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I asked for permission to take some photographs of this incredible vintage bookshop but the expression on the owner`s face captured my attention. A place frozen in time, out of this world.
"Stupidity is not knowing a little.
Nor is wanting to know a little. Stupidity is believing you know enough."
- Confucius -
Image of carved wooden face of Buddha created in response to May 20 Flickr Friday theme, "Wisdom."
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WISDOM
I had been walking for some time off the beaten track in Varanasi when I came across this guy walking towards me. We made eye contact and both stopped immediately. I could not help notice that he had in his possession a cloth that was wrapped around him, his necklace and one rather spectacular fork thing.
We stood there on the road for about 10 minutes chatting. It would have been easy for me to dismiss him as a mad man, well look at him. What ensued was a very long walk together through the main shopping road of Varanasi all the way through the main Ghat and down to the river together. We got a few pretty weird looks from both other tourists, and other indian people which I thought was classic.
For the 10 minutes we stood here, the walk down to the river and the 10 or so minutes we were together at the river Ganges we shared some of the most beautiful ideas and thoughts between us. I couldn't help thinking that a man that has so little (apparently) can of course focus on the important things.
The conversation was incredibly coherent, and the wisdom that came from this man was astonishing. An example. We were talking about what changed with british rule and how things have been different since they left. He felt that India was a country worse off for the time England ruled the nation because all they did was take from the country and the people with no thanks or gratitude for any of it and thought they had done good because they made the country more "civilised". He felt that this behaviour was now ingrained into the people ruling the country now that wasn't so present before. He conveyed this significantly more coherently than I have here, but you get the dea. This was not a mad man. We also talked at length about the desire for possessions, and he gave me a beautiful description of why the Ganges is such a special piece of water.
I met many people, both simple (yet incredibly complex) men like this guy and business men on trains who seemed super open to sharing their wisdom with me. These are an inherently spiritual people I think. I heard some of the most simple ideas that just resonated with me, and should help me live my life in a better way.
Peace, Denis
Flickr Friday theme: Wisdom
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Four Reliances :
Rely on the teaching, not on the person;
Rely on the meaning, not on the words;
Rely on the definitive meaning, not on the provisional;
Rely on your wisdom mind, not on your ordinary mind.
Wisdom Path, Lantau
THis is actually taken in the day at 10 - 11am PST.
Can anyone tell me the wisdom behind the "Fire Blessing Wisdom"??
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There's a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in ...
Leonard Cohen
Your wisdom can't always be your shield against outer threats, it can help.. but not always. Evil will always find a way to get to you in so many different ways.
No matter how wise you can be.. you still need the support and assistance of some one... so don't let your wisdom shield stop you from reaching for that help.
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When life gets knotty, plant your feet firmly—just like roots that hold a tree steady through every storm. Embrace a bit of natural wisdom, laugh at the chaos, and let fresh perspectives keep you grounded.
~Mountain Wisdom~
I went digging through the archives last night and found a few images I had skipped over. This one I took in the early fall of last year that I took on a very early morning trip to the Mount Washington area. The mountains look even better with the slight color of the trees mixed with the pink of a gentle sunrise.
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Taormina, March 2018.
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The dome at the base represents the entire world. When a person awakes (represented by eyes of wisdom and compassion) from the bonds of the world, the person reaches the state of enlightenment.
happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.
~ Thomas Merton
The fools of war and hate stand down! for we will not allow you to pass here into 2025!
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Wisdom is welcome wherever it comes from
Odin, an important Norse god, was said to have a burning desire and thirst for all knowledge. He even accepted slices of wisdom from his ravens.
Modern meaning: Never stop learning; always be open-minded and inquisitive.
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This lotus was taken @ Xi-Hu HangZhou.
The weather is becoming cloudy. & the boat man took me to the center of the lake.
I found a round stone about 4feets at the center of nowhere.
When I stood on that stone, I happen to step on a pile of shit, I nearly slip over with my camera gears.
That gives me the wisdom of Lotus & The Shit.
