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The Magic of Rila, in touch with nature
Sylvia Vasileva/ Anita Valentinova, 14.04.2009
The excitement about Rila cloister can only be compared to the tender touch of the magic music. The combination of pristine nature, the whiff of history and the crystal clear air captivate the soul and mind of the curious visitor.
Rila is the place where you feel as a giant who can reach out for the clouds and take a closer look at the fairy world of the angels. You walk along the narrow paths and as if hidden force is leading you, the trees are whispering caressingly stories of the past, the wind is ruffling the hair in a friendly way and the sun is touching you tenderly. Everything which surrounds you makes you feel recharged with the relaxing tranquility and the vital power which flows in abundance. The enchantment of this place is enhanced by the legend telling about the ascetic life of the hermit Ivan Rilski who has become a person evoking admiration and religious worship. One legend for the power of faith and the eternal human will to survive in the raw conditions of the wild nature. After the long day walking and climbing in the very bosom of Rila Mountain, you go back to your room in the Rila Monastery exhilarated, but then you slowly fall asleep while listening to the night song of the swift-flowing river. The murmur of the river blends with the pulse of the universe and they lead you to the unknown paths of the dream…
The merry sound of church’s bells awakes you in the morning and invites you going outside in the temple of the religious enlightenment. The church is in unique harmony with the picturesque scenery. Bright, fascinating frescoes are a delight for the eyes both of the art masters and the unbiased tourist. The variety of patterns and shades of colour evokes the consciousness over the Gospel scenes. The bosom of the church is under the shroud of the mysterious darkness of the relics. You feel as if you are seized with tranquility and gratefulness to people who have created and maintain this majestic place.
Here, in Rila, the weather is changing constantly, sometimes it is serene and pleasant, but sometimes it is gloomy and a torrential rain is pouring. Nevertheless, bad memories are never created because of this, just the opposite the sudden surprises which the whimsical mountain serves you somehow make you even more captivated with it.
Rila has a control over the human who greedily desires for constructing useless buildings since its holy virginity remains intact by his greedy emotions and ideas.
Obviously this is the place where the genius bows his head in silence and oblivion of his daily problems. A place where you can choose the way of solitude, find yourself in the pure quietness of eternity and in the end you realize that you are only a small piece of the universe. However, you are that unique particle of the eternal universe that makes it eternal.
Everyone who has ever visited Rila and discovered that holy place on earth desires to come back again and again. One will never regret tasting the sweet fragrance of Bulgarian free spirit, the fertility of Bulgarian beautiful lands and the faith in the good.
The magic of Rila is a veiled secret for those who are curious to visit and discover it.
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