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[...] Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility [...]
Nikon D70, Tokina 12-24 f/4 - 13mm - f/14 - 1/8s - HDR 3xp +2/-2EV - Cokin Grad dark Tobacco filter
Ponzano Romano, Italy (January, 2010)
"Will Tahu find the humility and patience to earn deeper knowledge of fire and learn that not everything can be taken by force?"
Fourth creature of the series to make the G2 creatures into large and powerful elemental masters. Ikir came to completion in one day after I began tinkering with his head design. It's a good feeling when a moc comes together straightforwardly.
As usual, I recycled the head, but gave the creature different eyes from the rest. Boat studs made for great bird eyes in this case.
With Ikir, I thought that Tahu's challenge is basically the fact that he can't reach the flying bird. Assuming Tahu is fairly hot tempered, his trial is to learn that he can't simply force and take everything he wants. Instead, with Ikir, he must learn to earn, wait, give and compromise until he finds the connection he needs with Ikir.
Purple Sunbird (female)
" Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. "
Saint Augustine.
The Ritual of Creating Rovingian Staffs - Symbols of Passage and Self-Discovery by Daniel Arrhakis (2026)
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The Ritual of Creating Rovingian Staffs: Symbols of Passage and Self-Discovery
A Spiritual Journey and Manual for Aspiring Monks
Rovingian staffs or rods represent much more than simple support tools. While the examples used by the Grand Master or experienced masters are often ornate and elaborate, most staffs used by monks are simple in nature, made of hand-polished wood or canes ornamented with small creative details, crafted by the monks themselves.
These staffs reflect the simplicity and humility of nomadic life, being used in daily life and on spiritual journeys. The rite of passage for aspiring monks culminates in the manual production of a staff, rod, or stick, which each apprentice learns to create during their training. This process marks the beginning of the transition from apprentice to nomadic monk.
The Meaning of the Staff
More than a symbol, the staff is a transcription of the monk's experience and learning. Its ornamentation visually represents sensitivity, dexterity, sacrifice, creativity, and spirituality. Creating a Rovingian staff is, in fact, the first great act of self-discovery for the aspirant. The staff serves not only for physical support but functions as a "wooden diary," materializing the passage from apprentice to nomadic monk.
Essential Steps of the Creation Ritual
1. Choice of Raw Material
The ritual begins in the forest. The aspirant must find the wood that "offers itself," usually opting for fallen branches or trees that need pruning. The most common woods are ash, for its flexibility; oak, for its resistance; and bamboo canes, for their lightness and structure. The fundamental criterion is that the staff be the height of the monk up to his eyebrows, ensuring an upright and dignified posture.
2. Stripping (Humility)
Removing the bark from the wood by hand, using only a simple knife or abrasive stones, symbolizes stripping away the ego and worldly vanities. The polishing is done exhaustively until the surface resembles skin, transforming the repetitive effort into a form of active meditation.
3. Healing and Drying (Patience)
After "stripping," the wood needs time to stabilize. This period represents contemplative waiting. The aspirant learns that haste cracks the wood and the soul; it is a moment of introspection where the staff "rests" while the monk meditates on their journey.
4. Personalization (Sensitivity and Dexterity)
It is at this moment that the aspirant's experience is transcribed onto the object. Despite its simplicity, every detail is intentional. The staffs can be engraved with runes or glyphs, representing vows of silence, protection, or passages of learning. Organic elements, such as hemp ropes for grip, found feathers, or inlaid stones, are used. The tip is usually reinforced to withstand long journeys, and may include metallic elements that symbolize the nomad's rootedness.
5. Ornamentation and Engraving (Identity)
This is where the staff becomes a "wooden diary." The monk carves symbols that represent his achievements, visions, or lineage. It's not about aesthetics, but about personal truth. Small crystals, leather cords, feathers or shells (found or lost) can be added to mark moments of enlightenment.
6. Consecration
The staff is considered ready only when anointed with natural oils, such as linseed or beeswax. This act seals the monk's energy into the object - the staff ceases to be a piece of wood and becomes an extension of the monk's body.
While the staffs of Grand Masters are elaborate and carry decades of history, the aspirant's is simple, for its story is only beginning to be written.
This process transforms the staff into a sacred object that, by touching the ground with each step, reminds the monk of his constant connection between Earth (matter) and Heaven (spirit).
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O Ritual de Criação dos Cajados Rovingianos: Símbolos de Passagem e Autodescoberta
Uma Jornada Espiritual e Manual dos Aspirantes a Monges
Os cajados ou bastões rovingianos representam muito mais do que simples ferramentas de apoio. Enquanto os exemplares utilizados pelo Grão-Mestre ou por mestres experientes são frequentemente ornamentados e elaborados, a maioria dos cajados usados pelos monges são de natureza simples, confecionados em madeira polida à mão ou canas ornamentadas com pequenos detalhes criativos, feitos pelos próprios monges.
Estes bastões refletem a simplicidade e humildade da vida nómada, sendo usados no quotidiano e nas jornadas espirituais. O ritual de passagem dos aspirantes a monges culmina com a produção manual de um bastão, cajado ou vara, que cada aprendiz aprende a criar durante a sua formação. Este processo marca o início da transição de aprendiz a monge nómada.
O Significado do Cajado
Mais do que um símbolo, o cajado é a transcrição da vivência e aprendizagem do monge. Sua ornamentação representa visualmente sensibilidade, destreza, sacrifício, criatividade e espiritualidade. Criar um cajado rovingiano é, na verdade, o primeiro grande ato de autodescoberta do aspirante. O cajado não serve apenas para apoio físico, mas funciona como um "diário de madeira", materializando a passagem de aprendiz para monge nómada.
Passos Essenciais do Ritual de Criação
1. Escolha da Matéria-Prima
O ritual inicia-se na floresta. O aspirante deve encontrar a madeira que “se oferece”, optando geralmente por ramos caídos ou árvores que necessitam de poda. As madeiras mais comuns são o freixo, pela sua flexibilidade; o carvalho, pela resistência; e canas de bambu, pela leveza e estrutura. O critério fundamental é que o bastão tenha a altura do monge até às sobrancelhas, garantindo uma postura vertical e digna.
2. O Despimento (Humildade)
Remover a casca da madeira à mão, utilizando apenas uma faca simples ou pedras abrasivas, simboliza o despir do ego e das vaidades mundanas. O polimento é realizado exaustivamente até a superfície parecer pele, transformando o esforço repetitivo numa forma de meditação ativa.
3. A Cura e Secagem (Paciência)
Após o "despimento", a madeira precisa de tempo para estabilizar. Este período representa a espera contemplativa. O aspirante aprende que a pressa racha a madeira e a alma; é o momento de introspeção onde o bastão "descansa" enquanto o monge medita sobre a sua jornada.
4. Personalização (Sensibilidade e Destreza)
É neste momento que a vivência do aspirante se transcreve no objeto. Apesar da simplicidade, cada detalhe é intencional. Os cajados podem ser gravados com runas ou glifos, representando votos de silêncio, proteção ou passagens de aprendizagem. Elementos orgânicos, como cordas de cânhamo para aderência, penas encontradas ou pedras incrustadas, são utilizados. A ponteira é geralmente reforçada para suportar longas jornadas, podendo incluir elementos metálicos que simbolizam o enraizamento do nómada.
5. A Ornamentação e Gravação (A Identidade)
É aqui que o cajado se torna um "diário de madeira". O monge entalha símbolos que representam as suas superações, visões ou linhagem. Não se trata de estética, mas de verdade pessoal. Pequenos cristais, fios de couro, penas ou conchas (encontradas ou perdidas), podem ser adicionados para marcar momentos de iluminação.
6. Consagração
O cajado é considerado pronto apenas quando ungido com óleos naturais, como linhaça ou cera de abelha. Este ato sela a energia do monge no objeto - o cajado deixa de ser um pedaço de árvore para se tornar uma extensão do corpo do monge.
Enquanto os cajados dos Grão-Mestres são elaborados e carregam décadas de histórias, o do aspirante é simples, pois a sua história está apenas a começar a ser escrita.
Este processo transforma o cajado num objeto sagrado que, ao tocar o chão a cada passo, recorda ao monge a sua ligação constante entre a Terra (matéria) e o Céu (espírito).
Text taken from a version, in English, of The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis, and modernized slightly. Good advice from a classic author. The background is straw.
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In our frenzy to build upwards, with greater monuments attested to man's greatness, we forget the baby born.. the coming of Christ, in absolute humility.
