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GOODKARMA INTHE
MORNING
Sunrise inThailand isalwaysmet
bya legionofBuddhistmonks
begging foralms— it’s theirwayof
sustaining themselvesaftervowing
to livea lifeofpoverty.ThoughIhave
photographed this traditionmany
timesbefore, theseorange-robed
devoteesnever fail to fascinateme.
In thevillageofAmphawa, along the
MaeKlongRiver, Isought tocapture
theserenity, thespiritualityand the
timelessnessof the
pindacara
ritual.
Themonksappearedatsunrise.
Somewalkedquietlyonbare feet,
whileotherspaddledon little
woodenboats.By theriverbanksand
on thestreets, theresidentsawaited.
Theybowed in frontof themonks
with theirofferingsof food.Blessings
weregiven inreturn, and thewheels
ofkarmacontinuedspinning in this
devoutlyBuddhist land.
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