Eating BBQ, Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival in the Youthful Home

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Eating BBQ, Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival in the Youthful Home

Written by Huanxin Celestial

December 25, 2023

1.The trumpet flowers bloomed in inconspicuous corners and among the roadside bushes. They blossomed quietly, without contention, pure and beautiful.

2.The trees here grow exceptionally tall and lush. Some branches have already reached the rooftops, posing a threat to the safety of the houses. A small part blocks the light due to their density, so they must be properly pruned to maintain our normal lives.

3.Transplanting Amaryllis (also known as Manjusaka), people have bestowed upon it a mysterious aura, 'flowers and leaves do not meet,' blooming either as the 'flower of the heavenly realm' or the 'flower of the underworld,' two different symbolic meanings. What is the other shore? I understand it as this shore being the other shore, 'your essence remains unchanged,' just in a different form of expression and living space. The other shore is the gateway of life. In Chanyuan Corpus, our guide described the ten paths that people can choose as the other shore (gateway of life), namely: the Elysium World, the Ten-thousand-year World, the Thousand World, the Mortal World, the Livestock World, the Animal World, the Plant World, the Hell World, the Frozen Layer, and the Inflamed World. After people pass away, based on their deeds and actions in the Mortal World, they will be rewarded or punished accordingly and proceed to different worlds of the other shore.

4. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and everyone is getting together for a lively and joyful time, eating BBQ, singing karaoke, raising their glasses in celebration of the festival. The collective life is harmonious, with division of labor, cooperation, and mutual service, always filled with a warm and wonderful atmosphere.

The photos of the Youthful Home were taken in September 2023.