yeah this morning we’re having our puja ceremony which is really the beginning
ceremony which is really the beginning
ceremony which is really the beginning of the expedition the Sherpa won’t climb
of the expedition the Sherpa won’t climb
of the expedition the Sherpa won’t climb until they’ve had the blessing from the
until they’ve had the blessing from the
until they’ve had the blessing from the Lama he’ll do prayers for two or three
Lama he’ll do prayers for two or three
Lama he’ll do prayers for two or three hours he’ll read the scripture will burn
hours he’ll read the scripture will burn
hours he’ll read the scripture will burn juniper and that will bless all the
juniper and that will bless all the
juniper and that will bless all the members of the expedition and safeguard
members of the expedition and safeguard
members of the expedition and safeguard us as we’re climbing the mountain its
us as we’re climbing the mountain its
us as we’re climbing the mountain its traditional for team members to bring
traditional for team members to bring
traditional for team members to bring something to the puja to be blessed
something to the puja to be blessed
something to the puja to be blessed typically crampons and ice axe maybe a
typically crampons and ice axe maybe a
typically crampons and ice axe maybe a helmet before the trip our Sherpa team
helmet before the trip our Sherpa team
helmet before the trip our Sherpa team get together look at the Tibetan
get together look at the Tibetan
get together look at the Tibetan calendar and figure out an auspicious
calendar and figure out an auspicious
calendar and figure out an auspicious day when we’re gonna do something
day when we’re gonna do something
day when we’re gonna do something dangerous like climbing Mount Everest
dangerous like climbing Mount Everest
dangerous like climbing Mount Everest and we’re gonna put ourselves on this
and we’re gonna put ourselves on this
and we’re gonna put ourselves on this sacred mountain they have a lama come up
sacred mountain they have a lama come up
sacred mountain they have a lama come up from bangla say the prayer flags and the
from bangla say the prayer flags and the
from bangla say the prayer flags and the mast go up at a certain point and
mast go up at a certain point and
mast go up at a certain point and everything goes in its correct sequence
everything goes in its correct sequence
everything goes in its correct sequence but as you’re sitting there through this
but as you’re sitting there through this
but as you’re sitting there through this long ceremony it’s impossible to forget
long ceremony it’s impossible to forget
long ceremony it’s impossible to forget why we’re doing this there’s a little
why we’re doing this there’s a little
why we’re doing this there’s a little bit of a heavy side to it but then at
bit of a heavy side to it but then at
bit of a heavy side to it but then at the end it’s a celebration during the
the end it’s a celebration during the
the end it’s a celebration during the the ceremony
the ceremony
the ceremony tears are a lot of throwing rice the
tears are a lot of throwing rice the
tears are a lot of throwing rice the Samba comes out everybody grabs a big
Samba comes out everybody grabs a big
Samba comes out everybody grabs a big handful of it it’s thrown up in the air
handful of it it’s thrown up in the air
handful of it it’s thrown up in the air and then it gets smeared all over
and then it gets smeared all over
and then it gets smeared all over everybody space
it’s beautiful and the prayer flags
it’s beautiful and the prayer flags flapping sending the prayers off to the
flapping sending the prayers off to the
flapping sending the prayers off to the gods that’s the intention
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