Showing posts with label lonely places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lonely places. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Om Mani Padme Hum




















OM MANI PADME HUM ( OM MANI PEME HUNG )
The Jewel in the Lotus - The Mantra of Compassion
This is the highest Mantra for mankind
gifted to us by the thousand Buddhas
out of their compassion
for all sentient beings.

It will protect us from all harm ,
sufferings , ill health , hell regions,

It will purify us and free us from all our negative
emotions of the Mind and speech.

This mantra saves us from the hell regions and
hungry ghosts which we have to encounter during
and after death.

Hence it is beneficial and a most valubale saviour
not only during Life on Earth
but also after Life , when we have to remain
and pass through the six Hell regions in the Bardos.

Each syllable in this six syllable Mantra liberates us
from one realm of suffering out of each of the six realms
of suffering filled existence.
OM liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
bliss and pride in the samsaric realm
of the Gods.
MA liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
jealousy and lust for entertainment in the samsaric realm
of Demi-Gods.
NI liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
passion and desire in the samsaric realm
of Humans.
PAD liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
stupidity and prejudice in the samsaric realm
of animals.
ME liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
poverty and possessiveness in the samsaric realm
of hungry ghosts.

HUM liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
agression and hatred in the samsaric realm
of hell.

In this way by freeing our consciousness ,
our spirit energy from the neurotic attachments
that our senses are bonded with through
the cravings and aversions constantly
taking place inside of us ...

and in this way creating negative karmas
that keep us bound to sufferings
and also creating samsara.

The mantra OM MANI PADME HUM
purifies us at 3 levels -

Mind, Speech and Body

and in this way liberates us
from all our negative karmas.
Within a short time of meditating on this Mantra ,
you will experience the opening and development of your
heart chakra and begin to feel highly kind and compassionate
towards other sentient beings including animals ,
even the tiny helpless ones .
You will develop a magnetic aura around you that will draw
other people towards you , attracting them like a magnet
attracts iron filings and love wll begin to flow in your Life.
Saying this mantra for 21 minutes daily will energise and
develop your Heart Chakra and .....
when the Heart and Mind become united ,
anything is possible.

This Mantra is popularly known as
" The Jewel in the Lotus "or
" The Diamond in the Lotus "
( "mani" means Diamond , a precious jewel
and Padma means Lotus flower which is the
spiritual symbol of consciousness )
The Jewel refers to the Mind or consciousness and
the Lotus refers to the Heart that is the source of Love energy
The meaning of OM MANI PADME HUM is
"Om , salutations to the Jewel of consciousness (the Mind)
which has reached the Heart's lotus. "
A Very Very Important Message Regarding Mantras
Your outer world is governed by
your inner world, so Divine Powers
that are generated inside you ,
now start making all positive events
happen in your life in the outer world.

Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or simply lotus, is one of two species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.
From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions representing the virtues of sexual purity and non-attachment.
Hindus revere it with the divinities Vishnu and Lakshmi often portrayed on a pink lotus in iconography. In the representation of Vishnu as Padmanabha (Lotus navel), a lotus issues from his navel with Brahma on it. Goddess Sarasvati is portrayed on a white-colored lotus.
Often used as an example of divine beauty, Vishnu is often described as the 'Lotus-Eyed One'. Its unfolding petals suggest the expansion of the soul. The growth of its pure beauty from the mud of its origin holds a benign spiritual promise. In Hindu iconography, other deities, like Ganga and Ganesha are often depicted with lotus flowers as their seats.
The lotus plant is cited extensively within Puranic and Vedic literature, for example:
One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus is untouched by water.
—Bhagavad Gita 5.10:
In Chinese culture Confucian scholar Zhou Dunyi wrote:
I love the lotus because while growing from mud, it is unstained.

Această plantă cu frunze şi flori deosebit de frumoase, împreună cu lotusul American, face parte din genul de plante acvatice Nelumbo şi nu trebuie confundată cu nufărul.
Lotusul este nativ din India şi se regăseşte în întreaga Asie. El creşte în lacuri, mlaştini şi în regiunile în care se produc inundaţii.  În religia şi cultura hindusă, lotusul este considerat plantă sacră (ca si busuiocul), el regăsindu-se în numeroase poveşti mitologice, în literatură şi artă, floarea sa fiind unul dintre cele mai vechi simboluri.
Potrivit credinţelor hinduse, la începutul timpurilor când nu exista nimic şi întregul univers era doar un ocean imens, protectorul vieţii, Prajapati, a văzut ieşind la suprafaţa apei o frunză de lotus. Iar dintr-o floare de lotus cu o mie de petale din aur strălucitor s-a născut noua lume.
Astfel, apa simbolizează elementul primordial din care a apărut viaţa reprezentată aici prin floarea de lotus.
Într-o altă versiune, la începutul timpurilor când nu mai exista nimic iar zeul Vishnu, păstrătorul vieţii, cel care se află în toate şi pretutindeni, medita netulburat în ceruri, din buricul său a răsărit un lujer la capătul căruia s-a deschis o floare de lotus minunată. În această floare stătea Brahma, zeul creaţiei. Rolul lui Brahma era să recreeze lumea după potopul ce distrusese pământul.Lotusul Sacru




