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The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. Aristotle
Aristotle (384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, economics, politics, meteorology, geology and government. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. It was above all from his teachings that the West inherited its intellectual lexicon, as well as problems and methods of inquiry. As a result, his philosophy has exerted a unique influence on almost every form of knowledge in the West and it continues to be a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.
TD : 1/125 f/8 ISO 100 @100 mm
WILD GARLIC
(Allium ursinum)
"A delicious sign of the old, wild garlic is also known as ramsons. Look for them in shady woods where they coat the woodland floor in spring." (Woodland Trust website)
Photo taken with Lensbaby Sol 45 f3.5.
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Lipan Point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the most evocative and meditative lookouts over the Colorado. I was shooting several photos of the sunset when this guy, probably a native, sat on the rock in front of me offering himself as unintentional and occasional model for a slightly different shot than the usual ones. A little human touch in presence of this huge, vast and wild place.
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Contemporary art, called " Self Portrait of INNER TURMOIL", by Jacob Dahlgren, on the slopes of the ancient Iron Age burial ground at Pilane, Klövedal, Island of Tjörn, Sweden.
I immediately thought of YELLOW, performed by Coldplay, one of my favourite songs:
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Sunrise Tai Chi, Yishun Neighbourhood Park hilltop, Singapore. In parks and open spaces all over Singapore each morning many locals will practice this ancient Chinese discipline of meditative, gentle movements. Taken from a respectful distance and cropped later. In the background is a Women's Tai Chi group.
Meditative scenery of the calm sea and some rocks at the time of sunset. Seen from the Koganezaki Park, a nature park on the west coast of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12.
Edited with GIMP.
Hedge garden of the Count's Park Health & Balance Resort, Bad Driburg, Germany,
with Ying-Yang water feature, a movable fountain installed by the British sculptor Angela Conner. Moved solely by the power of water, the Ying Yang Fountain has a very calming and meditative effect on its observers. The aim is to invite the viewer to pause.
Heckengarten des Gräflichen Park Health & Balance Resorts, Bad Driburg mit Ying-Yang Wasserspiel, ein beweglicher Brunnen, der von der britischen Bildhauerin Angela Conner installiert wurde. Allein durch die Kraft des Wassers bewegt, wirkt der Ying-Yang-Brunnen sehr beruhigend und meditativ auf seine Betrachter. Ziel ist es, den Betrachter zum Innehalten einzuladen.
blue phlox, 2022, 5
This photo shows where the blue phlox thrives in a Wisconsin forrest.
I go there almost daily for meditative photo walks along with my two dachshunds, Ginger (13) and Douglass (11)
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WM
This was an exciting morning discovery on the East side of Oahu Island in Hawaii. My time on Oahu was just beginning. Warming Tropical breezes were on call for the days to follow! What a treat it was. Thanks to the meditation folks for pointing out this magical spot.
The soil in which the meditative mind can begin is the soil of everyday life, the strife, the pain, and the fleeting joy. It must begin there, and bring order, and from there move endlessly. But if you are concerned only with making order, then that very order will bring about its own limitation, and the mind will be its prisoner. In all this movement you must somehow begin from the other end, from the other shore, and not always be concerned with this shore or how to cross the river. You must take a plunge into the water, not knowing how to swim. And the beauty of meditation is that you never know where you are, where you are going, what the end is.
― Jiddu Krishnamurti
Yahinon 50mm f1.7 at f1.7.
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I spent some meditative time at Chase waterfall. The flow is higher than most people can remember. I feel frustrated that I can't quite capture just how much water is going over this relatively small fall, but I can tell you that it is enough that the folks that I saw there (and me too) were being quite careful, because you do sense immediately not only the beauty but the danger. It would easily grab you and sweep you away. This water is really moving in large quantities. To give a sense of it, under normal summer flow I can stand beside the big boulder that has a stream of water flowing over it in the middle-right of the photo.
- also, i like to draw. I like to call it intuitive drawing, i often go into meditative state. this is something that always calms me.
more at other IG profile, @jenocni, (sorry i tend to have profiles on private
I like small rivers of the north of Russia. Calming and slow, meditative and magical. But mostly I like the patterns of reflections the river makes. It's like a natural kaleidoscope that transforms and reflects the reality, transforming the regular into something intriguing.
