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Boudhanath Stupa; |
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place to purify body, speech and mind |
Brushed my teeth, washed my face,
and with a lazy expression on my face, I walked from home.
It was 6:30 in the morning 10th
of july 2012…Location Boudha.
I walked through the cozy and
narrow way inside the Boudha-Stupa. With the mystified mind carrying heavily
with me, I was surely thinking something which I realized when I reached the
place where I normally get seated, had no idea how I reached there at once.
I watched around, it was the same
place and same faces but the place looked bit crowded.
I came after a while for the
prostrations as I was occupied with my schedules, which turned out to be
confused thing for me.
I opened my bag. I placed the
shawl on the wooden board where prostrations are practice, made my things
available at its respective places and got comfortably seated. I could see the
eyes of the Boudha-Stupa and felt the feeling that they can ease everything.
But the reality hits, I was right there seated with puzzled mind.
How long the eyes of Boudha-Stupa
can ease me with my mystified mind??? Still unknown….
I didn’t know, if I should feel
fortunate to see the new sun-rise of the new day to utilize it in a better
way or should I be feeling unpleasant about the fact that nothing works by
keeping the positive mind only. The only thing I knew that very moment was, I
was inhaling air, I was experiencing the fresh morning clear blue sky, and I
was hearing the pigeons while picking the grains from the earth. Lucky Pigeons…
My mind was off for a while.
The smell of sweats of the guy
next to me woke me. I acted as if nothing was bothering. I turned to my left
and saw a young Nepali guy with curly hair and a back-bag beside him; his eyes shut,
I am sure he was more intended on inhaling and exhaling….
Then I turned to my right and saw
the same regular Uncle who comes every morning and evening for the prostrations.
He gestured to ask me; when did I arrive?
I just nodded my head…was that an
answer for his question?
Everyone around me were busy
chanting mantras, practicing meditations and prostrations and I was seeking
something…it was certainly PEACE of mind….
Sometimes and several times this
happens to me when I seek answers from everywhere for the number of questions….Many
times the questions remained unanswered. This happened this morning too.
And I walked off with unanswered
questions again……
P.S Photos donka.
Mashutzo writes..