Archive for January, 2009
the Mountain Temple of the Goddess Savitri When I buy ‘things’, I like them to be really great, quality ‘things’. I like to know that some care went into its creation, and that the...
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December 3, 1954 – January 19, 2009 I don’t know if any of you ever met Dr. Girish from Gongol Tree, India. I did once, over at the Groff’s house. He talked about palmistry,...
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Ganja has been considered a sacred herb by mystics cross-culturally since time immemorial. Even mystics who don’t smoke (myself included) recognize its many virtues. And mystics with an eye towards our national politics, law...
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Not everyone likes dates soaked in ghee, but the people who do, REALLY LIKE dates soaked in ghee. I happen to think they are fantastic. It is so simple and wonderful, it could only...
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I suppose I’ve been a little extra book crazy lately, perhaps its a winter thing. However, I can’t help but be reminded of my old friend, Nat. He’s probably in Belize right now, or...
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I really enjoy books. I’ve always accumulated them quite easily, read them voraciously, and collected them doggedly. My library reached a new level several years ago when Bhagavan Das asked me to look after...
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Sarasvati is the Goddess of the arts, literature, and music. It is by Her grace that we have speech, language, alphabets, musical scales, and recipies for delicious foods. Through her amourous shapeshifting adventures with...
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Bringing the shadow to light Machig Labdron was a Tibetan Yogini very well versed in the Prajñā Pāramitā Sutra. So well versed, in fact, she was often hired by wealthy families to read it...
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Most likely, you all know who Yo-Yo Ma is. Randy Sutin, however, is probably more of a mystery. Randy is a really sweet guy that I practice yoga with occasionally; we had a fun...
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