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Krka National Park
The Krka National park in Croatia contains 109 square miles along the Krka River. Containing hundreds of various flora and fauna, it is a wildlife area that is serene as well as peaceful. Being able to either boat, walk, or…
Tagged with: Archangel Michael, autocephalous, Croatia, flora and fauna, forest, harmony, hermatige, individual, island, journey, Krka, Krka Monastery, Krka National park, Krka River, monestery, nature, Orthodox Christian, park, path, peace, reflection, river, Roški Slap, Serbia, Serbian Orthodox Church, Skradinski buk, St. Paul, Visovac, walking meditaition, waterfall
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Nelson Mandela
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love…
Tagged with: Apartheid, brotherhood, compassion, death, fellowship, harmony, human heart, humility, journey, Nelson Mandela, pathway, peace, simplicity of life, Three Treasures
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Lotus Dreams
In the spring of life- The peal of bells brings delight. Lotus floats away, Borne on the winds of sorrow. Lost, the sands that pass unseen.
Religious Voice
Even with the separation of church and state in the United States, it is frequently difficult to separate religiously driven values from public policy. Ethical frameworks are built for a large cross-section of society, at least in part, from some…
Tagged with: clergy, dogma, Ethical frameworks, ethics, Ghandi, journey, Martin Luther King Jr., meditaition, moral compass, Mother Theresa, path, politics, predominant religion, public plicy, public policy, reflection, religion, religious voice, secularism, self, seperaition of church and state., social policy.
Posted in Soical Policy
Posted in Soical Policy
Winter Blossoms
Chill blanket of white- Cloaks forest and field alike. Pink promise of spring.
Tagged with: cold, emotion, faith, Four Gentlemen, Haiku, harmony, hope, journey, late winter, meihua, plum, plum blossom, promise, Prunus mume, seasons, silence, snow, symbology, Three Friends of Winter, ume, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
*copied from the UNESCO World Hearitage Site* Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected…
Tagged with: Ashoka, Ashoka pillar, birthpalace, Buddha, Buddhist, faith, fellowship, gardens, history, hope, journey, King Suddodhana, Lord Buddha, Lumbini, meditaition, monastaries, monk, Nepal, pilgrimage, Queen Mayadevi, reflection, Shakya Prince Siddharta Gautama, shrines, Siddhartha, silence, suptas, temples, viharas
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Flight of the Blue Crane
Islands in mist sea Blue crane perches in heaven Immortality
Tagged with: blue crane, Cave Heaven's, Cloud Sea, clouds, crane, Haiku, harmony, Immortality, journey, mountain, peace, reflection, solitude, summer, Taoist Heaven's
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Winter Hawk
Highland snows arrival, Floating on the western streams- Wings unbroken soar.
Tagged with: autumn, desert, emotiions, feather, freedom, Haiku, harmony, hawk, highland, highland snow, hunter, journey, migraition, mountain, mountain snow, New Mexico, raptor, skies, snow, strength, western wind, wind streams, wings
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry