wallets have evolved into more of an ornament of sorts. In North America, payment methods such as Apple pay are getting more popular and in China shows an even bigger leap. Alipay and Wechat pay is gaining prominence with its usage even accessible in the smallest shops of the street corners. Taobao (Similar to Ebay) and JD (Similar to Amazon) allows its users to get anything ranging from a new house pet to a new Mercedes Benz or even just some new trainers. By 2012, there were 800 million Alipay users. That is almost more than 3 times America’s 318.9 million national population and that was just in 2012. Compare that with Facebook’s American users which is only 191.3 million.
The world is the most advanced its ever been, its not quite yet entering the realm of science fiction but nevertheless very advanced. Yet we have gotten used to this, for someone back in the 1950s to see the millions of users playing Pokémon Go on their smartphones, not to mention, which are of 5mm of thickness. Then to see wireless charging via Internet? Virtual Reality? Journey to Mars? Yet not all of our world has transitioned into our living style. Some still live from the very basics necessities of life. Tibet has always been a topic where people didn’t know much about. Yes, the average high school student knew that it had the highest altitude. But is that all?
Lhasa, capital of Tibet. Elevation level 3656 m (11995 ft.) Tibet has always been a sensitive, to say the least, topic in China. With unspeakable histories that would be better shrouded from the public. But without all of that, its really a just amazing.
- White, David Gordon (ed.) (2000). Tantra in Practice. Princeton University Press. p. 21.