Beauty is Eternally Free

Beauty is Eternally Free

Beauty is Eternally Free
Hamoa Beach Maui Hawai’i

I picked some fresh Plumeria blossoms and a branch of blooming Bougainvillea and tossed them onto the luxurious black sand of Hamoa Beach and was only able to get a couple of shots when a wave came in and carried them out to sea.

Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009
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“Hidden behind the veil of mystery,
Beauty is eternally free from the slightest stain of imperfection.

From the atoms of the world,
He created a multitude of mirrors;
into each one of them
He cast the image of His Face;
To the awakened eye,
anything that appears beautiful is only a reflection of that Face.
Now that you have seen the reflection, hurry to its Source;
In that primordial Light the reflection vanishes completely.

Do not linger far from that primal Source;
When the reflection fades, you will be lost in darkness.
The reflection is as transient as the smile of a rose;
If you want permanence,
turn towards the Source;
If you want fidelity,
look to the Mine of faithfulness.
Why tear your soul apart over something here one moment
and gone the next?” ~ by Jami ~ Translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

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