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"Even in winter it shall be green in my heart."
~ Frederic Chopin
52 in 2023 challenge: #3 = Green
Illuminated water features of a hotel at Black Forest
The colours were changing from green to yellow to red in a kind of Mexican wave, so I had to wait for the moment when the fountains in front turned green again.
Watching the fountains was quite meditative (apart from the fact that it was very cold : ))
I had been away for some days and will try to catch up in the course of this week
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3/52: Grün
Farbig beleuchtete Wasserspiele bei einem Hotel im Schwarzwald
Die Farben wechselten in einer Art Laola-Welle von Grün über Gelb zu Rot, so dass ich den Moment abpassen musste, wenn die Wasserspiele im Vordergrund wieder grün wurden. Das Beobachten der Wasserspiele hatte dabei etwas sehr Meditatives (abgesehen davon, dass es sehr kalt war : ))
Ich war ein paar Tage unterwegs und werde in den kommenden Tagen versuchen, auf eurer Seite vorbeizuschauen
A two day photography adventure lead to a very early morning sunrise about a month ago. Dropping down from Loughrigg in the Lake District to be greeted by amazing mist and a colour full rising sun. Some of my best photography to date and a video to follow soon. Thank you to everyone for the comments and joining me on YouTube, it is extremely appreciated. Sithee!
Yashinon 50mm f1.7 & DxO FilmPack edit with film simulation Agfa Ultra Color 100.
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Namtso is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and significant for Tibetan Buddhists. Kora is a Tibetan word that means "circumambulation" or "revolution". Kora is both a type of pilgrimage and a type of meditative practice in the Tibetan Buddhism. Thus, Namtso Kora means pilgrimage walk around the Lake Namtso.
Namtso literally means heavenly lake in Tibetan language. Located around 240km northwest of Lhasa, capital of Tibet, it takes four hours’ driving from Lhasa. Extending 70 km from east to west and 30 km from south to north, the lake covers an area of 1,920 sq km and has an altitude of 4748 m above sea level. It is biggest lake in Tibet and the second biggest salt lake in China as well as one of the highest lakes in the world. The water in the lake is crystally clear and blue. The blue sky joins the surface of the lake in the distance, creating an integrated, scenic vista.
In every Tibetan year of sheep, thousands of Tibetan Buddhism believers will come here to worship this sacred lake. As a rule, they will walk clockwise along the Namtso Lake in order to receive the blessing of the gods.
There are several fine Tibet treks around the lake. The shortest one is roughly 4 kilometers and takes less than one hour. It starts from the accommodation area to a hermit’s cave hidden behind a large spinter of rock. The kora continues to a rocky promontory of cairns and prayer flags. At the promontory, pilgrims undertake a ritural washing in the lake. And then the trail continues past several caves and a prostration point where there are two rock towers looking like two hands. Pilgrims squeeze into the deep slices of the nearby cliff face as a means of sin detection or drink water dripping from cave roofs, even swallow holy dirt.
Every sunset is different in color, form and magnitude. Tonight's sunset developed in a slow and meditative manner. It was good to pause and wait for it to unfold. The colors never reached full potential but still a sight to behold.
Clouds come floating into my life,
no longer to carry rain or usher storm,
but to add color to my sunset sky.
~Rabindranath Tagore~
and silence your Inner critic. Taken from my kayak. Even though Spring seems like a long ways off with arctic temps still looming and 3 feet of snow outside thoughts of kayaking like this pleasure my mind and leave me in a meditative state.
Positive thinking is so important these days.
Hope you are all well.
That quiet time just after sunset when night falls at Pacific Beach, Washington state leads to meditative thoughts.
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
-- Native American Proverb
I've been thinking a lot about what I want to say in my images. Long story short ... I'm still thinking. I found visiting this location with the overcast sky to be somewhat therapeutic.
I've been spending most of this week over at 500px. Great place to view extraordinary photography. But I find the site currently lacking in the community/camaraderie aspect. For now flickr will still be my home. I've met some amazing people here who also happen to take incredible photographs. I wouldn't trade that for anything.
All comments, critiques and feedback both positive and negative welcome.
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