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A photo and writing journal since 1994
May 30, 2006
Heart, passion, intimacy...
From Nirmala's book,
From The Heart
(free download)
endlesssatsang.com
"Allow what you are seeing to be seen by your Heart instead of your head. What is it like to sense, listen, and look from your Heart? Pick an object and sense it with your Heart instead of your head. How is that?
The key is to allow awareness to flow from the Heart. Especially at first, it is not important to sense the Heart itself. It’s simpler at first if you just sense an ordinary object, like a piece of furniture, from your Heart. The important thing is where your awareness seems to be located. Because of the strongly imprinted tendency to look from the head and through your thoughts, you may find at first that you are looking into your Heart, or you may be thinking about what it would be like to look from the Heart. If you are just imagining what that would be like, your awareness would still be shaped by thoughts—in this case, a thought about this new way of looking."
"Here are some clues that awareness is flowing at least partly from the Heart: The awareness will be wider and more open. The boundaries between the awareness and the objects in awareness will seem less substantial. There will be more of a sense of oneness and connection with whatever you are sensing."
Meant to be a backpack trip, and I was looking forward to climbing out of a tent,,! Eastern Washington was having unusual rainfall, it was a torrential downpour, this is where we ended up staying, a little place along the Tietan River. This river and I became fast friends. The river spoke to my heart!
On the way back, traveling through Chinook Pass was this deep snow. Amazing. And beautiful.
From The Heart
(free download)
endlesssatsang.com
"Allow what you are seeing to be seen by your Heart instead of your head. What is it like to sense, listen, and look from your Heart? Pick an object and sense it with your Heart instead of your head. How is that?
The key is to allow awareness to flow from the Heart. Especially at first, it is not important to sense the Heart itself. It’s simpler at first if you just sense an ordinary object, like a piece of furniture, from your Heart. The important thing is where your awareness seems to be located. Because of the strongly imprinted tendency to look from the head and through your thoughts, you may find at first that you are looking into your Heart, or you may be thinking about what it would be like to look from the Heart. If you are just imagining what that would be like, your awareness would still be shaped by thoughts—in this case, a thought about this new way of looking."
"Here are some clues that awareness is flowing at least partly from the Heart: The awareness will be wider and more open. The boundaries between the awareness and the objects in awareness will seem less substantial. There will be more of a sense of oneness and connection with whatever you are sensing."
Meant to be a backpack trip, and I was looking forward to climbing out of a tent,,! Eastern Washington was having unusual rainfall, it was a torrential downpour, this is where we ended up staying, a little place along the Tietan River. This river and I became fast friends. The river spoke to my heart!
On the way back, traveling through Chinook Pass was this deep snow. Amazing. And beautiful.
May 26, 2006
Clematis blooming and Kalmia latifolia, (Mountain Laurel) Ostobo Red
Small Plant, 18" tall. One has a varigated leaf! Kalmia latifolia, Ostobo Red.. Mountain Laurel I was told.
My small clematis is in bloom, 3 years old, potted. Blooms are profuse, and 7" across! Her name is Nelly!
May 22, 2006
Wenatchee River, Icicle Creek Flooding
Flowering trees at Leavenworth.KOMO news of Wenatchee River Flooding
CHELAN COUNTY - The recent hot weather in Eastern Washington has been melting snow at a rapid pace, and that's been putting some pressure on rivers and creeks to the point where some are overflowing their banks.
Once such place is Icicle Creek -- which is now more like Icicle River -- where waves are lapping at the door of some homes along the banks.
My Photo of Icicle Creek, Leavenworth:
A number of homes on Icicle Creek have been marked with tag suggesting they should think about evacuating, but the people have not left.
My Photos: Wenatchee River
May 06, 2006
May 05, 2006
My Flower Garden, Rhododendren, tulips, azealas, ...
Columbine
Euophorbia, tulips,rhodies, dafodill fields and tulip field north of me, spring is soo beautiful!
May 04, 2006
Harlequin Ducks at the Elwha River
harlequin ducks
more harlequin ducks
My hike this past weekend. I had to drive back Tuesday, because I remembered I left sausages in a plastic bag in the river.
I drove at 2;30 to Edmonds for the ferry, a 30 min drive, to take a 20 min. Ferry ride, to drive over 60 miles, to hike 1.7 miles, to find an empty bag with the bottom eaten out of it. Some creature had a feast.
Then I hiked a trail for another 2 or so miles, drove over 60 miles to the ferry, took a 20 minutes ferry ride, drove 30 minutes, and I was home again . All in all a very productive day.
And I have the ducks to prove it, here at the Elwha are the harlequin ducks that made my day pro duct ive.
April 12, 2006
Music on my blog, and interactive fun ...
I have installed music on my blog, to hear it, don't hold your curser down, it plays automatically.
Also there are interactive items in my sidebar to fool around with, A duck that eats bread, a rabbit that eats a carrot and hops, a hamster that will run in his treadmill..more, scrol down down to the bottom for more interactive fun stuff, Kids will especially love it, and just maybe the kid in you!
Have fun, I did!
April 11, 2006
"Auroville Today" Post, found in a link at, In and Out of Consciousness.
A beautiful Gift Economy Emerges....
March 2006
Filling bellies… touching hearts…
- Priya Sundaravalli
The new Indus Valley café at Bharat Nivas experiments with a novel idea of sharing
It's an unusual ‘Indian' zen at Bharat Nivas. Giant terracotta pots slumber besides black bamboo screens, and granite grinding stones sit amidst the grey-pebbled ground. A tree rustles, stippling shadows over the sprawling courtyard sprinkled with tables of blue-orange Athangudi tiles. A lilting Urdu melody streams out its love-laden notes as the aromas of an Indian kitchen curl out with the afternoon breeze.
The Indus Valley café made its debut in Auroville on 1st January 2006 ; one more addition to the growing list of eateries in Auroville. What is unusual about this one is its policy on pricing – there is none! “If you like, you contribute for the next person who may eat after you,” says Dhruv, one of the creators of the space. “Actually we hope that Aurovilians will contribute in other ways – like cooking, serving and even eating here occasionally.”
This unusual concept he says is not as novel as it appears to be. He explains that ancient India did not have the concept of selling food. “To put a price on food was considered vulgar. Food was always an offering – a basic amenity. Even now if you are travelling or visiting someone, people would offer and share food with you even if they didn't know you.”
The concept of the Indus Valley café unfolded gradually. “The Kalakendra building was initially planned to be a restaurant,” explains Dhruv. “But over the years, it morphed into an art centre and gallery. And to have a café to complement an art gallery was irresistible!”
With almost 15 eateries now in Auroville, isn't yet another one unnecessary? “Not at all,” he answers. “The International Zone has no such facility and there is a need in this area; especially with some exhibition or the other going on here or at the Tibetan pavilion, performances at the auditorium, or other activities happening constantly at Bharat Nivas.”
Serving simple home-style vegetarian Indian food with a daily lunch buffet, the café caters to a niche market. “The menu does not compete with other restaurants in Auroville,” says Dhruv. Food is prepared by Geetha, an Aurovilian from the Kutch area of Gujarat who specializes in Gujarati food, and Maharaj Ganpath from Rajasthan. “Maharaj is the title bestowed to highly respected chefs.”
On the economics of the experiment, Dhruv believes that it is too early to comment. “We have had people who have given a couple of hundred rupees for a cup of tea; we also have people who contribute according to the approximate material value of food… and then we have people who are supporting us even if they don't come regularly. We know that somewhere the idea shakes people up; even we find it difficult to detach our minds from evaluating the food that is consumed in terms of money. And that will take some time. But as an idea, people tell us it is very close to what Auroville should be!”
Auroville Today
March 2006
Filling bellies… touching hearts…
- Priya Sundaravalli
The new Indus Valley café at Bharat Nivas experiments with a novel idea of sharing
It's an unusual ‘Indian' zen at Bharat Nivas. Giant terracotta pots slumber besides black bamboo screens, and granite grinding stones sit amidst the grey-pebbled ground. A tree rustles, stippling shadows over the sprawling courtyard sprinkled with tables of blue-orange Athangudi tiles. A lilting Urdu melody streams out its love-laden notes as the aromas of an Indian kitchen curl out with the afternoon breeze.
The Indus Valley café made its debut in Auroville on 1st January 2006 ; one more addition to the growing list of eateries in Auroville. What is unusual about this one is its policy on pricing – there is none! “If you like, you contribute for the next person who may eat after you,” says Dhruv, one of the creators of the space. “Actually we hope that Aurovilians will contribute in other ways – like cooking, serving and even eating here occasionally.”
This unusual concept he says is not as novel as it appears to be. He explains that ancient India did not have the concept of selling food. “To put a price on food was considered vulgar. Food was always an offering – a basic amenity. Even now if you are travelling or visiting someone, people would offer and share food with you even if they didn't know you.”
The concept of the Indus Valley café unfolded gradually. “The Kalakendra building was initially planned to be a restaurant,” explains Dhruv. “But over the years, it morphed into an art centre and gallery. And to have a café to complement an art gallery was irresistible!”
With almost 15 eateries now in Auroville, isn't yet another one unnecessary? “Not at all,” he answers. “The International Zone has no such facility and there is a need in this area; especially with some exhibition or the other going on here or at the Tibetan pavilion, performances at the auditorium, or other activities happening constantly at Bharat Nivas.”
Serving simple home-style vegetarian Indian food with a daily lunch buffet, the café caters to a niche market. “The menu does not compete with other restaurants in Auroville,” says Dhruv. Food is prepared by Geetha, an Aurovilian from the Kutch area of Gujarat who specializes in Gujarati food, and Maharaj Ganpath from Rajasthan. “Maharaj is the title bestowed to highly respected chefs.”
On the economics of the experiment, Dhruv believes that it is too early to comment. “We have had people who have given a couple of hundred rupees for a cup of tea; we also have people who contribute according to the approximate material value of food… and then we have people who are supporting us even if they don't come regularly. We know that somewhere the idea shakes people up; even we find it difficult to detach our minds from evaluating the food that is consumed in terms of money. And that will take some time. But as an idea, people tell us it is very close to what Auroville should be!”
Auroville Today
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