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Desert
Tagged with: adversity, desert, Haibun, introspection, solitude, walking meditaition
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Forgetfulness
Ripples in the air. Distant sinking horizon. A long desert road.
Japanese Garden-Hermann Park, Houston Texas
I rarely do a second report on any of the locations presented here at the Retreat. This is a special occasion. While Hermann Park in Houston Texas was highlighted months ago because a Retreat member was moving to Houston, I…
Tagged with: azalea, Chiba, community, Daimyo Style, harmony, Hermann Park, Houston, Japanese Garden, Ken Nakajima, literati, nature, pathway, peace, shrine, simplicity, squirrel, strolling garden, tea house, Terunobu Nakai, Texas, trees, walking meditaition, water
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
The Face of the Divine
Many look for the face of the Holy and hope to find a visage similar to their own. Religious iconography shows a multitude of different modes of the divine throughout history. The path we walk sometimes dictates (not always by…
Tagged with: comfort, community, contextual presence, Creation, Divine, emotions, Face of the Divine, God, growth, Holy, journey, pathway, reflection, self, spiritual family, strength, understanding, unique, walking meditaition
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Plum Village, France
What follows is only a shot introduction to the Plum Village and with it Thich Nhat Hanh. I encourage readers to follow the link at the bottom to learn more. Plum Village is a Buddhist Monastery started in Thenac, Dordogne,…
Tagged with: Bodhisattva, Buddha, community, Dordogne, Enlightened Being, fellowship, Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, France, Mahayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhist Tradition, meditation, meditation center, meditation centers, mindfulness, monastic retreat, Order of Interbeing, peace, Plum Village, Thenac, Thich Nhat Hanh, Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, walking meditaition
Posted in Informaitional, Locations
Posted in Informaitional, Locations
Be Not
Hidden cloudy sun, Forest trees create shadows. Mochi sweet on tongue.
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
Ha Long Bay
Hạ Long bay in North Vietnam is a wonder to behold. Consisting of thousands of islets and limestone karsts, the bays and inlets of Descending Dragon Bay has been marked by the country of Vietnam and UNESCO as a natural wonder. …
Tagged with: Bach Long Vy, Bai Tu Long, Cat Ba, Descending Dragon Bay, dragons, Ha Long, Hạ Long bay, hermatige, journey, North Vietnam, pilgramige, retreat, self, Tra Co, Vietnam, walking meditaition, water
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
The Silk Road
The Silk Road was a series of routes leading from China to Western Civilization. Used primarily as trade routes, these heavily used pathways also allowed the transmission of Buddhism, Taoism, and other religious and cultural practices along its great length.…
Tagged with: Buddha, Buddhism, China, Dunham Caves, fellowship, individual, Islam, journey, Mogao Caves, pathway, reflection, self, shrine, Silk Road, Sugong, walking, walking meditaition
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations