tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post6168649198593143512..comments2023-09-19T05:00:33.470-07:00Comments on vision: PilgrimageSumana Royhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-78033780667920495822016-04-05T11:02:23.247-07:002016-04-05T11:02:23.247-07:00I love this pilgrimage...when you were 'Slough...I love this pilgrimage...when you were 'Sloughing off the material self' -how enlightened it is! good for you!humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-69996513607303230292016-04-05T07:40:50.653-07:002016-04-05T07:40:50.653-07:00this is wonderful! always something interesting to...this is wonderful! always something interesting to learn. :)dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-56575763010683066782016-04-05T07:18:15.644-07:002016-04-05T07:18:15.644-07:00I enjoyed reading your poem...and thought of the m...I enjoyed reading your poem...and thought of the mountain I see from my studio each day, three peaks.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-7350827371249127152016-04-04T20:41:02.520-07:002016-04-04T20:41:02.520-07:00The moonlight shawl draws me in. The moonlight shawl draws me in. colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669375650785054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-88305586753554298772016-04-04T18:00:28.142-07:002016-04-04T18:00:28.142-07:00A lovely - and edifying - share, wonderfully rende...A lovely - and edifying - share, wonderfully rendered. "Sloughing off the material self<br />Being prayer itself" ... transcendent.Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-35482459040592975732016-04-04T11:17:26.410-07:002016-04-04T11:17:26.410-07:00Jammu is on my bucket list of places to see one da...Jammu is on my bucket list of places to see one day. How wonderful to journey to Kashmir on pilgrimage.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-58531872030669549032016-04-04T07:24:09.267-07:002016-04-04T07:24:09.267-07:00Rich experience the viewers also feel. Well-versed...Rich experience the viewers also feel. Well-versed.Thank you for sharing this here.Goddess bless! rudraprayagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775039913655864157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-13879129487731468832016-04-04T03:03:39.868-07:002016-04-04T03:03:39.868-07:00Going on a pilgrimage is like an extraordinary exp...Going on a pilgrimage is like an extraordinary experience to me. Though not often, last month I had the chance to join a pilgrimage with family members. We call it Visita Iglesia, an annual before the Lenten season where we visit & offer prayers to different parochial churches in one whole day. Thanks for sharing your experience through this poem. :)kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02591849636814413110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-1644053330768732872016-04-03T19:12:18.932-07:002016-04-03T19:12:18.932-07:00I see your glow in the photo. What a wonderful wa...I see your glow in the photo. What a wonderful way to honor the Mother and renew yourself.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-42743496689280063962016-04-03T17:02:00.739-07:002016-04-03T17:02:00.739-07:00What a most beautiful spot to give homage....beaut...What a most beautiful spot to give homage....beautifully described.<br /><br />Donna@LivingFromHappinessDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-65108185133638427182016-04-03T15:45:08.624-07:002016-04-03T15:45:08.624-07:00I love that this pilgrimage both inside and out, h...I love that this pilgrimage both inside and out, honors the mother--beautifully said!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-91135927639315331982016-04-03T14:43:02.478-07:002016-04-03T14:43:02.478-07:00Beautiful walk,piece, and picture.
ZQBeautiful walk,piece, and picture.<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-36227681358446421672016-04-03T14:38:43.545-07:002016-04-03T14:38:43.545-07:00Oh my! It is as if you are welcomed into the warmt...Oh my! It is as if you are welcomed into the warmth and health of The Mother slowly as an ordeal brings you there, but watched over at the same time. I love your personification of the landscape, your breathless meter.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-27907827336890027092016-04-03T13:23:12.224-07:002016-04-03T13:23:12.224-07:00Gorgeous:
"Slowly but surely
Climbing up
Moon...Gorgeous:<br />"Slowly but surely<br />Climbing up<br />Moonlight shawl all over<br />Singing with other pilgrims<br />Walking, riding or in palanquins<br />In praise of the Mother ...<br />To offer our prayers<br />To Mother Vaishno Devi<br />And return safely<br />Which we did"✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-39942174003904421612016-04-03T12:43:37.743-07:002016-04-03T12:43:37.743-07:00Peaceful and beautiful Sumana....You have taken us...Peaceful and beautiful Sumana....You have taken us on your pilgrimage with you...and your photo is lovely!Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-27346332302969846952016-04-03T12:09:34.325-07:002016-04-03T12:09:34.325-07:00Thank you for allowing me to climb with you. Your ...Thank you for allowing me to climb with you. Your words reminded me of the way I feel when I slowly walk the labyrinth. Blessings,<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-65130684642463135562016-04-03T10:09:07.988-07:002016-04-03T10:09:07.988-07:00What an inspire journey, your poem paints for us. ...What an inspire journey, your poem paints for us. Your words make me wish I could visit. I bet the experience is a feast for the spirit. ♥Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-73380509567465085192016-04-03T09:15:39.544-07:002016-04-03T09:15:39.544-07:00"sloughing off the material self"---phra..."sloughing off the material self"---phrased so beautifully and, I would imagine, done one step at a time....uphill, every step of that 14 km pilgrimage. What an amazing experience!C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-48272450289216972792016-04-03T07:57:53.125-07:002016-04-03T07:57:53.125-07:00What a glorious pilgrimage. I can picture all of y...What a glorious pilgrimage. I can picture all of you, climbing and singing, all the way up the holy mountain. In your poem, you took me along, and I loved every moment. Bless you!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-78847148006036879372016-04-03T06:12:20.743-07:002016-04-03T06:12:20.743-07:00Jor se bolo Jai Mata Di!!Jor se bolo Jai Mata Di!!magiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-33475243947095134222016-04-03T05:01:52.333-07:002016-04-03T05:01:52.333-07:00It sounds like a very inspiring pilgrimage.It sounds like a very inspiring pilgrimage.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-87382048557147936292016-04-03T04:28:54.783-07:002016-04-03T04:28:54.783-07:00It is strange that when we exert ourselves to do s...It is strange that when we exert ourselves to do something for others, to pay homage, to give rather than take we receive something which gives us such elation so that we realize what life is all about. What a great post this is Sumana.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-24495239632683526072016-04-03T02:37:26.504-07:002016-04-03T02:37:26.504-07:00I agree, you look so peaceful and serene in your p...I agree, you look so peaceful and serene in your picture Sumana :D and such a wonderful write as an accompaniment. Beautifully penned.<br /><br />Lots of love,<br />SanaaSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-20512238687144642112016-04-03T02:22:43.295-07:002016-04-03T02:22:43.295-07:00Ooooo that is a great photo of you.You look elated...Ooooo that is a great photo of you.You look elated.My Hindu friends have that look when they have just participated in a ceremony. It must have been a wonderful spiritual experience doing that night climb pilgrimage.I'm a bit envious.Beautiful poem.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867053657182353336.post-12362357446903692322016-04-03T01:29:08.856-07:002016-04-03T01:29:08.856-07:00Moonlight shawl all over
Singing with other pilgri...Moonlight shawl all over<br />Singing with other pilgrims ~ You've painted such a beautiful picture of pilgrimage in this poem :)Purba chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726789340791239305noreply@blogger.com