Really cool sculpture of Tagore
Tagore, the famous and beloved Indian Poet, Scholar, Activist, and Nobel Prize Winner is depicted here quite creatively. I don't know where this sculpture is located, I found the pictures here
a figure 8 on 8/08/08!
On the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of the twenty first century the number eight appears in one of the fields of Wiltshire.
The number eight is a very meaningful number to the Chinese as it is also to many religions of the world.
The sheer scale of this formation is a marvel to behold. Many people were walking among its many circles in awe and wonder
there are many more crop circle pictures, as well as an interpretation here
China's Tai Chi prisoners
It takes alot of work to put on a spectacle like the Tai Chi Demonstration at the Olympics. Approximately 11 months of 16 hour days. 2500 people working 16 hour days for 11 months. It would be expensive too, you've got to think. However, the Chinese found ways to cut costs. They decided to forgo decent housing, nutrition, free time, or monetary compensation.
Read more about that here
Enlighten Up!, the movie
Here is a cute little movie about a nice jewish boy from nyc who travels around the world (mostly NY and India) practicing asana. The movie's producer was hoping to capture some sort of miraculous transformation and spiritual growth on film, taking a beginner from the ground level, all the way up to Enlightenment. Although it is unclear from the website wether or not she achieves this goal, she manages to collect interviews with many inspirational and famous yogis and yoginis. Dharma Mittra, Mr. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and Alan Finger, to name a few.
Enlighten Up! Website
Preservation of 'The Peerless Caves'
The Caves of Dunhuang are some really spectacular caves in Western China. They are so spectacular, that they are called 'Peerless'. Unfortuanately, due to harsh winds, time, and lots of tourists, the caves are rapidly deteriorating. What will become of them?
New York Times Article (with slideshow)
Friends of Dunhuang (preservation efforts)
Yoga event stretches across US-Mexico border fence
ap photo
The Associated Press
TIJUANA, Mexico The rusty fence may divide the beaches of U.S. and Mexico, but it can't break up a yoga class.
A few dozen yoga aficionados rolled out their mats Sunday on both sides of the wall between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego. The international group stretched and meditated together before exchanging hugs through the fence bars.
The session was organized by the Border Meetup Group, which promotes cross-border understanding by staging social events on the divided beach.
Coordinator Dan Watman said the group aims "to make friends across cultural, political, societal, even emotional barriers."
The Tijuana beach is a popular destination for families who come to chat through the fence with loved ones on the other side.
