FLOWERS FOR MY SOUL!

            The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.  ~Basho

DANCING PEACOCK - 4

The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of his tail.
- Rabindranath Tagore

DANCING PEACOCK - 3

If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

DANCING PEACOCK - 2

The peacock is there not only because it's so beautiful, but because since medieval times the peacock was seen as a symbol of Christ's immortality. It was believed in the Middle Ages that the flesh of the peacock did not decay after it died.

~ Larry Feinberg

DANCING PEACOCK - 1

"To him shall be proffered and returned gifts of such an astonishment as will rival the hues of a peacock and the harmonies of heaven, so that though he live to the great age when man goes stooping, yet shall he walk upright and remembering, as one whose heart shines like a great star within his breast." - Anonymous

GOOSEBERRY GALORE!

"Habitat & Cultivation - Native to India and the Middle East, indian gooseberry is cultivated for its fruit. Constituents  - indian gooseberry contains a fixed oil, a volatile oil, and tannins. History & Folklore - The indian gooseberry was featured in a 7th-century Ayurvedic medical text. The sage Muni Chyawan reputedly restored his vitality with this fruit. Medicinal Actions & Uses The astringent indian gooseberry is given to allay the effects of aging and to restore the organs. In Ayurvedic medicine, the fruit juice is given to strengthen the pancreas of diabetics."

- Andrew Chevallier, The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants

ON THE ROAD TO HEAVEN!

"Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live! "

- Bob Marley

DELHI'S TRAFALGAR SQUARE!

"I don't mind being a symbol but I don't want to become a monument. There are monuments all over the Parliament Buildings and I've seen what the pigeons do to them, " - Tommy Douglas

SPLASH OF COLOUR!

"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us,".  ~Iris Murdoch, A Fairly Honourable Defeat

SATISFIED! SATIATED!!!

“You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.”

- various sources