Throughout the United States and Canada, many wooded trails have rock stacks that are not just trail markers. Many of these rock piles are a similar purpose as those in Tibet, associated with patience, balance, and meditation involved in creating a good one.
I was told that in Hawaii, people build these rock stacks as a memorial to deceased loved ones. Building them is a kind of prayer or meditation. It''s hard to think of other things when you''re balancing rocks. It takes body, mind and soul.
In Tibetan Buddhism they have a practice that used rock piles. These rock piles are most evident in Tibet and the Indian Himalayas. Some of the piles contain stones which are inscribed with a Buddhist mantra to pay homage to the spirits of the sky and mountains and to ensure a safe journey. Other customs associated with the rock piles include walking around the pile 3 times in a clockwise direction and offering alms such as honey, sweets or alcohol.
There's actually a pile by my aunts house which ALLEGEDLY dates back to the civil war. The weird thing is that it gives off this really strange vibe. My aunt claims that she occasionally sees shadows of people near it sometimes late at night - even though she lives out in the boonies and its highly unlikely that there would be anybody out there.
Wednesday 28th July 2010 at 8:26:59 AM
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Throughout the United States and Canada, many wooded trails have rock stacks that are not just trail markers. Many of these rock piles are a similar purpose as those in Tibet, associated with patience, balance, and meditation involved in creating a good one.
I was told that in Hawaii, people build these rock stacks as a memorial to deceased loved ones. Building them is a kind of prayer or meditation. It''s hard to think of other things when you''re balancing rocks. It takes body, mind and soul.
In Tibetan Buddhism they have a practice that used rock piles. These rock piles are most evident in Tibet and the Indian Himalayas. Some of the piles contain stones which are inscribed with a Buddhist mantra to pay homage to the spirits of the sky and mountains and to ensure a safe journey. Other customs associated with the rock piles include walking around the pile 3 times in a clockwise direction and offering alms such as honey, sweets or alcohol.
Have you even seen a rock pile? Where and when?
Or, have you ever made a rock pile?Wednesday 28th July 2010 at 10:59:04 AM
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