Art Zen Art?

December 9, 2005

taylor mckimens

Do these three links together make any sense to you?

1> Image by Taylor McKimens [LINK] 2> A Zen Podcast: Zencast [LINK] and 3>via: trendbeheer Koko paints [LINK]

Well I guess some people are very good at drawing, oher people are very good at talking while some gorilla’s are very good in painting.

Dream Yoga?

November 25, 2005

klemann...” According to Hindu mythology, this world is the dream of Vishnu. Thus the world itself can be seen as a dream and dreams as just another manifestation of Maya. Perhaps because of this, the Indian texts I read didn’t seem to provide special techniques for dream work. A typical sentiment, as expressed in the Bhagavata Purana, for example, says, “Even though apparently awake, one is still asleep if one sees multiplicity. Wake up from the dream of ignorance and see the one Self. The Self alone is real.” The Yogavasistha describes dreaming sleep as an opportunity for human beings to create as the gods create, by sending forth images. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad says of the dream world: “In that land there are no lakes, no lotus-ponds, nor streams; but [the Spirit of man] creates his own lakes, his lotus-ponds, and streams. For the Spirit of man is Creator.” ” ...

I must be one of the very few people who does not quite understand the necessity of sleep, thus not liking all too much. But if your interested in dream yoga (???) here’s a [LINK]
image [LINK] Dreamdrawing by Paul Klemann

Guru Nanak Day

November 14, 2005

15 November, Religious fervour marks Guru Nanak day
[Read more]

Seven Chakras

November 4, 2005


chakrasActually I really like the animation…

“Each of the seven chakras has several spiritual qualities. These qualities are intact within us, and even though they might not always be manifest, they can never be destroyed.”

From Sahaja Yoga [LINK]

Location of the Chakras [LINK]

A Dark Night

November 1, 2005


new moon
Right now 17.41h
November 1

0% full After this the new moon will come…

Happy Diwali


Happy Diwali

Oktober 31, 2005


Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights extends over five days and celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance, although the actual legends that go with the festival are different in different parts of India.

Tomorrow November 1. will be the third day of the festival. On this day people worship Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and express their gratitude for previous favors.
[LINK]

Off course these days are auspicious dates for meditation.

Facing the Mind

Oktober 27, 2005

Denkende haas
image [LINK]

Some form of meditation practice should be introduced into your class. [Read more]

The Mercy Seat of St. Simeon.

Oktober 27, 2005

the pillar of St Simeon
image [LINK]