Walking through the Northwestern University campus yesterday, I came across a Buddha head from the Ten Thousand Ripples project. “the emerging Buddha image [is] a symbol of [the] search for peace and self-realization. The image of the Buddha growing out of the earth represents … the spiritual growth that we all struggle to achieve as… Continue reading Peace and Self-realization

Wishes on the Wind II. Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Kyoto, Japan. 

Wishes in the Wind. Kyoto, Japan. Temple visitors buy these little wooden placards and write their wishes & prayers.  Eventually the they are burned, sending their wishes into the wind.