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Singing bowl, sunlight, at Integral Yoga Institute, NYC. | 2006.08.04 11:04:08
Camera: Canon PowerShot A610 | Exp. bias: 0 EV | Focal Length: 7.3mm (=35mm)
"I offer incense at Kiyomizu Temple,
with my companions I pray for the Buddha's blessing.
What day will we lay aside silks and gowns,
live in the mountains, and wear skirts of hemp?"
~ Osa Gyukusen (active 1819)
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(from Kanshi: the Poetry of Ishikawa Jozan and other
Edo-Period Poets, Burton Watson, Northpoint Press, 1990, p.137)
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singing bowl (mp3 soundfile, 332k)

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