Áine Keenan
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If they see breasts
and long hair coming
they call it woman,
if beard and whiskers
they call it man:
but, look, the Self
that hovers in between
is neither man
nor woman
O Ramanatha

Dasimayya, 11th century

#Ardhanarishwara #TamilNadu #India
Ardhanarishwara Temple, Adiannamalai, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
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Green door what's that secret
you're keepin'?
Wish they'd let me in so
I could find out what's
behind the green door
All I want to do is join
the happy crowd
behind the green door

Shakin' Stevens, 20th century

#Photography #Poetry #SpeirGorm #India #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Steps lead up to a two-toned green door with six panels set into a cream-painted wall. Overhead are two horizontal barred windows with green shutters, to the left is a vertical window with white embedded bars, and there is also a green-painted grille on the overhanging roof. Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Thank you for going to sooooooooooo much trouble to track down the entire citation. I'm deeply touched ... and will now always remember where I first heard this gem. 🙏🙏🙏
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Oh, wow, hadn't heard that one before. So, so, so true!!! Thank you for both the proverb and the awesome image. 🙏
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Beautiful photo and Rumi quote, Gina, and heartfelt personal sentiments too. Kindness and compassion are indeed incomparable ... and the Soul's greatest yearning.
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"What does it profit one to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" Mark 8:36
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That's my best guess. Or probably someone else's army boots to minimise his own risk ...
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One of my favourites out of your already prolific collection of verses and images. They frequently have me feeling that I'm being taken on a tightrope walk across Niagara Falls, backwards, blindfolded and wondrously disoriented!!!
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That is WILD!!! What an opportunistic photo 🤩
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Reminiscent of what happened to countless hapless returnees to Iraq in the immediate aftermath of the invasion. Palestinians are tragically being set up here to fail. 😓
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Gives a complete new significance to subject-object relations. 👌🪞👌
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Talk about poise and presence!!! Fantastic image, Mary: it would be hard to surpass it. 🥇
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The confidence of delivery is astounding, without making any concessions to more contemporary conceits or styles. I truly adore this image and feel profoundly grateful that you shared it today. 💝
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In the hands of the maestro 👑
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My greatest inspiration (along with Nan Goldin, a close second!) 🙏🙏🙏