I am not able to concentrate enough to "Read" this "Book" let alone write this journal entry. I think the art of concentration takes along time to master. You have to have an inner peace and be patient for a very long time in order to reach full concentration and meditation. Some people devote their lives to finding complete concentration.

My mind is too weak at this time in my life to fully "read" the garden. My is too busy and I had the experience of trying to "read." The word "read" means to feel something with all your senses and to also put this something before everything else. I believe that you must be completely devoted to it and spend time slowly becoming closer to it is spirit and mind.

I feel that "The Spirit of the Garden" is telling to let go off my inhibitions and take the time to find my inner peace. How do I know the garden is telling me this? I look at the way all the different textual and styles of greens mesh together in a diverse jungle. They mesh in such away that I see a natural balance and harmony. I also look at the way the water slithers and trickles softly through the garden. Then I smell the sweet blooming buds and the slight color they add to the view. I feel the cool water on my finger tips and the cold white stones between my feet. The whole relaxing Three D painting gives me this overall sense of freeing my mind and spirit.

In such a relaxing view, I was thinking about what creature would be the most tranquil of all spices. I came up with the fish. I see many of all colors in the ponds. I have never seen such large ones. They must be extra relaxed and feed well. I love how they live in a constant state of simplicity and peace.

I am so frustrated at this moment. I cannot concentrate because of all the people talking and walking by. I am also having trouble looking away from the beautiful garden. I just want to look at it all day. The only thing I can muster to write down now is that when I think of the word "nature" I think of Texas Hill Country because that is what I was brought up with. Texas Hill Country has all my childhood memories and it was the place I went to for peace. But this type of garden is nature for the people of the Orient. Nature is seen differently from the different cultures of the world.