The temple bell dies away 2. Pink Spring in Amsterdam
by Jenny Rainbow
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The temple bell dies away 2. Pink Spring in Amsterdam
Artist
Jenny Rainbow
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Photograph - Photography
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The temple bell dies away.
by Matsuo Basho
The temple bell dies away
The scent of flowers in the evening
Is still tolling the bell.
Spring, the most romantic time, full of energy of the life, love and joy...
I saw a pink spring in Amsterdam and now sharing it with you.
Spring blossoms � the cherry blossom, plum blossom, peach blossom � suddenly appear on seemingly dead branches, heralds of the coming spring. They represent the delicate, almost unnoticed flowering of enlightenment, the surprisingly quiet recognition of the Buddha-mind. These spring blossoms appear only after the hard, lonely winter of meditation and spiritual practice, yet when they peek forth, their appearance is natural, effortless. Spring blossoms are the new life that emerges from the dead branches of the little self, they simply emerge when the limited ego has passed through its seasons and withered away.
Alternately, spring blossoms can represent the fleeting nature of life. They appear brightly, seemingly out of nothing from bare branches, but all too briefly... then they are gone. They can represent the Buddhist insight that all things are fleeting and change, that everything like the seasons themselves keep changing, where the only thing of value is the cultivation of awareness in order to appreciate this very moment.
Sometimes the sheer beauty of color and perfume Spring flowers express transports us to an awareness of the sacred.
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Comments (16)
Sandra Pena de Ortiz
Thank you for submitting this wonderful image and congratulations for your feature in Memories and Nostalgia! V
Jenny Rainbow replied:
Sandra, thank you so much for the visit and feature in the group, very much appreciated!
Wes and Dotty Weber
Usually it seems trees get in the way of buildings like this but in this case it works beautifully. V
Eti Reid
Jenny, I miss Europe dearly and this one makes me more nostalgic:) Love it! v
Jenny Rainbow replied:
Thank you very much, Eti, Im glad its reminding you some wonderful moments...