Cloudy, Windy; wind speed is 10miles an hour, Grey sky mostly, humidity is 99%.
No tripod was used.
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A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage.
It destroys what good Perfect of virtue, always acting with recollection, and liberated by final realisation -- Mara does not know the path such people travel
Like a beautiful, fragrant lotus, springing up on a pile of rubbish thrown out on the highway, so a disciple of the Enlightened One stands out among rubbish-like and blinded ordinary people by virtue of his wisdom.
Wild swans take the path of the sun.
Men with powers travel through space, but the wise step right out of the world, by conquering Mara and his host.
A fool who recognises his own ignorance is thereby in fact a wise man, but a fool who considers himself wise -- that is what one really calls a fool.
Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise the flavour of the soup.
Lord Buddha
26th November 2015, Wisdom Valley, north of Beijing, China
Panasonic GX8 & 12-35mm f2.8 lens
ISO 1600. f2.8. 1/13 second
Handheld
Copyright. Bob Thompson
I wonder how long this oak tree has lived on the hillside.
I wonder what stories it would be able to tell, if only I had the sense to listen.
How many animals have encountered this tree over the years? birds, squirrels, gophers, coyotes, mountain lions, deer, turkeys, ...
I met this tree on a hike in the Ohlone Regional Wilderness, on the way up to Mission Peak.
Sunol, California
Pearls of Wisdom ~ A wise person, is generally viewed as being older, having life experience and
one who offers support, comfort and direction with his wisdom (pearls).
Designed and folded by me using a 100x100 cm piece of Washi Deluxe paper.
Crease pattern's here:
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"For she [WISDOM] is fairer than the sun and surpasses every constellation of the stars. Compared to light, she takes precedence; for that, indeed, night supplants, but wickedness prevails not over WISDOM." Wisdom 7:29-30
"WISDOM hastens to make herself known... whoever watches for her at dawn shall NOT be disappointed..." Wisdom 6:14
"WISDOM breathes life into her children and admonishes those who seek her. He who loves her loves life; those who seek her will be embraced by the Lord." ~ Sirach 4:11-12
“I sought WISDOM openly in my prayer.” Sirach 51:13
"The Lord granted him a stern struggle, that he might know that WISDOM is mightier than all else." Cf. Wisdom 10:12
"WISDOM is in fact no other thing than the LOVE which relishes, tastes and experiences, how sweet and delicious God is;" ~ St. Frances de Sales
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MEDITATION
“…WISDOM is a person who “can do all things,” and who, “passing into holy souls from age to age . . . produces friends of God and prophets” (7:27). That sounds a lot like the Holy Spirit, doesn’t it? The truth is, what this ancient writer called “WISDOM,” we now understand to be God Himself dwelling in us through the Holy Spirit…
“…WISDOM doesn’t just come from God—WISDOM IS GOD always working to transform us and to mold us into His image. The Spirit teaches you and purifies you in so many ways, whether it’s through a Scripture reading that speaks to you, through the grace to handle a difficult situation, or through the example of saints in heaven and on earth. You can know and develop a relationship with this divine WISDOM, who is God Himself!…”
PRAYER
“Holy Spirit, WISDOM of God, lead me in Your ways today!”
Excerpt #meditation and #prayer from @wordamongus complete reflection @ www.wau.org - 11/16/23
PRAYER
"Lord Jesus, make me an instrument of Your Healing LOVE and Peace. Give me WISDOM and Courage to bring Your Healing LOVE and Saving Truth to those in need of Healing and Restoration." ~ www.dailyscripture.net
PRAYER
"Lord Jesus, You are the only foundation that can hold us up when trials and disaster threaten us. Give me the WISDOM, Foresight, and Strength of character I need to do what is Right and Good and to reject whatever is false and contrary to Your will. May I be a Doer of Your word and not a hearer only." ~ www.dailyscripture.net
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~ lifeingodsway.com/posts/1433
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Filename - Wisdom - DSC_3849 Abstract Sunset NR - digital painting photograph 2013
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