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Orders are processed by the next business day, but printing can take up to three weeks. Recently I was taking an evening walk in the nearby monastic cemetery. I’m often drawn up there. There’s such a particular peace in that place, a shrine of beautiful lives, and I like to go there and reflect on the lives of those monks. On this particular evening, I was struggling with a lot of prideful thoughts and was moved as I pondered the humility of some of these monks and the echo of their lives left here after their deaths. How flimsy prideful thoughts and needs to prove myself look next to those beautifully simple symbols of these lives. Those grave stones stand so nobly and humbly against the last glimmer of day. I was struck by how these lives so well lived, besides our memories, really have one monument left in the world for people to know them by: this gravestone. And the monks, by belonging to this monastic community and being under obedience to that way of life and the particular ways that they as a community embody the gospel, get this gravestone. This uniform gravestone that has their name on it—honoring the unique and big personality that this man was—but otherwise is a symbol of one thing: “I lived my vocation for Christ.” I thought of the monk who had most recently died. What a good, honorable man. Never a sense of pretense. Just him, living his life in the Lord, gradually becoming more and more what this cross that now bears his name speaks of. What an invitation that is.
You need an Osaka travel guide? Join me as I adventure through Namba, Osaka! 🌟 Indulge in Osaka’s street food as I try some cheesy snack, and eat some good tempura. 🍡🍣 Discover the peaceful side of Osaka with a stroll through Namba Yasaka Shrine. This is just one afternoon in Osaka, so imagine spending days. You'll need to because Osaka travel has so much to offer. Welcome to another one! Today I'll be spending an afternoon in Namba Osaka Where you have plenty of tourist attractions Starting in the Dotonbori area. It's a hot one today Dotonbori is one
On a rainy Thursday evening, August 21, 1879, in the small village of Knock, located in the Northwestern part of Ireland in County Mayo several villagers saw something strange at the back of the church. Against the gable wall was a lighted scene with three people who seemed to be hovering above the ground. There …
Whether you've lived here your entire life or moved here as an adult, Nebraskans will instantly recognize these iconic images of our state.
This mystical-looking shrine between Lincoln and Omaha is exceptionally beautiful and incredibly peaceful.
Duhalar reindeer herders by Hamid Sardar-Afkhami The Duhalar reindeer people live in Hovsgol — the land of the blue lake — a territory of about 65,000 sq. km in Northwestern Mongolia bordering the...
The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine welcomes tens of thousands of visitors each year who come to experience its tranquility and scenic beauty.
At the beginning of this year I was in Nagasaki, visiting the places reminding of the atomic explosion and I was deeply moved by the sight of the two...
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The London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park was gifted to the city of London in 1985, by the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist order in Japan....
Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum is a war museum in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture. Opened in 1993, the museum commemorates the 201 airmen from the Bansei Air Base who died in a kamikaze attack in the final months of the Pacific War.[1][2][3] Hichiro Naemura, a flight instructor at the Bansei base in 1945, spearheaded the effort to establish this institution as a memorial to his fallen comrades.[4]
Please note: this is NOT a lens about being a hippie (that's a separate lens). This is a lens about becoming a hippie. Got it? 1. Turn on: Just avoid drugs, drugs are for squares, hippies gave drugs up for the most part around the same...
New Year’s Eve is celebrated across the globe despite Covid restricting some events
Meander through the Rudolph Grotto Gardens and witness one of the best hidden gems in Wisconsin. This pretty oasis is worth a trip to Rudolph
In Wakayama, Japan, a highlight of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage is the Kamikura Shrine. Your reward for climbing 538 stairs: Truly stunning views.
Take a break from the big city, and enjoy a stroll through the Kagurazaka neighbourhood. Explore the riverside shrines, temples, and boutique shops that Kagurazaka has to offer.
