We made it even further up to visit where the Buddist mystic, Yi Kap myong had made stone pinnacles that have withheld years and years of wind, and rain, and natural turns. Some say it's a miracle that these stone towers have not been affected or moved over the years. The spiritual energy here is mind-taking. These pinnacles are said to represent the religious ideas of the universe. This was also where Tapsa Temple is located; I knelt in the temple, and felt warmth, both in body and spirit. Mt Mai is known as the dragon's horn in the summer. There are symbols and statues for each season's name. We were there for the peak of the horse's ear: Maibong (the autumn name for the mountain).
Another view of Tapsa Temple, and Yi Kap myong's art: being surrounded by such work can really make a person think about foundation, balance, the way that the earth takes care of itself; how one person can touch something, and in turn touch and draw the breath of so many strangers. Such timelessness exists here, and a human mind created this timelessness, the same way that human minds obsess over time; we really are what we reflect on.

Often I feel over-whelmed by time, and trying to escape it's bearings, but when once we reached the bottom of the temple complex I had to let go of a little bit of time's threat. I listened to Anthony, walked forward, and rubbed a gold Buddah's belly for good luck. I wished for timelessness to enter into my life, to embrace moments like these, and to let them live inside of me. (It was hard to walk away from the circular motion of my hand on his roll.)