Mindfulness moments (A thing of beauty)
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Sanur, Bali, 2015
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Being mindful means being aware of your thoughts, emotions, and how you're feeling (physically and mentally). ... It means being aware of your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Remember there is no “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in any moment.
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"you are the sky, everything else is just water "
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"The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."
Nhat Hanh
"You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew."
~ Albert Einstein, (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955)
The world moves in a restless, liquid cursive. Beneath the heavy heat of late afternoon, the river is a shifting floor of amber and jade, writing its endless history in brief, trembling ripples.
At the heart of this urgent current sits a tiny kingdom of mud and emerald grass, an island no larger than a prayer. Here, the clock has stopped. Rising from the sodden turf, a solitary willow spreads its branches like fine, ink-washed calligraphy against the dense, sun-bleached green of the delta wall. Its leaves have thinned, exposing a delicate skeleton that catches the golden, hazy dust of the air. It looks less like wood and more like a permanent gesture of reaching an anchor holding fast against the pull of the water.
And beneath its canopy stands the Mindful Observer. The grey heron does not look like a creature born of flesh and feather. It is a silhouette carved from slate, a sharp slate-blue exclamation point driven straight into the soft green flank of the island. It stands on legs as thin as reeds, yet it possesses the unshakeable weight of a mountain.
The river folds and unfolds at its feet, offering a glittering parade of silver scales and dancing shadows, but the bird remains a monument to absolute stillness. It does not twitch a feather. It does not blink against the warm light. It has traded the frantic heartbeat of the wild for the deep, slow breath of the earth itself.
To the passing boatman, it is a fleeting ghost in a landscape of green. But to the river, the heron is the center of the universe the single, unmoving point around which the entire rushing world turns.
In the solar theology of ancient Egypt, this exact landscape configuration a large grey heron perched on a small mound of land surrounded by water is a literal mirror of their cosmology and creation myth.
The Primordial Mound (The Islet): Egyptians believed that in the beginning, the world was nothing but a dark, infinite cosmic ocean called Nun. The very first thing to emerge from these waters was a singular primeval hill or mound called the Benben stone.
The Bennu Bird (The Heron): According to the Heliopolitan creation story, the Bennu Bird a majestic grey heron flew over the dark waters, landed on the primeval mound, and let out a loud cry that shattered the eternal silence, setting time and creation into motion.
The Solar Soul: The heron was revered as the Ba (soul) of the sun god Ra and was bound to Osiris, the god of regeneration. Because it stood unmoving at the water's edge at dawn, it represented the daily miracle of the sun climbing over the horizon. This serene creature directly inspired the later Greek myth of the fiery Phoenix.
This image captures the ultimate paradox of the natural world the profound, unshakeable peace that can be found right at the heart of life's constant motion.
In many cultures, the heron represents stillness, patience, and self-reliance. Because it can stand motionless for hours waiting for the perfect moment to strike, it symbolizes mindfulness, precision, and the value of waiting for the right opportunity rather than forcing an outcome.
The image successfully builds a "landscape within a landscape." The islet functions as an isolated stage. By using a longer focal length, the photographer has compressed the physical distance between the islet and the dense background thicket, creating a flat, tapestry-like backdrop that pushes the heron forward.
The small patch of land and the lone tree acting as the heron's anchor symbolize solitude and emotional grounding. It represents an inner sanctuary or a "fortress of peace" amid the constant, unpredictable flow of life around it.
The rippling river in the foreground symbolizes the continuous flow of time, change, and emotion. While the water keeps moving, the heron and the tree remain completely still, illustrating the contrast between the fleeting world and the present.
The visual layout creates a profound sense of quietude. The heavy, active textures of the background foliage and the gentle ripples of the water frame a singular point of absolute calm. It leaves the viewer with an impression of meditative silence a visual pause button on a noisy world.
Sometimes you just need to get out into nature and breathe it in. I always feel so centred in nature.
Little Bear is practising being present to enjoy the view on a nice spring day at the beach. I have been writing about mindfulness on my blog on WordPress ( FUNandLIFE.2) link in Bio. Subscribe !!! I post twice a month ( on Tuesday- today is about my book to be soon published...)
Petit Ours s'entraîne à être présent pour mieux profiter de la vue lors d'une belle journée de printemps à la plage. J'ai écrit sur la pleine conscience sur mon blog sur WordPress - en anglais ( FUNandLIFE.2). Lien dans Bio/profile.
This unusual picture is my tribute to Thich Nhat Hanh who passed away peacefully on 22nd January 2022.
Ringing the mindfulness bell is a simple way to become aware of the present moment.
During the retreats at the monastery in which I participated, a giant bell was struck randomly by a monk.
When the bell rings, each retreatant and monk stops doing what he is doing (even if you are at the toilet) and he is invited to become aware of what he is doing.
It's a simple way to reconnect with yourself and your inner peace..
Thanks Thay.
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mindful%20Cove/180/175/26
I search for peace and harmoni where ever I go. Mindful Cove with its magic landscap make me just wanna move there:)
European Otter - Lutra Lutra
Young Male - Nick
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Silently, she pauses for one moment to appreciate...that one moment.
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