Founder's Focus http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org a VSC photo journal Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:57:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Bhutan http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/31/bhutan-3/ http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/31/bhutan-3/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:57:06 +0000 admin http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/?p=5085 Jon and Louise toured both the western and eastern parts of the country and then departed for Delhi on January 30th.

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VSC Founder Jon Gregg is on a 10-week trip to Asia developing VSC’s Programs in China and the Himalayas; visiting VSC alumni in China, Nepal, India, and Bhutan; and also spending several weeks visiting major Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage sites. Founder Louise von Weise recently joined him in India.

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]]> http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/india-3/feed/ 0 Founder Louise von Weise Joins Founder Jon Gregg in Delhi, India http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/founder-louise-von-weise-joins-founder-john-gregg-in-delhi-india/ http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/founder-louise-von-weise-joins-founder-john-gregg-in-delhi-india/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:24:05 +0000 admin http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/?p=4908 14 24 Pathakote train station - heading ot Dehli 19 23 27 LvW in astrolab 4 11 2 26 20 Jon & louise 29 sari store 18 15 21 17 16 6 32 sweet potato man 31 12 13 10_jantar mantar delhi 28 ]]> http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/founder-louise-von-weise-joins-founder-john-gregg-in-delhi-india/feed/ 0 India http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/india-2/ http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/india-2/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:13:47 +0000 admin http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/?p=4879 16 2 14 7 1 10 6 9 5 typical bookstore 19 15 typical lunch spot 17 3 4 he eats too 12 11 Dharamsala 13 18 traffic jam on road like smuggs notch 8 ]]> http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/india-2/feed/ 0 India http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/india/ http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/india/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:07:38 +0000 admin http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/?p=4858 12 6 volunteers teaching english 9 haute cuisine Dharamsala style 13 8 5 3 2 10 7 11 4 visiting a sacred meditation cave Dharamsala 14 1 ]]> http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/17/india/feed/ 0 Founder, Jon Gregg, Heads to Asia: India Pt. 3 http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/12/founder-jon-gregg-heads-to-asia-india-pt-3/ http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/12/founder-jon-gregg-heads-to-asia-india-pt-3/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:53:52 +0000 admin http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/?p=4844 7 8 9 1 6 3 hotel window view Dharamsala 5 Traveling companions2_on to ddharamsala home of hte dali lama ]]> http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/12/founder-jon-gregg-heads-to-asia-india-pt-3/feed/ 0 Founder, Jon Gregg, Heads to Asia: India Pt. 2 http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/11/founder-jon-gregg-heads-to-asia-india-pt-2/ http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/11/founder-jon-gregg-heads-to-asia-india-pt-2/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:55:45 +0000 admin http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/?p=4821 More photos from Tso Pema:

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]]> http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/11/founder-jon-gregg-heads-to-asia-india/feed/ 0 Founder, Jon Gregg, Heads to Asia: Nepal http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/10/founder-jon-gregg-heads-to-asia-nepal/ http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/2012/01/10/founder-jon-gregg-heads-to-asia-nepal/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:34:54 +0000 admin http://foundersblog.vermontstudiocenter.org/?p=4757 From China, Jon flew to Kathmandu, and the following shots include images of Tsherin Sherpa and his father, Tenzing Norbu’s son Tashi, the Great Stupa in Boudanath, Bouda during the Mon Lam holiday, the faculty at the Kathmandu University MFA Program, daily mountain top journeys, Khachab Rinpoche in his gold jacket and topknot, Bahktipour, student monks at Bonpo Monastery, Swayaimbouda, Mahabuddah Temple, meditating in the caves where Tilopa and Naropa—the fathers of the Kargyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism—meditated, and Kathmandu street shots.

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From the Mogoa Cave in Dunhuang, Jon headed back to Beijing:

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