Jamyang Chödrön just returned to Berlin from Thimpu where she was visiting her family and sent me these gorgeous shots of a Buddha that’s being built opposite her sister’s house. It’s huge! And really rather beautiful.
I wish they’d build Buddhas in Berlin instead of all the hideous malls that are springing up. We have one at the end of our road now. Ridiculous, actually. There’s a Deer Park at one end (I kid you not) and a hideous white block of concrete covered in logos at the other end, by the harbour, full of cheap clothes shops. Yuk!
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Oiling a Rusty Mind 
This is really a beautiful statue. Thanks for sharing.