An Oasis of Peace

A dear friend sent me this photo from her recent travels. 

Photo

The photo evokes such a palpable feeling of peace and calm. I sit still, in a quiet comfortable place, and look at the photo; I breathe deeply, effortlessly. 

Sometimes a piece of music, a photograph or a poem can help transport us from the din of everyday life to an oasis of peace. 

Ahhhhh…..

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I'll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase "each other" doesn't make any sense.

–Rumi