Together We Are One
here are some imageless photos from the september retreat, developed in my heart's lab, using a
disposable camera, without any film ...
TOGETHER WE ARE ONE RETREAT
hot dusty trail
900 suitcases bake in the sun
letting go of all hurry
evening chant
“ heart broken
“ open
a child
asks a monk “ where is
“ all your hair ?
the wonders of life
this wonderful moment
breathing as one
3rd day of retreat :
i take a smaller portion
at the food line
silent lunch meditation
one crow gulps the whole cosmos
a granite boulder
above the white clouds
zen master drinks tea
alone
with 900 people each
alone
stone buddha
perfect communication
both of us silent
turtles & carp
swimming in the gurgling pond
monks playing pingpong
what i notice in others
is most true about myself
temple altar
¿ where's buddha ?
look at the flowers !
walking quite slowly
a student holds back branches
on his teacher's path
new ordinees
rising from prostration
spring forth from the ground
a foggy morning
through clefts in the clouds
mountains flowing down
after our retreat
18,000 toes
go as a river
the voice of the bell
continues
in earth's fragrance
— gary gach, 'together we are one' retreat, deer park monastery, september 2011
