stacking the stones

Before the month clicks round, I've been meaning to post the above picture.

It's all my own work, a little pile of stones. My one was built upon a stony beach, so there's no question of displacing rocks from one area to another. Whilst not entirely 'leave no trace' it's the equivalent of building a sandcastle on a sunny beach.

My own rock balancing is about as simple as it gets, but it is still very satisfying to have a go. The gentle pull of a rock as it looks for three points upon which to rest. The satisfaction of adding more stones. The thunk noise as one stone brushes against another. The discernible pull from the earth when trying to place the stones.

Some would argue that there's a Yogic Guna with the stones. The Sattva of goodness, constructivism, and harmony. The Rajas of passion, activity and sometimes confusion. The Tamas of darkness, destruction and chaos. Maybe the stones have more of the Tamas, the dense and slow Guna?

Others might say that the stacked stones are best used as a memorial or as a way-marker.

I'll just say it's good fun.