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May the wonder of Christmas, consume us more than the greatness of man.
May the joy of God’s abundant blessings,
and the peace of Jesus be with you.
A Good Gesture....This Is How Our Elders Taught Us To Do!!
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Acknowledging The Applause Of Audience And In Appreciation Of Their Visit ,,,,,
This Is How Our Children Are Taught And Expected To Show Their Respect To God...
Parents And Gurus And Elders.....With Utmost Humility And Total Submission With Whole Heart , Body And Soul And Seek Their Blessings.....
We Do Follow It..Sincerely ,,May Not Be Every Day..But Surely On Family Funcitons, Festivals And On Auspicious Days ......Our Children Do It Even Before Appearing For School Examination.....Or Before Taking Up A New Job Or Undertake Travel.....
..Whether The Future Generation Will Follow It Or Not....Is A Question Mark?
Armenian medieval monastery in Tatev (from old Armenian Ta tev - meaning "give me the wings") based in beautiful hills at east part of the country.
devotees go barefoot as a sign of humility
The "Feast of the Black Nazarene" attended by tens of thousands of Filipino Catholics, is an annual celebration of faith which takes place every 9th of January. It is the single largest festival in the Philippines. Highlight of the festivity is a procession which commemorates the first procession to transfer the Black Nazarene from a church in Intramuros to the Minor Basilica in Quiapo on Jan. 9, 1767.
The devotion to the image of Jesus Christ is a practice that was sanctioned by two Catholic popes 200 years ago by granting indulgence to those who piously pray before the image of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo.
The Black Nazarene, enshrined in the minor basilica in Quiapo, Manila, is a life-sized, dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ, brought from Mexico to the Philippines in the year 1606. The image is believe by thousands of Filipino catholics to have magical and miraculous powers.
The Philippines is the only country in Asia with a Catholic majority.
Feast of the Black Nazarene
Quiapo, Manila
Philippines
Girl in praying posture.
This is the last of the seven photos in my blog entry:
≅ river 2003 ≅ featuring there under the title "humility".
Location: Chalares canyon, Ikaria island.
September 2003.
A new tribute to Saint Vincent de Paul, Patron Saint of The Poor by expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley; created with prayers on the Feast Day , September 27th 2019.
The French priest who lived from 1581-1660 was known for his great compassion and humility - and was said to have written 30,000 letters in his lifetime; all embodied in this drawing inspired by historical images.
The British artist is a devout Catholic convert and often feels what he calls a 'Divine Push' to paint tributes to Jesus, Our Lady & The Saints on significant landmark years or Feast Days - and to share them.
Dependent on prayer, especially to the Holy Spirit - his 2013 exhibition at London's Westminster Cathedral was called "Paintings From Prayer".
The eclectic work of Stephen B. Whatley is in collections worldwide & public collections including BBC Heritage, London Transport Museum, Newman University (UK), Westminster Cathedral and The Royal Collection of HM Queen Elizabeth II - whilst his series of 30 paintings commissioned by the Tower of London in 2000 are permanently reproduced throughout Tower Hill Underpass, outside Tower Hill Station - the main entrance to the Tower of London.
St Vincent de Paul. 2019 by Stephen B. Whatley
Charcoal & pastel on paper, 16.5 x 11.5in/ 40.6 x 30.5cm
To be real on this path you must be humble--
If you look down at others you'll get pushed down the stairs.
If your heart goes around on high, you fly far from this path.
There's no use hiding it--
What's inside always leaks outside.
(yunus emre)
When young we feel almost indestructible believing we can conquer the world. With Age come knowledge, humility and understanding that we cannot wrap the world around our arms. We are just a small part of something incredible, not the center of it.
Macro Monday project – 06/20/11
"Humility"
An act of love...
Seven Heavenly Virtues
Confession: I didn't actually cut my hair off. I have donated to Locks of Love before, but my hair doesn't meet the length requirements yet. I will donate again, though...I always go from long to short, so why waste the hair?? :)
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"It ain't the heat, it's the humility." – Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born Lorenzo Pietro Berra; May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher who later took on the roles of manager and coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1946–1963, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees.
He was an 18-time All-Star and won 10 World Series championships as a player—more than any other player in MLB history. Berra had a career batting average of .285, while hitting 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in. He is one of only six players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Gentleness and self-control.
