Integrity

Long Beach View. (Tomasito photo)

I have been reading about the old Maya people.

Most of the ancient civilization was thoroughly wiped out, but there are some bits and pieces coming to light due to the concentrated effort of some linguistic scholars--and there are some Maya people persisting in their old homeland of central America.

There is a practice among them which I think is admirable and can be summed up in in this notion--that "it is not good to trade integrity for money. "

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The Door

The Door.

This is the door you may have been looking for.

Walk right through--they are waiting for you there and are ready, willing and able to answer ALL your questions!

But of course the door you are looking at here on this non-existent page of non-existent images does not really exist! It's just a dance of imaginary electrons.

You just think it does, but:

It is ALL in your mind!

That's where it ALL is!

And THAT may not exist either!

Think about it...

and be happy.

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McTom

McTom. (Tanya photo)

It is a little hard to believe, but Ahimsaland is right here too--just like it is wherever you are!

You don't have to go along with the main program.

(You sure can't avoid it either, of course!)

But it doesn't have to ruffle your feathers!

Ahhhhimsaland!

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Daley Ranch Pond

Daley Ranch Pond

This pond was SO lavender when we walked by a few days ago that I had to snap this photo.

The "Coast Wild Lilacs" (Ceanothis) are in full bloom all around the pond and on the hillsides which augments the wonderful color. Even the sky seems to be lavender!

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The Inner Courtyard Garden at San Juan Capistrano Mission

It has been raining every day and all night--just like I remember from my childhood in Hillside Village near Los Angeles.

Such a wonderful, wet and hopeful spring after years of drought.

The emerald green of new grass and young plants make our part of Southern California look a bit like Ireland--and just in time for Saint Patrick's Day!

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ahimsaland

Mission Garden, San Juan Capistrano.

There are so very, very many beautiful and peaceful places in California.

Stressful and awful places and situations too.

Not so very different, I suppose, from any other place on this tiny blue island in space.

Any place anywhere can truly be Ahimsaland.

Its up to us to make it so.

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Exploring Medieval Village

Tanya Exploring Medieval Village

It looks like one doesn't it?

This charming and romantic village street scene is actually in the restored ruins of the San Juan Capistrano Mission in California.

Of course, the way to this quiet place is far from quiet--no famous place in Southern California can be reached quietly or peacefully.

Unruly drivers--heavy traffic--and the freeway culture which is so much a part of life in the Golden State--make "getting there" so much less than "half the fun"--as they used to say.

But once there--the old place has some lovely nooks and crannies--especially in the winter after the rain on a week-day.

Peaceful!

We are very lucky to live close to such a beautiful spot: The Mission of San Juan Capistrano.

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