Aquisition of the Day

Here at SDSU they have this great shopping excursion the week before finals every semester, and this semester I was blessed to come across a lovely woman who was selling idols, batik pictures, and various items. While I was originally going to just buy some bangles, I happened to look over and saw something that made me so very very excited - a Vajra. For those who don't know, a Vajra is a symbolic weapon found in the Dharmic traditions that looks like this:


and has the symbolic nature of a diamond and a thunderbolt. It is symbolic of the ultimate wisdom and power that comes from enlightenment, for knowledge cannot be destroyed by anything (like a diamond), and it is swift, powerful, and unseen (like a thunderbolt). Most stores here in the US only have idols and occasionally pictures, so I was very excited to find this in a small shop right here on campus, as most of my regular haunts don't carry them.

I think this is an omen. Today will be a very good day. :)