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"As scarcity steadily increases, the tendency to pull inwards, to hold onto more rises within
but this is what got us here in the first place
Instead we must resist this instinct and counter it with extreme generosity
opening and extending
Indeed much further than ever before"
I love you Portland, and I love the person that made this and chose to share it with us.
"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. The thirteen pinnacles on the top symbolize that sentient beings have to go through the thirteen stages of spiritual realizations to reach enlightenment or Buddhahood.
There is a large pair of eyes on each of the four sides of the main stupa which represent Wisdom and Compassion. Above each pair of eyes is another eye, the third eye. It is said that when Buddha preaches, cosmic rays emanate from the third eye which act as messages to heavenly beings, so that those interested can come down to earth to listen to the Buddha. The hellish beings and beings below the human realm cannot come to earth to listen to the Buddha's teaching, however, the cosmic rays relieve their suffering when Buddha preaches.
There are carvings of the Panch Buddhas (five Buddhas) on each of the four sides of stupa. There are also statues of the Buddhas at the base of the stupas. Panch Buddhas are Buddha in metaphorical sense in Tantrayana. They are Vairochana (occupies the center and is the master of the temple), Akshobhya (faces the east and represents the cosmic element of consciousness), Ratna Sambhava (faces the south and represents the cosmic element of sensation), Amitabha (He represents cosmic element of Sanjna (name) and always faces the West) and Amoghsiddhi (He represents the cosmic element of conformation and faces the north).
Each morning before dawn hundreds of Buddhist (Vajrayana) and Hindu pilgrims ascend the 365 steps from eastern side that lead up the hill, passing the gilded Vajra (Tibetan: Dorje) and two lions guarding the entrance, and begin a series of clockwise circumambulations of the stupa."
-Wikipedia
The Wisdom Path (formerly known as the Heart Sutra Inscription) traces a series of 38 wooden steles (upright monuments containing verses from the centuries-old Heart Sutra, one of the world’s best-known prayers revered by Confucians, Buddhists and Taoists alike.
These steles display the Chinese version of the prayer, based on the calligraphy of famous contemporary scholar Professor Jao Ssung-l, and are arranged in a pattern, which represents infinity.
Located in the hills of Ngong Ping a short walk from the Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery, the Wisdom Path offers a view of the South China Sea.
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When a tooth develops, it migrates to its appropriate position in the dental arch. If there is insufficient space that doesn’t allow for the tooth’s eruption through the gum, the tooth will become partially or totally blocked (impacted).
How Serious Is An Impacted Tooth?
Infections, crowding, and decay to adjacent teeth are some of the problems that can develop with impacted teeth. More serious complications can develop when the sac that surrounds the impacted tooth fills with fluid and enlarges to form a cyst.
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Wisdom Tooth Posing for the camera. This third molar was extracted from a senior in high school. libertyvilledental.com 3/365
here's a weird little series trying to illustrate the pain i went through getting my wisdom teeth out. Its a common procedure so i'm sure everyone has had their own experiences, but for me it was not only full throttle anxiety driven ride, but a painful, bloody, and scary experience. I'm glad its over.
Model: Olivia
This scene and this moment reminded me of Thoreau's Walden.
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Jusepe Ribera, Spain 1590-1652
oil on canvas, 1640
"This enigmatic canvas is not an identifiable subject. Its lack of narrative supports the idea that it is an allegory, the symbolic representation of an abstract idea. The child, crying with her eyes closed, neither sees nor understands. She has her hands on a book she cannot read. This is the representation of ignorance. The old woman, with perceptive eyes and emphatic gesture, represents the wisdom of old age."
San Diego Museum of Art, California