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Signs of the Buddha
lobster
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There are signs, symbols, maybe wheels, flags, statues, footprints all around me. Here for example is a sign in Dulwich Park quite near to me. Any signs noted around you that trigger dharma rememberance, maybe a mantra recitation or a bit of mindfulness?
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Nice one @lobster. I'll keep a look out.
I always remember seeing a shoe shop near me with a sign on the window "Change your shoes, change your life". I wanted to stick a piece of paper over the word "shoes" with "mind" written on it.
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Thanks guys,
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The sand reminded me of Bodhi Bill Blake
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
. . . so we notice the butterfly as an emblem of transformation and hence a symbol of?
Transience? Change? Gotama to Buddha?
What about the stones as our solid encrustations? The ground of being?
The path we are on . . .
The air as the element of thought?
Colour as sensation arising . . . ?
. . . we live in a Pureland? Do we need obvious associations to start with?
Here is a modified 'Cul de sac' sign I came across . . .
Something for the Christians . . .
This little fellow was born in the caul. The next Dalai Lama perhaps? Does HHDL drive?
Meditation in Bourke St Mall, Melbourne
Heck, do you have any idea just how much energy it takes to hold that position for even a few minutes - !?! Wow.....
@federica . . . it is a conjuring 'trick', an assisted illusion. However better to be wowed. It still needs stillness . . .
There is an stage illusion I don't know how it is done. I leave it that way, because even though I know all the classics, this box juggling one is new, I never came across it when I studied conjuring and trying to figure it out is still fun . . .
Below is an old illusion and nothing more - baffling for some. I should imagine the 'Nepalese Monk' is from the local take away . . . the 'impressed' magician would know this most basic of lifts in front of curtains . . .
Sadly people are attracted to signs and wonders.
I spoke to the guy all in grey standing off to the side after I took this photo. When I asked him about them he responded in a very thick accent "They're German....."
Not sure what he meant by that.