Thean Hou temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
A peaceful abode for the hopeless souls who seek solace when their life gets churned with chaos, stress, bumfuzzle and uncertainties! Spirituality in its true sense with wisdom is very much essential for leading a successful life. These pictures were taken in 2019 when we visited Malaysia.
This is the statue of Guan Yin (Buddhist bodhisattva, Avalokitasvara), the goddess of Mercy and compassion, one who listens to the prayers of the devotees! This statue is situated outside the main temple where there is a small pond full of fishes. A man was feeding those fishes and I had a chat with this person who told me that he comes there most of the days to feed the fishes. A kindly gesture indeed! May God bless him! The fishes were rippling the water enjoying the scrumptious feed!
I could spot a disparate bunch of fishes in the pond and this spectacle gave a wonderful opportunity for me to click some beautiful pictures.
Some places instantly instill peace in us which is a perplexing phenomenon to explain as most of you would agree. This was one of such spots that invigorated our tired bodies, minds, and perhaps souls after a hectic overnight journey and walking outside with Sun blazing fiercely that day in KL. The evidence of divinity in such places, I believe, is the peace and tranquillity we feel even when we memorise about these visits which means the feelings we experienced were not ephemeral but everlasting.
A dragon! The temple premises have statues of Chinese Zodiac animals.
It would be great if we spend some time reading about spirituality trying to understand the ancient knowledge about life, its complexities, challenges and mantras for success our ancestors depicted in their texts. They have deciphered their experiences dealing with every aspect of human life and we still have only limited knowledge about these things. It will never be a wasteful effort if we spend a little time daily to dwell deeper into their thoughts and inferences about human life!
- History is something to be considered very seriously to understand the foundations of past, present and future. Ancient, old and outdated were once upon a time contemporary, new and modern that denotes their relevance during that particular period. We must not forget that inaccuracies shaped the present relevant and accurate realities! There is a lot to learn from such 'old books'!
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