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Garden Meditations |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
After visiting the SRF meditation Gardens in Encinitas, CA Garden Meditations from our shadows camera draws five koi to pond's limits. star marks the spot where wisdom still lives - swami point. far below roar and tumble of the tide surfers' delight above the beach pine trees twist to reach over peaceful ponds. in this holy place even time stops to listen urges me to breathe. overgrown cattails reach across the garden path toward setting sun - he stops to wonder,then steps gently through their patterns. soft garden silence then sudden rush of water - I hear phantom bells. |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
This kind of laps towards us, alternating between gentle and a distant drumming. Enjoyed. |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Even time stops to listen... A soft and settling write my friend. Well done. ThisDiamond |
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Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Just lovely. Chris  Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Beki-- Reading your poem was like a form of meditation. I was totally absorbed in the moment. P.S. I have attended SRF workshops and seminars here in the Toronto area. ~ Beautiful thoughts, beautifully written! ~ Earth Angel |
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caterina Member
since 2002-07-25
Posts 188Canada |
This was nice, a gentle and relaxing read. I enjoyed. caterina |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
"soft garden silence then sudden rush of water - I hear phantom bells."  (smiles) Awwwwwww, I love this, sweet friend, that place must be sooooo beautiful, I too could almost hear those evanescent bells ringing reading this, I LOVE IT, we all love you so much, it is so great to see you again, yay! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Rebecca, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Wow... Did I really just read those words? An ocean. And a garden. |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
As someone who lives and breathes gardening, I just loved this. I may never actually get to this place, but thank you for taking me there in my imagination. '... in this holy place even time stops to listen urges me to breathe...' Wonderful descriptions throughout. Hugs, Marti Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. |
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paladin
since 2001-08-05
Posts 930Pensacola,Fl. |
I have always loved Japanese gardens.I love the way the sand is raked in sensual patterns around ancient rocks.There is a timeless quality about tradition that centers the soul. paladin |
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Beki Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1569Newport Beach, CA, USA |
thanks so much for reading everyone. My haiku partner and i visited these amazing gardens on a pacific ocean cliff - they belong to the self realization fellowship temple there - their founder yogananda used to have a house there on the point so the surfers for over 50 years have called it swami point. I can't wait to go back - it was, as you can see, incredibly inspiring |
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