Who looks outside dreams; who links inside awakes
Is there at all or is there still a secret of the Veda? The heart of that ancient mystery has been plucked out and revealed to the gaze of all or rather no real secret existed. To get to the bottom of this secret, I packed my bags and took the journey to the remote Po Lin monastery in Hong Kong. The road to the top of the mountain though is rough and bumpy but the view and scenery around is spectacular. Witness the rare transition of lush forest ecosystem in just a few miles on the highest elevation road and that’s when you are bound to see the Tian Tan Buddha or the Big Buddha, thirty four meters majestic bronze Buddha draws every eye on him. Cross legged, sitting in the half lotus position, the eyes, lips, the incline of the head and his right hand raised to give blessings to all, portrays a humbling depth of character and solemnity to the huge statue; which took twelve years to complete. One has to climb the 268 steps to reach near the Buddha in Abhaya Mudra. Facing