Suriyavamsa - newly installed President of Triratna Highlands in Scotland - is marking the start of his time in that position by making a Dharma Walk from Inverness to Glasgow (that’s 165 miles or so!). And he’s blogging it for us from his trusty Blackberry… + follow above to get updates from the road!
Interlude in Killin
This morning I packed, took the vajra off the top of my rucksack and limped around Killin until the bus came. I found the healing stones of Saint Fillan (the local holyman of the 8th Century). These are located upstairs in the old mill and are the highlight of this village. They can still be used on request. I just held my hand over the protective perspex. They lie on a bed of rushes and bracken that are still changed every Christmas eve.
There is a great story of a huge wolf killing and eating St. Fillan’s ox, the one he was carting stones with to build a church. So the saint reprimanded the wolf, told it the errors of its ways and hitched it to his cart to continue the work.
I’m back in Glasgow now, after travelling the chain of buses and a train. Once I’ve had a witch-doctor look at my leg and let my blisters heal I’ll be back to Killin to pick up where I left off, tie the vajra back on and finish the last 5-6 days of walking.
Photos:The healing stones of Saint Fillan, My tourist photo of the falls, The Falls of Dochart Hotel, with tourists on the bridge taking photos of the actual falls.
Days 1 & 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Day 9
Interlude in Killin
This morning I packed, took the vajra off the top of my rucksack and limped around Killin until the bus came. I found the healing stones of Saint Fillan (the local holyman of the 8th Century). These are located upstairs in the old mill and are the highlight of this village. They can still be used on request. I just held my hand over the protective perspex. They lie on a bed of rushes and bracken that are still changed every Christmas eve.
There is a great story of a huge wolf killing and eating St. Fillan’s ox, the one he was carting stones with to build a church. So the saint reprimanded the wolf, told it the errors of its ways and hitched it to his cart to continue the work.
I’m back in Glasgow now, after travelling the chain of buses and a train. Once I’ve had a witch-doctor look at my leg and let my blisters heal I’ll be back to Killin to pick up where I left off, tie the vajra back on and finish the last 5-6 days of walking.
Photos:The healing stones of Saint Fillan, My tourist photo of the falls, The Falls of Dochart Hotel, with tourists on the bridge taking photos of the actual falls.
Days 1 & 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Days 5 & 6 | Days 7 & 8 | Day 9
