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So after an evening of time spent in "stillness" I thought I'd do a little looking into the use of "stillness" as part of the meditative process. I wanted something to relate to the photo of ice I took this morning. I keyword searched, "stillness, Buddha," and quickly found a free book, "The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind" I am very ignorant of Buddhism so decided to research the author before reading it. Here is what I learned, "Lama Yeshe was born near the Tibetan town of Tolung Dechen, but was sent to Sera Monastery in Lhasa at the age of six. He received full ordination at the age of 28 from Kyabje Ling Rinpoche. Jeffrey Paine reports that Lama Yeshe deliberately refused the geshe degree, despite having studied for it: Many years later, when pressed why he had shunned this prestigious degree, he would laugh: 'And be Geshe Yeshe?' Sera Monastery did award him an honorary geshe degree in the early 80s. He also used to joke that he was a Tibetan hippie: 'I dropped out!' " I will be reading it. #stillness
I know I already took a photo of ice and posted it a couple of days ago but this morning I captured one I wanted to also share. One of our cats like to sleep on top of my dresser. It's right next to a window that gets some nice sun once it rises above the trees in the back. I just happened to be in the room when I thought I'd raise the blinds, allowing her to sun herself while she slept (can you believe I do this for a cat?). As I did so I noticed the sun was just starting to hit the frost on the outside. As I took this photo I could see everything melting so quickly. I am not sure what I'm seeing in this particular photo but I loved the "otherworldly" feel to it. #mpe65mm #macro #macrophotography #canonphotography #macrophoto #macro_freaks #canon_official #mta_macro #canonusa #ice #frost #natureart #canonfotografia #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #driftlessarea #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin
I was getting ready to jump into the shower when I noticed the ice covering the outside storm window. That's when I recalled my MP-E 65mm macro-lens. I've very rarely used it. In fact, I actually bought it for my wife to use as she'd once enjoyed taking macro shots. Anyway, I had a little fun trying to capture some crystals. #mpe65mm #macro #macrophotography #canonphotography #macrophoto #macro_freaks #canon_official #mta_macro #canonusa #ice #frost #natureart #canonfotografia #midwestisbest #midwestliving #wi #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #wisconsin #wisco #onwisconsin #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #wisconsinphotographer #travelwisconsin #driftlessarea
