Sylvia Beckwith

Sylvia Beckwith is a freelance writer who has traveled extensively in Asia and now lives in Florida.

IdeasMagazine | On Food

Birds of Paradox

THE LATE KARMAPA loved birds. Westerners called the regal guru “the St. Francis of Tibet,” for he was often seen at his monastery in Bhutan with birds perched on his shoulders or eating from his hand.…

By Sylvia Beckwith

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