Tag: temple
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Day 3~ May 3rd~ Cambodia
Upon meeting the Khmer temples of Cambodia for the first time and walking between their columns and galleries, I felt as though time had become elastic, no longer confined to my usual linear perception of it… Angkor Wat, the largest Hindu temple in the world, now a Buddhist temple, still in use religiously, haunting with…
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Day 1~ May 1st~ Cambodia
A new month begins with images and stories from a land so enchanting called ‘Kampuchea’, the empire of the Khmers, the present day Kingdom of Cambodia, the land of the worshipers of Theravada Buddhism, of hill tribes, of stilt houses and of magical ancient temples. It is a place where mystery is alive and well…
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Day 28~ March 28th~ Egypt
The impressive mortuary temple built for Queen Hatshepsut, the 18th dynasty female Pharaoh stands as the evidence of Egypt’s influence on today’s classical architecture styles. This pharaoh was known for her great power and dominion over both upper and lower Egypt and was said to reign for over 22 years. The original name of the…
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Day 20~ March 20th~ Egypt
All rich moments in life become richer when shared with a good friend, a companion… The journey to Egypt was a unique adventure in so many ways and most of the uniqueness came from the great feeling of sharing and fraternity with friends of like minds searching together. The stories of that trip are divided…
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Day 15~ March 15th~ Egypt
They say that whatever you do while alive on this planet is printed in the astral light of it, in its archives, waiting to be tuned to and accessed… I remember one time while working in Paris and on a quieter morning at the Louvre, standing in front of the Mona Lisa gazing at her…
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Day 5~ March 5th~ Egypt
If you go to meet something for the first time and you take your prejudgment about it with you, how will you ever be able to connect with its truth? There is so much that is written about ancient Egypt. The libraries are full, the internet is flooded, university texts, endless research material, theories ranging…
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Day Two Hundred Sixty Three, October 12, 2011
At any moment of the day, somewhere on this planet, someone is stepping out of their daily fog and taking a few minutes to try and send a signal, from here to there, from known to unknown, from visible to invisible, from earth to ether. The message is so simple as is their faith, a…
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Day One Hundred Eighty Three, July 24, 2011
One of the first shocks you get when you go back to the place of your childhood has to do with change. Everything has changed, your parents are older, your friends are different, your home is strangely nostalgic, your most precious childhood memories are diluted into the wind like dandelions. And so much emotion is…