the day begins and ends in front of shrine

Last night went to a Ganesh temple. Said a prayer for friends, family, sangha, sacred cows, and all beings to be happy and free from suffering. Bells ring, priest gives me bannana for shrine, flower garland, and some dye for markings. I stroll around the banyan tree outside. Gaze up at giant shiva painting, back inside look at huge Ganesh covered and garlands, and think of you smiling back at me in a memory arising from heart or mind, or both. All one.