Bron yn yr amrantiad llygad

Bron yn yr amrantiad llygad ~ Almost in the blink of an eye

(Yonphula -> Paro)

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Mae'n wlad ryfedd pan rydych chi'n dweud wrth y peilot 'rydyn ni'n mewn brys, mae rhaid i ni gwrdd â Lama' ac maen nhw'n deall.  Roeddwn ni'n mynd i gwrdd â Düd'jom Rinpoche Tenzin Yeshe Dorje.  Yn anffodus oherwydd argyfwng gallai fe dim ond cwrdd â ni am deg munud wrth ochr ffordd brysur. Roedd hi'n sefyllfa ryfedd.

Cyrhaeddodd yr awyren deuddeg munud yn gynnar a rhoon ni'n fagiau ar y bws mor gyflym â phosib.  Gyrron ni i'r gilfach barcio ac yn aros.  Mewn munudau daeth car mawr a chamodd Düd'jom Rinpoche allan. Gwnaethon ni ei gyfarch, gwnaeth e ein cyfarch, cyfnewidiasom Katags ac ychydig eiriau. Roedd yn ymddangos yn hapus i'n gweld - ac rydyn ni'n gobeithio ei weld eto. Yna roedd wedi mynd. Bron yn yr amrantiad llygad. Ar ôl wedi iddo fe fynd roeddwn ni'n gadawon ni yn pendroni beth oedd newydd ddigwydd. Roedd e'n mor gyflym.

Roeddwn i'n meddwl bryd hynny ei fod yn dangos ymrwymiad gwych i'r cyfarfod. Gallai Düd'jom Rinpoche yn hawdd fod wedi canslo, ond yn lle ffeindiodd e ychydig o funudau cwrdd â ni, mewn amgylchiadau rhyfedd.  Roedd e'n cyfarfod pwerus.

Aethon ni i dŷ Tsering, brawd Sonam, am ginio. Tsering yw prif grefftwr a gwelon ni rhai o'i waith yn ei gweithdy.  Roedd diddordeb gyda fe mewn Drala Jong ac rydyn ni'n meddwl y byddwn ni'n comisiynu rhywfaint o waith ganddo am Drala Jong. Roedd ei lletygarwch yn wych, gyda llawer o fwyd a diod fel arfer.  Gwnes i fenthig ffon ohono fe i helpu fi dringo mynyddoedd yn yr ychydig ddyddiau nesaf.

Ar ôl cinio aethon ni i ddringo Dra Karpo, safle cysegredig arall.  Mewn rhai ffyrdd roedd e'n prawf am ddringo i Bumdrak y diwrnod nesa. Os gallen ni dringo Dra Karpo, gallen ni dringo i Bumdrak, yn gobeithio. 

Mae Dra Karpo yn uchel ac mae'n edrych i lawr dros Gwm Paro.  Mae'n atgoffa i mi am eistedd ar Graig yr Aderyn ac yn edrych i lawr dros Gwm Dysynni - man pererindod ychydig yn agosach at adref.

Gwnaethon ni myfyrio ar Dra Karpo am awr cyn roedd e'n amser i fynd.

Aethon ni yn ôl i'r gwesty am y nos.  Yfory rydyn ni'n dringo mynydd arall.

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It's a strange country when you tell the pilot 'we're in a hurry, we've got to meet a Lama' and they understand. We were going to meet Düd'jom Rinpoche Tenzin Yeshe Dorje. Unfortunately due to an emergency he could only meet us for ten minutes by a busy road. It was a strange situation.

The plane arrived twelve minutes early and we put our luggage on the bus as fast as possible. We drove to the lay-by and waited. In minutes a large car came and Düd'jom Rinpoche stepped out. We greeted him, he greeted us, we exchanged Katags and a few words. He seemed happy to see us - and we hope to see him again. Then he was gone. Almost in the blink of an eye. After he was gone we were left wondering what had just happened. it was so fast.

I thought afterwards that he showed great commitment to the meeting. Düd'jom Rinpoche could have easily canceled, but instead found a few minutes to meet us, in strange circumstances. It was a powerful meeting.

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We went to Sonam's brother Tsering's house for lunch. Tsering is a master craftsman and we saw some of his work in his workshop. He was interested in Drala Jong and we think we will commission some work from him for Drala Jong. His hospitality was great, as usual, with lots of food and drink. I borrowed a stick from him to help me climb mountains in the next few days.

After lunch we went to climb Dra Karpo, another sacred site. In some ways it was a test for climbing to Bumdrak the next day. If we could climb Dra Karpo, we could climb to Bumdrak, hopefully.

Dra Karpo is high and looks down over Paro Valley. It reminds me of sitting on Craig yr Aderyn and looking down over the Dysynni Valley - a place of pilgrimage a little closer to home.

We meditated at Dra Karpo for an hour before it was time to go.

We went back to the hotel for the night. Tomorrow we climb another mountain.