Shrines...

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Shrines...

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One (photo) each, from my wat, and two nearby...on the Mae Klong River near the Bridge on the River Kwai (Mae Klong)...lots more pics on the link below...

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Still the shutterbug... :thumbsup:
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Nice, nice, nice!!!!!
With metta,
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Very wonderful cave shrine. Thank you.
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tiltbillings wrote:Thank you.
My pleasure... :smile:
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Beautiful and very inspiring
Thank you Bhante!

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Ben wrote:Thank you Bhante!
You're most welcome Ben...it truly is my pleasure... :smile:
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Truly, they made my heart leap! What a glorious sensation!!

:clap:

Thank you for the constant gifts you bring us Bhante!
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Translation: Just to stir things up seemed a good reward in itself. ;)

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You've made my day Alexandra... :smile:
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so cool
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Bhante

Thank you for sharing that, the first pic looks really beautiful and peaceful (i like the others aswell)



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That cave picture made me utter, "Wowwww."

Thanks, Bhante :smile:
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I agree with the posts above! Beautiful temple! :buddha1:
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Can someone please remind me of the name of the Wat with the large Buddha outside (the second picture)?

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AlaskanDhamma wrote:Can someone please remind me of the name of the Wat with the large Buddha outside (the second picture)?
Wat Tham Sua...Amphur Tha Muang, Kanchanaburi Province...
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Today being Vesak, I am constrained by work, and am not able to attend the celebrations at my local temple.
Viewing these Photographs again, I can almost transport myself there, and sit in quiet contemplation on the cool floor, and reside in meditative bliss.... Just for a moment or two.... ;)

If I close my eyes, I'd swear I can listen to the Bikkhus chanting.....

:namaste:
"Samsara: The human condition's heartbreaking inability to sustain contentment." Elizabeth Gilbert, 'Eat, Pray, Love'.

Simplify: 17 into 1 WILL go: Mindfulness!

Quieta movere magna merces videbatur. (Sallust, c.86-c.35 BC)
Translation: Just to stir things up seemed a good reward in itself. ;)

I am sooooo happy - How on earth could I be otherwise?! :D


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