Ripples in the Sand

The simplicity of the rock garden in Nanzen-ji, Kyoto leaves me calm and contemplative. This would be the perfect place to come and take up a serious study of Zen buddism, except for the hoards of tourists that come marching through every day. Maybe it is just my romanticized ideas of what the life of a Zen monk at this temple must be like. This picture was taken during my second trip to Kyoto. The garden was just as I had remembered it and it didn't fail to impress me again with it's simplicity and minimalist design.