When I left the Pagoda last night I glanced up and saw the moon directly in line with the Pagoda top -- so I had to get the camera, of course! This one turned out surprisingly well, for hand held. It's times like this when I wish I had a tripod.
Looks like I'm going to leave Tuesday. I'm in no hurry -- have actually begun sleeping so well here that I want to just keep sleeping! I missed morning meditation so I could sleep for another hour today, and would have missed breakfast, but I thought someone might begin to worry about me if I did that.
Today, we're going into Austin where the monk teaches a Sunday class at a Zen center, then later in the afternoon there is an Abhidhamma class taught by the abbot, first in English, then in Burmese. I won't stay for the Burmese, of course.
I promised photos, so here are a few. The moon photo finally gave me some incentive to download from the camera.
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| This is the kuti I'm staying in. I've nicknamed it the Taj Mahal, because it's so luxurious. |
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| Some of those 8000 pieces of trim that went on the Pagoda. |
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| Hundreds of small bells on this topper -- lovely sound all the time, with the breezes. |
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| Steps up to the Pagoda |
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| Pagoda from parking lot. It's just amazing! |
That's it for now. I hope to get some interior photos, but keep forgetting. The interiors of the Pagoda and meditation hall are just wonderful!
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