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Didn't realize how boring my altars are until I looked at these again. Makes me want to spruce mine up a bit. This is what I have now.
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My friend Sattva, whether altars are highly decorated and fanciful, or stripped back and simple, keep the primary intention in mind of what the meaning/meanings behind these physical forms represent.sattva wrote:Didn't realize how boring my altars are until I looked at these again. Makes me want to spruce mine up a bit. This is what I have now.
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This thread has been a great inspiration. Just wanted to share this pic of my shrine at home:
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soothing to see.....
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Small shrine I have on my wall. I have another larger statute but it doesn't have an altar yet.
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What's the shelf square thing called?BlkMettaCat wrote:Small shrine I have on my wall. I have another larger statute but it doesn't have an altar yet.
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But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
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it's called a square floating shelf. I have two of them that my mom bought me a couple of years ago.Cittasanto wrote:What's the shelf square thing called?BlkMettaCat wrote:Small shrine I have on my wall. I have another larger statute but it doesn't have an altar yet.
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Here's mine ... fairly simple & minimal ...
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I decided to redo my home altar and incorporate my larger statue.
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It's actually really nice. Is it made out of wood?cookiemonster wrote:Here's mine ... fairly simple & minimal ...
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Yes, solid teakwood actually, so it's both light and durable.samseva wrote:It's actually really nice. Is it made out of wood?cookiemonster wrote:Here's mine ... fairly simple & minimal ...
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BlkMettaCat wrote:I decided to redo my home altar and incorporate my larger statue.
Very nice, BlkMettaCat. I always like when the Buddha is seated in a high place.
That is simply gorgeous. My mind is settling just gazing upon it.cookiemonster wrote:Here's mine ... fairly simple & minimal ...
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Yes, wood is warming, grounding, and settling to me too. Although I liked many designs made out of metal, stone, or plastic, I felt that those materials possessed too much "cold energy" for me.Sea Turtle wrote:That is simply gorgeous. My mind is settling just gazing upon it.cookiemonster wrote:Here's mine ... fairly simple & minimal ...
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where did you get the Rupa?cookiemonster wrote:Yes, wood is warming, grounding, and settling to me too. Although I liked many designs made out of metal, stone, or plastic, I felt that those materials possessed too much "cold energy" for me.Sea Turtle wrote:That is simply gorgeous. My mind is settling just gazing upon it.cookiemonster wrote:Here's mine ... fairly simple & minimal ...
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Blog, Suttas, Aj Chah, Facebook.
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
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He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
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buddhatreasures.comCittasanto wrote:where did you get the Rupa?cookiemonster wrote: Yes, wood is warming, grounding, and settling to me too. Although I liked many designs made out of metal, stone, or plastic, I felt that those materials possessed too much "cold energy" for me.
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