Happy Losar (Tibetan New Year) to everyone!! It is now officially the year of  the Wood Monkey

LO means year and SAR means new in tibetan by the way.

Of course this message is a day late, as Losar was on the 21st but I'm sure I'll be forgiven this tardiness. I was apparently running on tibetan time...they do things slower there. :)

"May I be the doctor
and the medicine
And may I be the nurse
For all sick beings
in the world
Until everyone is healed.

For as long as space exists
And sentient beings endure,
May I too remain,
To dispel the misery
of the world."
-- Shantideva

The Story of Losar and also here

Information on the Tibetan Calendar

Astrology for the new year