Photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor | 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.04.2013
U.S. Army Spc. Melanie McConathy, an information technology specialist, 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, maintains a meditative posture during a preliminary Zen meditation practice, April 4, 2013. The preliminary mediations enable a practitioner, such as McConathy, to achieve focus and centering. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED)...
Photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor | 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.04.2013
U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Dyer, a Buddhist chaplain, 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, uses Japa beads to aid in a preliminary Zen meditation practice, April 4, 2013. Dyer is the only Buddhist chaplain serving the needs of service members in Afghanistan. Japa beads are similar to Catholic rosary beads, they assist the practitioner in counting prayers or mantras. (U.S. Army photo by......
Photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor | 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.04.2013
U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Dyer, a Buddhist chaplain with the 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, gently strikes a bowl-shaped meditation bell to start a preliminary Zen meditation practice at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. Dyer is the only Buddhist chaplain serving the needs of service members in Afghanistan. The resonance of a meditation bell facilitates......
