Showing posts with label philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label philosophy. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Monday, May 9, 2011
quintessential quotes-travel
“Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled.”
– Mohammed
Image of the Santa Monica Mountains-Leo Carrilo State Park
Monday, May 2, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Day Trippin-The Lake Shrine
If you are looking for a day retreat from the chaos of daily life, the Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is the place to BE.
"COME INTO THE SILENCE OF SOLITUDE,AND THE VIBRATION
THERE WILL TALK TO YOU THROUGH THE VOICE OF GOD"
-- PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
Don and I kept driving past this interesting building in the Pacific Palisades, I had thought it was a Baha'i Temple. One day on one of our day adventures, we decided to check it out. This place is a sanctuary. The site induces reflection as one slowly walks around the lake. Breathing in the beauty of nature, the subtle signs, and exhaling the constraints of daily life. Don and I spent just one hour at this sacred site and I left with a sense of internal unity and peace. The Lake Shrine is definitely medicine for the soul.
Here is a little history:
The Lake Shrine was opened to the public on August 20, 1950, coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of Paramahansa Yogananda's work in America.Paramahansa Yogananda designed the Golden Lotus Archway (above) as a "wall-less temple." In India the lotus flower is a symbol of divine unfoldment--the awakening of the soul to its infinite potential.
It seems fifty years later Deepak Chopra has followed in Paramahansa footsteps.
Indulge in the clarity of your own reflection and your internal solitude at the Lake Shrine. It is so close and yet so far. As you are driving west on Sunset Boulevard on your way to the PCH, make a short stop and breathe.
Why not?
OM
Self Realization Lake Shrine on Google Maps.
quintessential quotes-travel
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
Henry Miller
Carpe Diem
Carpe Diem LA is a travel log of our adventures in Los Angeles and beyond. In October 2010, we moved here from the San Francisco, Bay Area and we have a lot of unknown territory to cover. Since, the beginning of our relationship, which was over ten years ago, we have had the philosophy that the time we spend together should be a mini adventure of seeing or learning something new. We both love to travel and have traveled extensively around the globe.
The concept of Carpe Diem or living in the moment came naturally to us; we thought to ourselves, why not take the way we experience a new country and begin exploring our proverbial back yard. Hence, Carpe Diem: LA.
On this Blog we will explore Day Trips, Camping, Places to eat, Amazing Nature Hikes, Cafes, and Local Inspiration, and much more in Los Angeles and beyond.
Every day is a new and precious life Experience!
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