A poem from Madhuri’s newly-published book, The Poona Poems.
Sarita reviews a book by Allison Armstrong: “Radical, positive transformation of our relationships will certainly happen as we embrace the wisdom contained in these pages….”
Osho talks on the topic: Commune. “I would like to create a chain of communes all around the world…”
Ageh Bharti asks a personal question while waiting for Osho’s train to arrive – an Aha moment ensued.
Ice instruments, a creation of ice sculptor Tim Linhart, in concert – a National Geographic Short Film.
Samudaya’s sannyas darshan. “Sat means being, samudaya means arising. Up to now you have lived as a becoming, as a desire: doing this, doing that, trying for this, trying for that. You have never given yourself any rest in being.”
Shaida (aka Catherine Auman) discovered a way to better understand events that happened in our childhood.
Osho speaks about the Nadabrahma meditation in a darshan, “Let the body get drunk, let the mind get drunk, let them fall into a deep love-affair with each other, and you slip out of it.”
Candida Baker writes in the online magazine Verandah, Byron Bay, Australia about Dev Lengjel’s life and work.
Deva Sindhu reviews Gail Tredwell’s book, “The memoir was published in October, 2013 and sent shock-waves through the Amma community.”
In ‘Sunday with Lubach’ Dutch public broadcaster VPRO welcomes Trump in its own words (video mostly in English, with subtitles).
Sarita, and some of her friends, share their experiences of a 5-week long Ayurveda Pancha Karma Retreat in India.
Sarita talks about the origins, philosophy and ways of diagnosis with Ayurveda, a system of medicine from India.
Surendra recalls his journey setting out to find a legendary site in Japan called ‘Go Hyakyu Rakan’.
Marc Itzler talks about repression of emotions, citing Janov who says; “Tears have the power to transform our physiology, change our personality and re-fire the evolutionary engine.”
Osho says: “The problem is that, because you have repressed your tears of sadness, misery, pain — when you are joyful, rejoicing, then too your old repression continues; you go on holding your tears.”
Marc Itzler’s insight: “Laughter is intelligence, the ultimate expression of rebellion! A rebellion against guilt, against shame and self-doubt. A rebellion against fear itself.”
Osho talks on Laughter: “The whole play of existence is so beautiful that laughter can be the only response to it.”
Shaida (aka Catherine Auman) experiments with light box therapy against the winter illness SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).
A selection of artworks by Anandi. “I been drawn to the beauty of nature, mainly flowers in all shapes and colors, but now recently I have been attracted to abstract painting.”
Navyo’s collection of b/w photos of staircases he took in Italy. “The curve of a spiral stair echoing the feminine, the angled corners of a boxed stairwell the masculine. It’s a play of form the architects clearly intended and can be seen throughout the country.”
Nayana talks about how horseback riding and horse training can lead to centring, connectedness and self-awareness.
Devapria writes about her mother, Kumud Gokani, author of two cookbooks and presenter of cooking classes on US TV.
Sharon Johnson reviews Kumud’s second cookbook, under the title ‘Our holiday eating will get a nudge.’