Washington DC | Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel

PHOTO: The White House in Washington, DC

June 28, 2021July 27, 2011 by Barbara Weibel

PHOTO: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC

June 28, 2021July 26, 2011 by Barbara Weibel

PHOTO: World War II Memorial in Washington, DC

June 28, 2021July 25, 2011 by Barbara Weibel

Holding Hands with the Dalai Lama

July 7, 2021July 19, 2011 by Barbara Weibel

Dalai Lama arrives at Yard Park in Washington DC to pour blessed sands from dissoved Kalachakra mandala into Anacostia River

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Kalachakra for World Peace Event

On the final day of the Kalachakra for World Peace 2011 I drove to Yard Park in Washington, DC and waited for the Dalai Lama to arrive. Earlier that day the mandala, a beautiful circular sand painting that monks had been building and praying over for the past 10 days, was dissolved and swept up … Read more

Inner Peace Conundrum

August 4, 2014July 10, 2011 by Barbara Weibel

Dalai Lama on stage at the Capitol lawn; photographers and security in the background

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Kalachakra for World Peace Event

I cover my head with a towel to get some small relief from the scorching sun. Cameras strung around my neck and lenses stuffed in pockets, I jockey for position at the front rail in an area that has been set aside for members of the media covering the Dalai Lama’s Kalachakra for World Peace … Read more