Old Tibetan Pilgrim prostrates. Tibet. Prostrating, I can use my whole body to pray,”an itinerant monk says. “Many people tell me to meditate or stay in retreat…that my sins are all purified, but I prostrate for all beings, not just for myself”. Sangwa Rinpoche expands upon this perspective, explaining that on an esoteric level,”prostrations open the body’s central channel, preparing it gor higher yogic practices.”
Pilgrims passes nomads tending their flock at the mountain’s base. Mount Kailash, Tibet.