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| PHOTO PROMPT © Carla Bicomong |
In the evening, as dusk descends we find ourselves on the
banks of the river along with thousands of others. The air is thick with incense, scented
flowers and clanging bells.
Why am I here? Just to
light a lamp and float it on the river? Is
there any meaning to my action? These
are questions that remain unanswered.
Yet when we chant the evening hymn I feel my troubles dissipate
away.
I pay my salutation to the light / lamp
That brings auspiciousness; prosperity, good health,
An abundance of money
and wealth,
And the destruction of the intellect’s enemy.
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Here we go go again with another round of Friday Fictioneers. The floating lamps had me thinking of the floating lamps aarti in the river Ganges and the chanting of the hymn Shubham Karoti Kalyanam.
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I'd love read what you think about this post...
even the meaningless stuff can be meaningful
ReplyDeleteIt certainly can. Thanks for your comments Neil.
DeleteInteresting take. Worth it for that moment of peace, before real life troubles crowd in again?
ReplyDeleteI think any moment of real peace is worth the trouble. Thanks for your comments Iain.
DeleteWell, that was surprising! Great ending.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda I am glad you liked it.
DeleteNice message.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThe peace of the evening song before the battle recommences. Great piece. Jilly, Sugar on the Bee.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jilly, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteI really enjoyed this, Subroto... quiet before the storm, indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dale.
DeleteIt's amazing what a moment of shared peace can do for you.
ReplyDeleteIt amplifies the experience. Thanks for your comments Alistair.
DeleteA very nicely written meditation on the nature of one type of religious experience. Well done, Subroto!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments Penny, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteDear Subroto,
ReplyDeleteEvocative piece. I really enjoyed it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteI like the way questioning turns to belief through chanting - shared words and rhythms engage the soul.
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Thank you Sarah, I think you have got the flow correctly.
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Tmaso ma jyotir gamyo .....
ReplyDeleteA great take.
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
DeleteThanks for your comments YS.
Lovely message.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa.
DeleteBeautiful, Subroto. Your description put me right there on the river's bank.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jan, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteBeauiful piece. Rituals are important and often helpful, whether you believe in their background myths or not.
ReplyDeleteThere is something to be said for a shared experience. Thanks for your comments Gabi, I am glad you liked it.
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