Meditated today at the Grafton Peace Pagoda in upstate New York. It was a long journey on a gorgeous sunny day. The road to the pagoda was washed out so the only way up there was on a long, winding, dangerously muddy path dotted with many man-made rock meditative structures.
The stupa was immense and I walked around it clockwise three times: ground, terrace and sculpture level. There were bas-relief sculptures telling the story of Buddha and his lifetime.
After leaving my card with a carving in the meditation garden, I meditated in the temple itself which was in a nearby building.
This was a terrific experience and well worth the trip. Sometime I would like to return and take part in one of the services.
blognote: I heard about the Peace Pagoda from someone I met on my Central Europe trip in October. I was able to visit and share a tasteful Japanese lunch.
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