Excursions into sublime

This morning I had an urge to go to Summerland, which is a town just north of Carpinteria and just south of Montecito. Just as we exited the highway and rolled into town, we came upon a store called The Sacred Space. It was an oasis of Buddhist treasures and designed like a temple sanctuary. I've never seen such a panoply of Buddhist statuary and related artifacts. The surrounding gardens were nothing short of stunning. While it was a place for shopping, I just wanted to sit and meditate. Later, we went up into the hills to the Vendanta Temple and bookstore, which, in its own right, was equally as magnificent as The Sacred Place. The picture of the bell below is at the Vendanta Temple, while most of the others are from the Sacred Space store. Enjoy!