Meditation Photography – Online Gallery!

yellow times!, originally uploaded by suresh_gundappa.

I’m thrilled to announce that Suresh Gundappa has recently opened an art gallery online featuring all of his unique and breathtaking photographs. If you’re not familiar with this artwork, check both the gallery Image Kind and Meditation Photography

Congratulations, Suresh!

All links are now working 

Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

Peter, Paul and Mary video

Where Have all the Flowers Gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Girls have picked them every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young girls gone?
Taken husbands every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young men gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young men gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone for soldiers every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Covered with flowers every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

Words and music by Pete Seeger, ©1961 (Renewed) Fall River Music Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Red Berries!

From a neighbor’s tree!

Playing with macro………..

That’s all folks!

Considering Others

Reaffirming Our Integrity

Every thought we think and every action we take has an effect on the
world around us. To be aware of this is to be conscious of our impact
on the people in our lives. Sometimes we just want to do what we want
to do, but considering the full ramifications of our actions can be an
important part of our spiritual growth and awareness. At first, being
more conscious requires effort, but once we have made it a habit, it
becomes second nature. The more we practice this awareness of others,
the more we find ourselves in easy alignment with our integrity.

Our thoughts are an important place to begin this practice because
our thoughts are the seeds of our actions. It is not necessary or
beneficial to obsessively monitor all our thoughts, but we can perhaps
choose one thought or action per day and simply notice if we are in
alignment with this experience of integrity. For example, we may find
ourselves replaying a negative encounter with someone in our minds. We
may think that this doesn’t affect the person about whom we are
thinking, but the laws of energy tell us that it does. When we hold
someone negatively in our minds, we risk trapping them in negativity.
If we were this person, we might wish for forgiveness and release. We
can offer this by simply letting go of the negative thought and
replacing it with a wish for healing on that person’s behalf.

With regard to our actions, we may have something difficult to
express to someone. Taking the time to consider how we would feel if we
were in his or her shoes will enable us to communicate more sensitively
than we would if we just expressed ourselves from our own perspective.
When we modify our approach by taking someone else’s feelings into
account, we bring benefit to that person and ourselves equally. The
more we do this, the more we reaffirm our integrity and the integrity
of our relationship to the world.

Daily OM

Biking in Snowstorm

Biking in snowstorm, originally uploaded by ponanwi.

Mother and child fighting their way on a bike thru a blizzard.

Location: Vällingby, Stockholm in Sweden.

I LOVE this photograph.