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Tibetan prayer wheels are devices for spreading spiritual blessings and well being.

On the wheel are prayers, mantras and symbols are inscribed,

Buddhists believe that by spinning the prayer wheel and chanting the mantra invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion.

I was a bit worried doing portraits with everyone in a mask. But the masks help tell the story of the times we're in, and serve as a symbol of empathy by the individuals to create a safe space for Rinpoche. I hope the images inspire the viewer to join the subjects in at least a moment of surrender to quiet contemplation and peace.

 

I was recently invited to attend a long life prayer and teaching event at the Garchen Institute . This series captures the morning prayers as the sun rose one beautiful morning. Monks, nuns, and lay people together, praying for the long life of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche, and all sentient beings. Rinpoche turned 87 that day and everyone offered katas and celebrated with cake and sweets. Nothing was more sweet than the bond of our shared love and respect for our teacher, a beacon of wisdom and compassion. The prayers were lead by H.E. Tritsab Rinpoche (Mudra), regent of the Drikung Kagyu lineage.

"Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God"__Mother Teresa

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On this Memorial Day as we remember all the lives given to save our country and the world from dictatorship. I pray that we can now save our Democracy and remain a beacon of Hope to the World. I attach a link to a favorite song to give you Hope and Joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCJgy5E5eME

"Om mani padme hum" engraved stone near Diskit monastery, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India

Madayil Chamundi Theyyam, Payyannur, Kannur

 

Jerusalem: prayer on the crying wall / preghiera sul muro del pianto di un ebreo ortodosso-

Il Muro Occidentale (ebraico: הכותל המערבי HaKotel HaMa'aravi), o semplicemente Kotel, è un muro di cinta risalente all'epoca del primo Tempio di Gerusalemme. È anche indicato come il Muro del Pianto o come il Muro al-Buraq. Il Tempio era l'edificio più sacro all'Ebraismo. Erode il Grande costruì imponenti mura di contenimento intorno al Monte Moriah, allargando la piccola piana spianata sulla quale furono eretti il Primo e Secondo Tempio posto in cima alla odierna Montagna del Tempio.

Il Primo Tempio, o Tempio di Salomone, venne costruito nel X secolo a.C. e venne distrutto dai babilonesi nel 586 a.C.. Il Secondo Tempio venne distrutto dall'Impero Romano nel 70 DC, come risultato della prima guerra giudaico-romana. Ogni tempio resse per un periodo di circa 400 anni.

Secondo la leggenda, quando le legioni di Tito distrussero il Tempio, il muro di cinta occidentale del cortile esterno rimase in piedi, parzialmente visibile e protetto dalle macerie per la maggior parte della propria estensione verticale. La leggenda vuole che Tito lo abbia lasciato come triste ricordo per gli ebrei da parte di Roma che aveva sconfitto la Giudea. Gli ebrei, comunque, attribuirono la cosa ad una promessa fatta da Dio, che avrebbe lasciato in piedi alcune parti del sacro tempio, come segno del suo immutato legame con il popolo ebraico, nonostante la catastrofe che lo aveva colpito.

 

Gli Ebrei pregano là da duemila anni, ritenendo che quel punto sia il più sacro disponibile sulla faccia della Terra (essendo molto vicino al sito del luogo sacro tra i sacri) e che Dio sia lì vicino a sentire le loro preghiere. Anche la tradizione di infilare piccoli fogli di carta recanti preghiere nelle fessure del muro è antica di centinaia di anni. Nelle preghiere ripetute per tre volte ogni giorno sono incluse le ferventi richieste a Dio per il ritorno di tutti gli ebrei esiliati nella terra di Israele e la ricostruzione del Tempio (il terzo) per arrivare all'era messianica con l'arrivo del messia (in ebraico Mashiach) degli ebrei.

