tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700567856433724150.post355327445451574834..comments2024-03-26T08:41:38.961-07:00Comments on Lea Sylvestro: Chiang Mai - From Wat to WatLeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14658809113061483872noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700567856433724150.post-4081744005111800212011-11-18T14:01:45.191-08:002011-11-18T14:01:45.191-08:00Love your writing, my friend. I could see and feel...Love your writing, my friend. I could see and feel everything so clearly. Thanks for sharing. Love to you and yours.Your Weekapaug friend, Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700567856433724150.post-62197937192126301272011-11-14T08:26:45.647-08:002011-11-14T08:26:45.647-08:00Lea,
I would've done the same thing with the ...Lea,<br /><br />I would've done the same thing with the birds. I love the idea of setting things free.<br /><br />Great piece.Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700567856433724150.post-86432592917780088102011-11-13T15:35:59.712-08:002011-11-13T15:35:59.712-08:00Lea, as ever you hit the right notes: "a qui...Lea, as ever you hit the right notes: "a quiet" practice arranging flowers. So much of that Buddhist spirit is lost in the 'noise' in which we live. Your comment on the peaceful Buddha and the bleeding Christ? it says it all for me and is why I'm inclined to read Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk (who as it is lives in the south of France, but accompanies me on my Kindle to all doctors appointments) reminds anyone who hears him of the 'sound of the bell' which brings us to the quiet place you noticed so gently. You are the bell. When you return I want to share with you the flip side of Thailand's history. The queen engaged Francis Ford Coppola to create a filmed history of the wars with Burma as bloody and medieval as any in Europe. How the Thais got here from there is a miracle. Keep ringing your bell. We hear it. JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700567856433724150.post-8187236720299953192011-11-12T06:10:53.860-08:002011-11-12T06:10:53.860-08:00Sounds like you might become a Buddhist, Lea! I r...Sounds like you might become a Buddhist, Lea! I remember feeling that sense of peace in Bhutan whenever we were in the temples. I don't remember the part about not touching a woman, though. In fact, we gave a monk a ride into town one day - he had to go shopping because he was going to be "hibernating" in prayer for a period of time and needed food. He was singing along with the American songs on the radio, and didn't seem worried about being squashed in the van with 3 ladies!Gerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700567856433724150.post-22131686860912497242011-11-12T05:45:23.845-08:002011-11-12T05:45:23.845-08:00I envy you your language here -- stunning descript...I envy you your language here -- stunning descriptions and captured moments. More, more!! (maybe next career as a travel writer?? -- you're fantastic!)Triciahttp://triciatierneyblog.com/wp-admin/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700567856433724150.post-4784022137450190822011-11-11T14:26:53.604-08:002011-11-11T14:26:53.604-08:00They bark to balance the sound." May be my fa...They bark to balance the sound." May be my favorite line of all time!! This is a beautifully rich piece, Lea. Thank you so much for inviting me into the wat. It does make me feel peaceful and free.Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240380109673249794noreply@blogger.com