The Monastery of St Anthony in southern Maine is about four miles from the town of Kennebunk. It is the home of a Lithuanian Franciscan Monastery. Situated on 66 acres of New England land with an extensive walking network, it…
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Monastery of St. Anthony (Maine)
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Far Paths
Pathways to insight- Stretching off into the far. Paper, light and air, Stone and earth, world turning round. All laid out in memory.
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Oshima Japan
Oshima or Ojima is a small pine covered island in the Matshushima prefecture in Japan. Once a meditation retreat for Zen (Chen) Buddhist Monks, it is now a walking tourist destination. It is accessible by a walking bridge from the…
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Crater Lake
Crater Lake in Oregon (United States) is a caldera lake formed from the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama in roughly 5500-6000 BCE. Human interaction with this area has been traced back to the ancestors of the Klamath Tribe who…
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Monument Valley
Monument Valley is what most people in the world think when you talk about the desert southwest of the United States. Colored plateaus, tumbleweeds, and endless plains. While the area contains several National and Tribal parks, the vast area allows…
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Rila, Bulgaria
The Rila area of Bulgaria hold numerous areas that hold an appeal to those looking for walking meditation, quiet solitude or a place of hermitage. Rila, thought to be of Thracian origin, means “well-watered mountain” and its connection to the…
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Nian Xióng Hall 