While Walking through a native plant sanctuary in Mexico I felt like I was in the center of the Earth a Navel almost. Getting back to the entrance I came upon these prayer flags and marker that said this place had been declared a Peace Zone by the Dali Lama.
May everywhere we walk be a Zona de Paz on Earth Day and everyday.
If only we could have peace by declaring a peace zone, it would be grand! 🙂
janet
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Yes one zone at a time I guess. It would be grand 🏞❤️
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Nice solution to the challenge today, Carol. Here in NorCal we are certainly in tune with the availability and abundance of water after so many years of drought.
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Water and rain feast or famine. Looks like we have a brake for now.
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We need more peace gardens. I bought some prayer flags last weekend but I haven’t hung them up yet because I wasn’t sure how to go about it. Now I will foolow the Dalai Lama’s lead. Thanks for the inspiration.
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Good for you What I know of prayer flags is that you put them up were they catch a breeze sending out prayers on the wind. Hope to see your flags on a post, Suzanne.
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Thanks Carol. Yes, I agree with that idea about the flags. I just felt I needed to give them a prayer to take to the heavens in these troubled times. I like the idea of focusing on the Dalai Lama’s peace message while I hang them up. 🙂 I guess I just like to bring a little ritual and recognition of the sacred into my life these days – there is so little of it out there in world.
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What a lovely idea. 😘Yes a ritual in everyday life is what we do need now. When I was in Nepal prayer flags flew around every corner reminding us life is sacred. The characters on the flags are prayers that coincide with the colors. I wish I remembered what they were.
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That’s interesting. I heard that the words were “Om Mani Padme Hum”. You have made me wonder what else they say. I’ll do some research tomorrow and see what I can find out. (it’s too cold and late over here now. 🙂 )
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I found this internet site that explains the meanings of the different colours – http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/8-things-you-should-know-about-tibetan-prayer-flags-before-hanging-them-up-257899.html. I will go and hang the flags up in my garden now.
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I looked them up the other night too. Please Post a Picture of your flags.
I keep meaning to stop buy the Tibetan store and get some flags. Because of Mountain Travel we are fortunate to have a big Tibetan population in Berkley and Albany.
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I couldn’t work out how to post a photo here. I found you on Facebook and sent you a friend request. If you accept I will send you a photo that way. 🙂
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The first is a stunning photo.
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Wow.. Buddhism in Latin America surprised me!!!
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I’ve found prayer flags all over, On a narrow road mountain road in Alaska for example, We sure need them now!
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If only the entire earth was created a “peace zone”!
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