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Zen Sand Garden
What is it about sand that brings out the child in us? is it the texture, the feel of small grains moving through the fingers, the heat of sand warmed in the sun, the ability to shape form out of …...
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Flowering Silence
“So will I build my altar in the fields, And the blue sky my fretted dome shall be, And the sweet fragrance that the wild flower yields Shall be the incense I will yield to thee.” – Samuel Taylor...
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Abide Where There is No Abiding
Dear Friends, As many of you already know I am staying at a meditation retreat center. This evening begins a week of silence……so will be back in the blogging world later. Wishing all SHANTI, SHANTI,...
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Life Bountiful
An oak leaf falls on the lotus pond While a frog hides among the pads Another sits in a pool of still water And on a nearby wall a lizard starts to change its color Oh what a blessing to … Continue...
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A Gift from Nowhere
A few days ago, I was walking down the paved road through a large coffee and banana plantation owned and maintained by the Jesuits in Kodaikanal. The road meanders from the Zen Center Bodhizendo down...
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Too Simple
Recipe for Peace: Lie in the grass in the shade of the tree with the sun kissing your toes - have a cup of tea near at hand, and Relaaaaaax. Filed under: India, Nature, Peace, Photographs, Silence,...
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Natur-al Be-ing
NATURE whispers And shouts Plays whimsical Grows in all directions Then reminds us to look within. To rest AS peace because… Soon, oh how soon, it all fades away… (all photos taken at Bodhizendo,...
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Time-No-Time Travel
We are once again (as of April 15, 2013) posting from the U.S. after leaving beloved India and the searing heat in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu (106F/41C). Yikes! It took 48 hours of brain numbing...
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A Pause
Dear ONES - We are leaving for India and so want to take this opportunity to express our Gratitude and Heartfelt Appreciation for all of you who have entered the smallpebbles gate. It may be awhile...
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A Blessed New Year!
Greetings Blogging Friends! Smallpebbles is holding a shiny small pebble reflecting images from India. Since returning to South India in October 2013, blogging has been on hold, but on this turning of...
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