Seminar
The Path into Light
at the Holy Mount Kailash in Tibet

from the 6th of June
to the 30th of June 2010

A journey to the Mt. Kailash is a journey that leads you inside. This journey can be used to encounter your past and left behinds consciously and with love in order to make them useful for your further development once again...

Mt. Kailash is a place with a high transformational energy. All the unresolved issues are able to surface during the time in the high mountain dessert, in order to be redeemed.  In the context of the seminar The path into Light we will consciously turn our attention to those issues, look at them and resolve them with the power of love.

The Holy Mount Kailash

is situated 1200km in the west of Lhasa in one of the most inaccessible areas of Tibet. The 6714m high Mount Kailash towers out of the Transhimalaya like a glacier dome. Mt. Kailash is not only geographically one of the most important mountains in Asia -it is the source of four major rivers, namely, the Indus, Sutlej, Karnali and Tsang Po which nourish Asia with water- but  as well mythologically is the even pyramid made of ice and stone the centre of the earth. Hindus believe Mt. Kailash to be the throne of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati. In Sanskrit Kailash means luminous crystal. Tibetan Buddhists regard Kailash as the body of the mandalas of Chakra Sambhava, a high godhead, and call it the Kang Rinpoche, which means jewel of snow. Every devote Tibetan Buddhist should have at least once in his live completed the Kora, the ritual pilgrimage around Kailash, which cleanses away the karma of a whole lifetime.

This makes Kailash an ideal place for a seminar like the Path into Light.

The Seminar
The Path into Light

is the path to your own self..
We have arrived, because we never really left ourselves.
Maybe we have forgotten who we truly are.
Yet the divine consciousness lives within ourselves.

Everything which highly evolved divine beings embody, we also carry within ourselves.
All we need is already within us. We only need to find and live it.  

The Path into Light is an actual path that we can take to arrive within ourselves and to become conscious, that everything we wish for, everything we want to manifest in our lives, is already there for us. We only need to find the strength and the courage to make the first step into that direction.

When we become one with the flow of life, life starts flowing with us.
The everyday life does not lose its existence, but the outside appearance of life changes accordingly to our inner growth.

The reason to take this path is the knowing in our heart, that itI is our path..
The power that guides and carries us on our journey is love.

Details of the Seminar in German see:
http://www.kali-ashram.com/tl_files/PDF/Seminardetails_Kailash.pdf

Number of participants
minimum of 6, maximum 11 people.

Prices
for the seminar
The Path into Light

EUR 1400 per participant
EUR  800 per repeating participant

Prices
for the Kailash tour
EUR 2980 per participant / 6 - 7 Seminar  participants
EUR 2820  per participant / 8 - 9 Seminar  participants
EUR 2750 per participant / 10 - 11 Seminar  participants

Please note: This Tour is designed for people who want to leave the bother of making arrangements to others. This journey meets a full service standard and gives you the time you need to experience and enjoy your journey. Throughout this tour a Tibetan guide will be available to you, to take care of your needs.

Included in the price

- drive to the Nepalese-Tibetan border in a private bus and with a Nepalese accompaniment
- to Mt. Kailash and back to the Nepalese border with land cruiser & support truck
- all permits and road tolls in Tibet; local guide, drivers and cook 
- two vegetarian meals daily (breakfast and dinner)
- a lunchtime picnic will be prepared daily
- all fees for sightseeing, Kailash circuit and grassland fee
- Yaks and yak man for your luggage and camping equipment
- drive from Mt. Kailash to the Nepalese border
- transport from the Nepalese border in a private bus to Kathmandu
- all overnight stays in basic accommodation (pilgrim guesthouses) or tents (during Kailash circuit). 

Equipment list for Mount Kailash

Trekking boots
Sleeping bag (comfort -5C. extreme -20C)
Sleeping mat, thermo rest the thin one! (Can be rented in KTM upon request.)
Raincoat / Jacket
Warm underwear
Woollen pullover
Gloves, hat, scarf
Woollen socks
Sun cream
Sun glasses with side protection
Sun hat
Lip protection / eye drops
Light scarf for the dust
Eating set (cup, plate spoon etc., preferably in plastic to keep the food warm)
Water bottle (for hot water) minimum 1 litre and/or steel thermos
Pocket knife, flash light (wind up torch)
Lighter (simple ones such as BIC; electronic lighters do not work on high altitude)
Maximum two bags: one day pack (20 ltr) and one duffle bag (max. 40-50 ltr).
No hard cover bags and no frames please!
Walking stick
Fructose candies, power bars and other trekking snacks
Credit card or money for emergencies
Medication, Sanitary Products, if necessary

Further Notes

If you need to buy a good sleeping bag or down jacket, Roger Pfister could organise this for you in KTM. There is a supplier he represents who uses high quality down / feathers (90/10%) from Australia and manufactures the bags in a high tech way. The prices are Euro 95-125. The sleeping bags offer you great comfort from -10C / -15C up to -25C. In Europe, such bags are at least 3-4 times more expensive! (Please note the warmer climate from June to September.)

All items should be very light and compact, every gram counts at this altitude! 15 kg should be sufficient.
The climate varies from cold to hot; the air is dry and dusty. Weather changes frequently, layers of thin clothing are easier for adjustment.
Water purifier for emergencies, e.g. iodine.
Films and batteries you bring best from home to ensure good quality.
Please note, that there might not be any electricity to charge batteries for up to 7 days!
Cash (US$ and EUR) is easy to change anywhere. In addition, traveller cheques and credit/cash cards can be used in Kathmandu and Lhasa.
Personal medicine if required.
Energy snacks or special food needs you better bring from home, the facilities are limited.
It is advisable to avoid bright colours and flashy clothing, so that one can blend into the environment.

See the slideshow of the first "Kailash - Path into Light":
http://www.kali-ashram.com/seminare/articles/WiL_am_Kailash.html

Contact and information for the "Kailash - Path into Light"

Quasan Shrestha
Dolalghat, Nepal
Phone +977 11681084
Mobile +977 9851000639
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Darta
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Contact and information about the stay at the Kali Ashram

KaliMa
Ward No. 1 Dolalghat
Kavre, Bagmati, Nepal
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Contact and information about the journey to Mt. Kailash

Roger Pfister, Snow Jewel
P.O. Box 7003, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Fax:Fax: +977-1-44 71 902
Phone: +977-1-44 97 197
Mobile +977-98 510 21 989
Mobile +86-13 989 010 360
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Webpage: www.snowjewel.com