http://graphis-artwork.blogspot.ro/2012/09/lotus-breathe-of-zen.html
http://graphis-artwork.blogspot.ro/2010/02/friendship.html
http://graphis-artwork.blogspot.ro/2011/03/lotus-and-pray-for-japan.html
http://graphis-artwork.blogspot.ro/2011/10/photography-contest-flowers-oct-10-2011.html
http://graphis-artwork.blogspot.ro/2011/05/photography-contest-flowers-may-10-2011.html
http://graphis-artwork.blogspot.ro/2011/04/flowers-day-in-village-museum-floriile.html

Sunday, February 17, 2013

The Final Cut - Life for Sale















Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes
I can barely define the shape of this moment in time
And far from flying high in clear blue skies
I'm spiraling down to the hole in the ground where I hide.

If you negotiate the minefield in the drive
And beat the dogs and cheat the cold electronic eyes
And if you make it past the shotgun in the hall,
Dial the combination, open the priest hole
And if I'm in I'll tell you what's behind the wall.

There's a kid who had a big hallucination
Making love to girls in magazines.
He wonders if you're sleeping with your new found faith.
Could anybody love him
Or is it just a crazy dream?

And if I show you my dark side
Will you still hold me tonight?
And if I open my heart to you
And show you my weak side
What would you do?
Would you sell your story to Rolling Stone?
Would you take the children away
And leave me alone?
And smile in reassurance
As you whisper down the phone?
Would you send me packing?
Or would you take me home?

Thought I oughta bare my naked feelings,
Thought I oughta tear the curtain down.
I held the blade in trembling hands
Prepared to make it but just then the phone rang
I never had the nerve to make the final cut.

"Hello? Listen, I think I've got it. Okay, listen its a HaHa!" 

Monday, November 12, 2012

Autumn Story


sheep in the shade
through the leaves
sun patterns her fur


watch the fruits
play a little blues
one more leaf falls


in my own thoughts
a sudden shower of leaves
realizing the season


autumn fire
overnight freeze
noon sunshine and perfect blue
autumn in the desert


blue-red silence
prayers....
a tornado of thoughts:
autumn

autumn leaf
alone with my thoughts
this evening


no summer, no birds, 
only colors.
leaves whisper my story


weekend afternoon
red leaves skip down the hills
behind you


brown, gold, shades of rust
Falling nuts on my table
At night, barren land…


November wild colors
a flock of seagull
lands in left-over lake



trees color burst
yellow, orange, red and green.
still I miss summer


the door is open
for
winter


trees whisper
and speak sign-language
to each other.






Sunday, March 18, 2012

Hagiesti - Marghiloman Mansion - Seasons

There's house on my block that's abandoned and cold

Folks moved out of it a long time ago 

Looks like it's haunted with the windows all cracked 

And everyone call it  'the house where nobody lives' 

Once it held laughter once it held dreams 

Did they throw it away did they know what it means 

Did someone's heart break or did someone do somebody wrong? 

Well the paint was all cracked it was peeled off of the wood 

Papers were stacked on the porch where I stood 

And the weeds had grown up just as high as the door 

There were birds in the chimney and an old chest of drawers 

Looks like no one will ever come back to the house were nobody lives 

Once it held laughter, once it held dreams 

Did they throw it away did they know what it means 

Did someone's heart break,  or did someone do someone wrong? 

So if you find someone someone to have, someone to hold 

Don't trade it for silver don't trade it for gold


I have all of life's treasures and they are fine and they are good
They remind me that houses are just made of wood
What makes a house grand ain't the roof or the doors
If there's love in a house it's a palace for sure
Without love...it ain't nothin but a house
A house where nobody lives ,without love it ain't nothin
But a house, a house where nobody lives. 
(House Where Nobody Lives Lyrics)


O restaurare care nu se mai termina
Conacul de la Hagiesti a fost construit de familia Marghiloman intre 1869-1874. Cele trei niveluri plus pivnita prezinta 7 camere la parter,  10 incaperi la etaj, un hol central si 2 terase laterale. Constructia inglobeaza portiuni din zidaria unui ansamblu boieresc de la sfarsitul secolului al XVII-lea. Cladirea este tipica pentru arhitectura resedintelor boieresti din secolul XIX. A fost proprietatea lui Alexandru Marghiloman (1854-1925), om politic roman, deputat, senator in Parlamentul Romaniei, ministru in mai multe departamente. Din functia de Prim Ministru, in perioada martie-octombrie 1918, a semnat pacea separata cu Germania din 5 martie 1918.(about ro)




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