 "Drinking the nourishment, the flavour, of seclusion and calm, one is freed from evil, devoid of distress, refreshed with the nourishment of rapture in the Dhamma." Dhammapada |
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The latter stages of frame construction took place during the winter retreat time and the final crowning was literally an uplifting event at the end of a sustained period of meditation. Despite the bitter wind many Sangha members donned their woollies, scrambled up the scaffolding, braving the dizzy heights to place a 'Dhamma wheel' flag alongside the woodsmen's traditional branch of oak. Auspicious blessings (parittas) were chanted with joyous smiles and frosty breaths. |
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