Thoughts for the World

Thoughts for the World

Sutaungpyei Pagoda, Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar). A Buddhist monk in a red robe looks out over Mandalay at twilight, beneath a wide sky streaked with rose at sunset. His quiet contemplation as he looks out over the big-picture view suggests the Buddhist wish that all beings experience loving-kindness and compassion, and be freed from suffering.