The Breath Connects All Realms

[avad]

This morning I searched for and found a beautiful Temple of Buddha on SecondLife and my avatar and I meditated together for the first time. It was wonderful. The meditation script is pretty amazing...the slowww and subtle breathing movements...the eyes...I felt myself relax right into it just watching her/me. This is something quite profound when you think of it. Such a learning tool..

Landmarked this spot as a favorite to return to often. My sound wasn't working but there is even a spinning tibetan prayer wheel near the buddha with Om Mani Padme Hum as a 'sound'! I can't wait to return and hear it. This Temple is located in Kasba.

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SecondLife is a huge 3D immersive virtual world that is completely and continually built by the users themselves. It's less a 'game' than a social space that you can explore in and meet up with others in. It's so wonderful to fly around and see what's been built...and everything is interactive. It's like a shared dreamworld.
You get to create your own avatar (there are simple guidelines in the orientation and it's really intuitive and doesn't require any previous 3d skills)...so I tried to make mine look a little like me...you change the face shape, the hair, the body etc...dress it and go! Then the avatar is you and you explore this place. It's reaaaally amazing. If your system can handle it, I'd recommend you check it out yourself- there's a free trial.Here's their FAQ page (http://secondlife.com/faq.php)