Possibilities
The ways of being
I cannot comprehend
The ways of being
I cannot comprehend
Exploring the infinity
Beyond my ken
What I love most about existence
Tag: religion
Little Buddha Selfie
The countenance of a buddha
The presence for a selfie
The presentation for an FB world
The presence for a selfie
The presentation for an FB world
Five Priests
Five priests
Raise fire
Into night
Raise fire
Into night
On Ganga banks
At Shiva’s
Light
Where people come
To see
The sight
Some pray
Some pay
In boats
Packed tight
Devotion
I wonder
Sometimes
At my devotions
Sometimes
At my devotions
Could I have been better
At this or at that
Had I offered more devotion
But of all the this
And all the that
Just two devotions have mattered
Divine Smile
She reminds me
Of the many Buddhas I’ve seen
Of the many Buddhas I’ve seen
In Thailand
Malaysia
China
Japan
Though, not the laughing Buddha
The plump one
In the midst of
A rollicking guffaw
No, not that Buddha
Rather, the somber, reflective one
The one it seems
The weight of the world
Rests lightly
On his androgynous shoulders
Monuments ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #78
We reach for the heavens
Building monuments
To our highest ideals
Building monuments
To our highest ideals
Gods and philosophy
Politics and economy
Then fall
To our basest instincts
Defending them
Proselytising them
Exploiting them
Minaret
This artful spire
This minaret
With bold white lines
And floral whimsy
This minaret
With bold white lines
And floral whimsy
Reaching up
Where black kites soar
In deep blue skies
With wispy cloud
And from the top
The calls to prayer
Are sung five times
To rally faithful
Jama Masjid
Rising above
The Old Delhi rooftops
Bathed in sunrise
The imposing Jama Masjid
The Old Delhi rooftops
Bathed in sunrise
The imposing Jama Masjid
Not intended
To diminish
The faithful
But to invite
Exploration in the Darkness
This darkened space
Inside a world unknown to me
Unfamiliar, as religion
Unfamiliar, as culture
Mystery, riddle, enigma
Inside a world unknown to me
Unfamiliar, as religion
Unfamiliar, as culture
Mystery, riddle, enigma
Intricate details
Inlaid in stone walls
Indicate a beauty
And subtlety
Beckoning exploration
Bhagwan on the Ganga Banks
Saffron
Colour of fire
Bringer of light
Burn away ignorance
Flame of insight
Colour of fire
Bringer of light
Burn away ignorance
Flame of insight
Saffron
Colour of purity
Symbol of abstinence
Purge the tainted
Cleansing ritual
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