Il sito è importante anche per i musulmani che ritengono Salomone un loro profeta. I musulmani credono che Maometto abbia fatto un viaggio spirituale a Gerusalemme cavalcando un cavallo alato, al-Buraq, nel 620 d.C. Una volta arrivato, Maometto avrebbe legato il cavallo vicino ad un muro che alcuni musulmani ritengono essere proprio il muro occidentale. Difatti il nome arabo del sito è muro di al-Buraq. Alcuni vedono questa come una ragione della riverenza dei musulmani nei confronti del muro, mentre altri la considerano un'azione di propaganda contro le rivendicazioni ebraiche sul muro. A causa della sacralità del luogo all'interno dell'Islam nel 687 vennero costruite la Cupola della Roccia, e la moschea al-Aqsa sul monte del Tempio che sono circondate dal muro. (da Wikipedia)

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Bishop Paul visits EE on Day 2 of his prayer walk in Darlington the Darlington Sikh Gurwara

Thanks to Jess for being a star model, Julian for the assisting, JR for the helm and sword, and Petey for the ring mail that started this whole thing off.

 

Strobist: One AB1600 on a boom arm above and a touch to the right, through a 2x3' softbox.

 

9th Explore, hell yes!

I like this pic cos it looks like an old egyptian movie (in the tone, not in the subject!)

 

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Paintings of ink and colours on bamboo paper by Quek Kiat Sing display at the Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay during Sakura Matsuri floral display.

Walajah Mosque, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamilnadu

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The month of Ramadan has come. I wish a happy Ramadan for all the muslim friends.

Sometimes it's the only thing that works ;)

What does it look like when you show up in the world with love? While Stephen plays quietly on piano, we are invited to meditate on what we believe these things the scripture was saying look like in real life. We then write some of those ideas on pieces of colored paper distributed earlier. Finally, we all go to the LOVE letters on the stage and tape what we’ve written onto them.

Prayer flags.

 

Tibetan prayer flags are colorful panels or rectangular cloths often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside. Unknown in other branches of Buddhism, prayer flags are believed to have originated with the original Bön religion, which predated Buddhism in Tibet.

 

Lhasa, Tibet, China. 2006

 

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Deserted souls,

flying up to heaven

with heavy burdens of prayers.

Souls lost in the middle

alone in the blue.

 

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This is my religion, this is how I pray.

Prayer during Ganga aarthi, Varanasi

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I shot it at the festival of CHHATH.

Chhath Puja is a very joyous and colorful festival. Chhath Puja is the holiest Hindu festival of people in northern India. Mostly the Chhath Puja is being observed in Bihar and Jharkhand(INDIA) and the festival comprises rituals for four days. The Chhath Puja begins a week after Diwali. The word Chat denotes the number six in Hindi. The Chhath Puja begins on the sixth day of the Kartik, a holy month as per Hindu calendar. Some people spell Chath Puja as Chat Puja, Chatt Puja, Chhath festival, etc

Chhath Puja is dedicated to worship the Sun God. The Chhath Puja is known as ‘SuryaShashti’. People observe Chhath Puja to thank the Sun for bestowing the bounties of life on earth, as also for fulfilling particular wishes. People believe that by observing the Chhath Puja they can fulfill their desires. The Chhath Puja has been observed since long time in India. On Chhath Puja day, all the people dress up in their best and new clothes are a must. Folk songs are sung both at home and on the riverbank. Millions of people take dip in the holy water of river Ganges, and other rivers.

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These should be spun clockwise when passed, in order to generate prayers. A most efficient system!

Prayer Request Board in C28 in Valley Fair Mall in San Jose, CA

Buddhist monks walk past prayer wheels at the "Monkey Temple" (Swayambhunath Stupa) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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I made this pic on my spring break. I think it turn out good.

Don´t forget to all sizeeeees, it´s big!

   

On his way to prayer from the slum in Raikhad.

This flower attracts everything.

Every morn the kids would gather and pray before school.

text reads, "silence. with awe rejoice"

Prayer time at the Western Wall during Sukkot

 

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