Today I was able (with the help of Sean and Denis – thanks guys!) to go visit the Tian Tan Buddha which is located at the end of a cable car ride into the mountains of Hong Kong in an area called Ngong Ping on Lantau Island. We climbed all the way up to the statue (My legs got a great workout from those 268 steps). Once we were at the top, the exhibit was such a wonderful reminder about the depth and breadth of the Buddha’s spiritual path and presence on the planet over 2000 years ago.

Then,...