This picture of a singing bowl is part of a triptych selected from my reportage on the Buddhist retreat I attended in Plum Village, France (2016) by renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and my travelogue on Vietnam (1999) for Living magazine.
In Vietnam, I came by chance to Thich Nhat Hanh's temple in Hué. There I was invited for a walk through the temple garden where a monk recited to me the following poem by Thay: "The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms."
For the article 'I live, I enjoy and feel connected' about my encounter with Buddhism, visit - https://www.tessajol.com/retreat-publications
Food for Thought 1 is part of a triptych: Food for Thought 1, 2 & 3. You can also buy them as individual pictures or as a diptych.
                                
 
                                
                                        Tessa Jol is a Dutch photographer,  journalist and holistic art teacher with publications worldwide in famous spiritual,  travel,  interior design and lifestyle magazines.
"In 2010,  I was asked to exhibit my photography at the Living Tibet event in the Netherlands,  where six Lamas from Tibet shared..
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