yesterday i went to the
peace pagoda in leverett, MA. i like to try to make it there every year, it is about 1/2 hour from where i live. i went with my friend chelsea and we had some fun taking photos. The Peace Pagoda was built by young Americans led by Japanese monks and nuns of the Nipponzan Myohoji order of Buddhism. Pagodas, or stupas, are built to house relics of the Buddha and are common in Buddhist countries. Nipponzan Myohoji is unusual among Buddhist orders in that the ordained are not seeking personal salvation or enlightenment, but the removal of all weapons from the face of the earth.
this is my head inside of chelseas shirt, which reminded me of a pregnant woman's shirt because it had room for a baby in it, or my big head.
here i am laying in the wildflowers, looking innocent and carefree.
this is a buddha statue near the pagoda. cambodian new years is this weekend and there is a strange mix of prayer flags and american flags. if anyone needs prayers it is the US...
