The first picture is of the stupa which is on the Monastery's land in Wappinger's Falls, NY. That's the Hudson River in the background. A stupa is a monument which represents the mind of the Buddha. Statues represent the Buddha's body, and dharma texts represent the Buddha's speech.
The second picture is of a turkey, a type of bird that I frequently saw roaming the monastery grounds.
I feel like I owe my small number of readers a fuller explanation of my experience on the retreat, which was incredibly profound, but I've been told that attempting to describe my experiences causes them to solidify into obstacles. So I guess I'll just leave it at that.
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Blessings.
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