Gentleness is rooted in an attitude of humility before God. In experiencing God's gentleness to us, we desire to demonstrate the same to others.
"24 And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth," 2 Timothy 2:24-25
This leads to self-control because gentleness is meekness, not weakness.
Meekness is power under control. Every person is powerful. We can speak words that influence others; we can act in ways that help or hurt; and we can choose what influences will inform our words and actions. So, gentleness leads to self-control, which constrains and channels that power in our desire to be like the Lord Jesus Christ.
Our objectives and goals become increasing less about ourselves and more about the glory of our God. His will and His thoughts control and inform what we do.
"He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30
This Thanksgiving we can thank God for all of these wonderful fruits of the Spirit, freely given to everyone who will repent and believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ!
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen…
A new tribute to the humility of His Holiness Pope Francis, painted in prayer by expressionist artist Stephen B Whatley.
The portrait tribute will be on public display in the artist's exhibition of 25 Catholic tribute paintings 'Paintings From Prayer' which will be uniquely on show in the Chapels of St Andrew & St Patrick, within Westminster Cathedral, Victoria Street, London SW1, 8 -22 August 2013.
PAINTINGS FROM PRAYER by Stephen B Whatley
at Westminster Cathedral, Victoria Street, London. SW1P 1QW
8-22 August 2013
Exhibition displayed in the Chapels of St Andrew & St Patrick (Right hand aisle of Cathedral)
Exhibition open: Mon-Fri: 7-7pm, Sat: 8-7pm, Sun:7-7.45pm.
Oil on canvas,
27.5 x 19.5in/70 x 50cm
Collection of Westminster Cathedral, London, UK
[...] There is no respect for others without humility in one's self [...]
- Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel
Nikon D200, Tokina 12-24 f/4, 12mm - f/8 - 2s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
Rome, Italy (June, 2013)
The Sage is always willing to radio in a little Divine Intervention, but it is up to the Omnissiah to decide if teal should die.
Verdict: KILL!
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For Contest: Kill Teal (Volume 2) at the New Elementary.
Homeless in Paris. Bronica SQA, tri-x .
I'm very touched of the look he offered me.
Texture from Dyrk Wyst, one of my talented contacts.
You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty their heart. - Thich Nhat Hanh
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Original photo credit: Andrew Martin
"Jesus spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being virtuous and despised everyone else: ‘Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself, “I thank you, God, that I am not grasping, unjust, adulterous like the rest of mankind, and particularly that I am not like this tax collector here. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes on all I get.” The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to heaven; but he beat his breast and said, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” This man, I tell you, went home again at rights with God; the other did not. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’"
- Luke 18:9-14, which is today's Gospel at Mass (30th Sun in Ordinary Time)
Stained glass window from Most Holy Redeemer church in Detroit.
Kurt Fearnley after winning the 2016 Fernleigh15 wheelchair race.
I just watched him win the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games marathon, and continue to be impressed by his humility, performance and attitude. Well done, Kurt.
Picture for the MacroMondays theme on June 20st, 2011: Humility.
Those who have great wisdom must all the more be humble and unassuming, just like the rice stalk that bows under the weight of ripe grain. ~ Master Cheng Yen
即使已達智慧圓融，更應含蓄謙虛，像稻穗一樣，米粒愈飽滿垂得越低 ~ 靜思語
~安康農場, 新店, 台北
Ankang Ecological Farm, Taipei, Taiwan
- ISO 100, F22, 1/4000 sec, 100mm
- Canon 550D with EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens
- Sunrise @ 5.04am / Shot @ 6.55am
If you know me well you tyhat I am a man of great humility, so when I say I am the world's foremost expert on shooting fog you know there is little exaggeration. I grew up in fog and I spend most of waking hours in a fog. SO when it comes to fog I know what I am talking about. Big weather is rare in Los Angles. With fog being a state of mind not an atmospheric occurrence, so when it happens in front of your eyes instead of your mind in LA, at sunset, you go find an iconic building and by golly you go and photograph it. My studio is in Silver Lake. Hence the beeline to the Griffith Park observatory. Well driving around like a head with it's chicken cut off trying find just "the right spot" sometimes you get lucky. This was one of those times.
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HUMILITY (mosaic tile motivational art at Alexander Muir/Gladstone Ave Junior and Senior Public School)
Lisa Edmondson quote: He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking.
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