It is my intent and choice to walk in beauty. I want to be surrounded by a world of beauty. When I walk in my garden, it is a reminder that I choose to be in the midst of beauty, no matter where I walk. I invite all my companions to walk beside me, to walk the same path of beauty. Everyone is welcome to walk with me in my garden, the touchable garden and the metaphorical one..
The question comes up whether Buddhism is a religion. The most satisfying answer I have heard is “perhaps.” For me it is a way of living, a way of walking in the world. It is a path of awakening. It is not a path toward awakening, but a way of awaking, a way of being aware.
I walk in awareness, I walk in beauty, I walk mindfully. I act accordingly because I walk in beauty.