Comments on Pasadena Daily Photo: Zen Monday: #24

Le Mystique: I don't know if English is a blessing...

2008-11-12T22:10:00.000-08:00

Le Mystique: I don't know if English is a blessing, but I feel blessed that we're all communicating. If it takes a common knowledge of English to do it then yes, English is a blessing. I'm especially grateful for the internet. THAT's a blessing!

To me, the lady looks so sad... She really doesn't...

2008-11-12T16:32:00.000-08:00

To me, the lady looks so sad... She really doesn't want to be there. She's probably thinking about everything she needs to do once she gets home.

The joys of survival. :-)

Hi Petrea,Thanks for the comments.I am glad you to...

2008-11-12T10:04:00.000-08:00

Hi Petrea,
Thanks for the comments.
I am glad you too were impressed by the two lines of Hazrat Rabia Basri. A muslim Sufi saint from Basra Iraq, she wrote the lines around 1400 years ago.
The language I used below the English lines is Urdu - national language of my country Pakistan.

English surely is a blessing...

Bernie, I hope she didn't hear me.Welcome, Le Myst...

2008-11-12T09:51:00.000-08:00

Bernie, I hope she didn't hear me.

Welcome, Le Mystique. I left a comment at your blog.

WCGB: Maybe she was meditating?

It's funny how I can't respond to this photo in a ...

2008-11-12T08:40:00.000-08:00

It's funny how I can't respond to this photo in a zen-like fashion because I know exactly where it is. That woman is waiting for the 687, I believe.

The never-ending wait versus the never-ending hope...

2008-11-12T08:15:00.000-08:00

The never-ending wait versus the never-ending hope

The the glitter versus the truth

What is the sound of one shutter snapping …?

2008-11-10T22:59:00.000-08:00

What is the sound of one shutter snapping …?

C.O., it's Los Robles. Good eye.Welcome, Margaret!...

2008-11-10T22:30:00.000-08:00

C.O., it's Los Robles. Good eye.

Welcome, Margaret! Nice to see you here.

Sometimes it seems there should be a winner. Miss Havisham wins for transcendence today, don't you think? (Thank you Loren, I like that word.) And Altadena hiker would win the cynical jokes prize. Or maybe we'd just call it the LOL trophy.

Lynn, I see no reason why you can't do Zen Monday. I guess I came up with the idea but you know something? The guy who invented the web gave it away, so who am I?

The idea is that in Zen, learning is gained through experience rather than through books and lectures. On the day I post the Zen photo, I post no copy about the photo, not even a title, so people can experience the photo by itself. I try to make it a photo that poses a question or presents a quandary.

Have at it. Let me know when you do it!

So I'm back (took a peak from work earlier today) ...

2008-11-10T22:20:00.000-08:00

So I'm back (took a peak from work earlier today) - she's just WISHING the bus to appear & get her where she needs to be & she's so used to that routine, she pays no attention to anything else around her there

Still waiting. I remember waiting for a bus while...

2008-11-10T19:28:00.000-08:00

Still waiting. I remember waiting for a bus while in South America and hoping that it would just come soon. I hope she had a pleasant day to wait and was occupied by pleasant thoughts as well.

The woman is caught between a rock, hard place, & ...

2008-11-10T19:27:00.000-08:00

The woman is caught between a rock, hard place, & her anxiety: does she want to get back on a bus, or into see the dentist.

I've passed this place a bunch. But at the moment can't place where. My guess is either on Walnut or Los Robles....

Hey, that's my neighborhood. That little building ...

2008-11-10T18:13:00.000-08:00

Hey, that's my neighborhood. That little building has been there for at least 20 or 30 years...so to me that picture means...home!

I really must learn to drive!

2008-11-10T16:08:00.000-08:00

I really must learn to drive!

Ooooh I love this idea of a Zen photo. Are we all...

2008-11-10T16:06:00.000-08:00

Ooooh I love this idea of a Zen photo. Are we allowed to steal the idea? LOL !

Well!....This lady in the pic is totally unimpressed by the scantily-clad ad. ladies. She is concurrently pondering the fact that her earring has made her ear sore again whilst thinking if HE doesn't cook tonight, she's decided they just won't eat. See what he does then. lol.

Eh, I meant to say carless and not careless in the...

2008-11-10T15:56:00.000-08:00

Eh, I meant to say carless and not careless in the second paragraph. The two are rarely interchangeable.

Actually, the photo reminds me of the time when I ...

2008-11-10T15:54:00.000-08:00

Actually, the photo reminds me of the time when I moved to LA. Straight out of college I was carless, penniless, was living in Thai Town, and had to rely on buses.

I also spent a long stint careless and penniless in the midwest, and I can say there is a distinct culture of public transportation. Instead of taggers, the St. Louis bus system has preachers. They would get on the bus, stop at the front and start praising the lord, and all that jazz.

When I looked at the picture, I didn't even notice...

2008-11-10T14:46:00.000-08:00

When I looked at the picture, I didn't even notice the Bebe advertisement. It wasn't until I read the posts that I clicked back and saw it. To me, the photo evoked a sense of sadness and loneliness.

I won't listen to youI won'tI won't I'll turn my b...

2008-11-10T14:40:00.000-08:00

I won't listen to you
I won't
I won't
I'll turn my back and not talk to you any longer Harvey

(myabe I shouldn't have read Miss H's current post about the psychiatrist first, you think?)

Of course she's transcendent, she's been drinking ...

2008-11-10T11:28:00.000-08:00

Of course she's transcendent, she's been drinking Aass Bock. Oh God, now she's breaking into song.

I wish there was a subway or light railway directl...

2008-11-10T10:56:00.000-08:00

I wish there was a subway or light railway directly connecting Pasadena with Burbank. I also wish there was a streetcar running down on Riverside Blvd. Buses are really yucky in this town.

My impression of Bebe that it is overpriced slutware.

Miss Havisham: priceless & transcendent.

2008-11-10T10:12:00.000-08:00

Miss Havisham: priceless & transcendent.

minus Western Dental buildingminus red curbminus b...

2008-11-10T10:05:00.000-08:00

minus Western Dental building
minus red curb
minus bus stop structure
minus asphalt and trash
equals one beautiful native woman
under golden light and shadows

KB, besides walking on you hands or feet, you migh...

2008-11-10T09:54:00.000-08:00

KB, besides walking on you hands or feet, you might want to try a horse. But, avoid riding around El Molino.

"If I look this way, maybe Bebe baby won't see me....

2008-11-10T09:36:00.000-08:00

"If I look this way, maybe Bebe baby won't see me."

Interesting bunch of comments and observations ......

2008-11-10T09:26:00.000-08:00

Interesting bunch of comments and observations ... I'm thinking how much I currently miss t-shirt weather :)