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ESTC 2010 Lead. Sustain. Engage.

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ESTC

www.mystictrails.com

www.ecotourism.org

umweltberatung.at / Klima & Mobilität

natural gardening umweltberatung international

‚Ecotourism‘ (also known as ecological tourism) is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strives to be low impact and (often) small scale. It purports to educate the traveller; provide funds for conservation; directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Eco tourism is held as important by those who participate in it so that future generations may experience aspects of the environment relatively untouched by human intervention. Most serious studies of ecotourism including several university programs now use this as the working definition. Read More: > HERE <

ESTC 2010: Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference – Organized by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) is North America’s largest and only conference focusing on sustainability in the tourism industry. A leading international multi-stakeholder meeting place, the ESTC brings together innovative minds from across the industry to discuss practical ideas and solutions that inspire positive changes. Advancing policies and practices benefiting businesses and communities, the ESTC helps reinforce the roles of tourism in building a more sustainable future.

ESTC 2010:

September 8th-10th, 2010 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Lead. Sustain. Engage.

Co-hosted by Travel Portland and Travel Oregon, the ESTC 2010 (September 8-10, 2010) will be held in Portland, Oregon, a leading U.S. city that has been consistently rated “the most sustainable city” in the country. Bringing together 500+ business leaders, industry professionals and community stakeholders, the ESTC 2010 will feature dynamic sessions, public forums and social functions that offer eye-opening insights into the latest on sustainable business strategies and unparalleled networking and knowledge-sharing experiences.

ESTC Goals:

  • 1) To be THE meeting place for tourism professionals that fosters networking opportunities.
  • 2) To promote best practices in sustainability strategies and inspire innovative change.
  • 3) To help build partnerships and networks that advance policy benefiting businesses and communities.
  • 4) To equip businesses with tools to effectively cope with social, environmental and economic challenges.
  • 5) To promote strategies and solutions that reinforce the roles of tourism in building a sustainable future.

Sripad Vaiyasaki Das & the Kirtan Explosion Band

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www.bhaktivedantahospital.com www.barsanaeyecamp.com

www.kirtan.org

www.myspace.com/Vaiyasaki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti_Yoga

http://radha-govinda.at

Internationally recognized for his musical abilities to perform the ancient kirtan songs, Vaiyasaki Das approaches kirtan and devotional music from the ancient Vedic tradition of India. Vaiyasaki, who is an initiated disciple of Bhaktivedanta Swami, spent many years in India and Bangladesh learning the ragas inherent to the various kirtan styles from the best kirtan musicians and singers. Since the ’70s he has performed in 61 countries, recorded 12 CDs, and written a book how the kirtan/yoga culture was transplanted to the West. He has been a practitioner of bhakti yoga for 34 years and performs his music with a mission to uplift the consciousness of the planet. His considerable knowledge of the vast repertoire of Indian bhajans has provided the foundation for a new generation of artists, in the flourishing genre of music for yoga and mantra meditation.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Internationally recognized for his musical abilities to perform the ancient art form of Kirtan & Bhajan, Vaiyasaki Das provides a rare opportunity to experience a taste of authentic devotional music from the Vedic tradition. Though born in London, England, Vaiyasaki Das came of age in Winnipeg, Canada. After many years in the music business – and a personal search for the divine — he is now one of the premier singers on the kirtan circuit. Starting out as a rock and blues guitarist with a penchant for singing, his taste for Indian culture came at an early age.

Sripad Vaiyasaki Das

Freitag 23. April 17.00–19.00

Sonntag 25. April 17.00–18.00

Verein für Hindu-Gaudiya-Vaisnavas

Wienerbergstraße 29a/Top3, 1120 Wien, Österreich

By 1970, he found himself back in London and enamored by Krishna devotion. Soon, in 1973, he was committed to the path of devotion, or bhakti-yoga, and, just two years later, he received formal initiation from > His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami <. On his Guru’s request he journeyed to India in 1975, both for personal purification and to proclaim the renaissance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s bhakti movement. He traveled the entire subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, serving the mission of bhakti-yoga.

By 1978, he arrived in Bangladesh, where he imbibed the culture through his pores, becoming fluent in Bengali and learning the ways of the local people. On a boat trip down the Meghna River, he chanced upon a local kirtan band on their way to a festival. Deciding to follow these happy minstrels and their soulful kirtan music, he would also attend that same festival, changing his life forever. It was there that he discovered the ancient Bengali art of raga-kirtan, which touched his soul in the deepest possible way. Never before had he heard such angelic singing, and he resolved to use his own considerable vocal talents to spread this technique around the world.

He returned to London with his own style of kirtan, a blend of ancient Bengali and modern contemporary music. His first album was released in 1982 followed by numerous CDs, which are now considered seminal in the yoga/kirtan/world music universe. Today Vaiyasaki Das is a much sought-after performer, conducting workshops and leading yoga festivals and retreats worldwide. Sharing his heart through music and chanting is the basis of his life.

He has been a practitioner of bhakti yoga for 34 years and performs his music with a mission to uplift the consciousness of the planet. His considerable knowledge of the vast repertoire of Indian bhajans and kirtans has provided the foundation for a new generation of artists, in the flourishing genre of music for yoga and mantra meditation.

His CDs include: The Way of Love, Charana Kamal, Kirtan Rasa, Hari-Nam-Ananda, Transcendence, Vrindavan Chandra, Chaitanya Chandra, Ratha-Yatra USA, The Turning Point, Best of Vaiyasaki, Kirtan Explosion – High energy kirtans, & Sri Krishna Divya Nam.



AYURVEDA mit Shri Sarvabhavana Mai 2010

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Vedic Guide

Banaras Hindu University

www.vedic-guide.de

http://vimeo.com/prabhu/videos

International Center for Ayurvedic Studies

„India is not a country of the Hindus only. It is a country of the Muslims, the Christians and the Parsees too. The country can gain strength and develop itself only when the people of the different communities in India live in mutual goodwill and harmony. It is my earnest hope and prayer that this centre of life and light which is coming into existence, will produce students who will not only be intellectually equal to the best of their fellow students in other parts of the world, but will also live a noble life, love their country and be loyal to the Supreme ruler“ ~ Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya ( Banares University BHU)

Äyurveda (DevanÄgarÄ: आयुर्वेद, the „science of life“, usually rendered simply ayurveda in English) or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine.In Sanskrit, the word ayurveda consists of the words Äyus, meaning „life“, and veda, meaning „related to knowledge“ or „science“. Evolving throughout its history, ayurveda remains an influential system of medicine in South Asia.The earliest literature of ayurveda appeared during the Vedic period in India.The Sushruta Samhita and the Charaka Samhita were influential works on traditional medicine during this era.Ayurvedic practitioners, called „Ayurvedacharyas“, have also identified a number of medicinal preparations and surgical procedures for curing various ailments and diseases. Read More: > HERE <

Hallo liebe Freunde! – Auch im 2010er Jahr, wird uns Sri Sarvabhavana wieder einige Male besuchen. Das erste Mal im Mai. Er wird sich in der Zeit vom 6. bis zum 11. Mai in Wien aufhalten.

Sein diesmaliger Besuch steht ganz im Zeichen der Ernährung. Heutzutage, werden sich viele Menschen, über den Einfluss der Ernährung auf unser körperliches Empfinden, immer mehr bewusst. Die Nachfrage der Leute nach alternativen Ernährungsweisen steigt. Jedoch, wissen viele noch nicht, dass das was wir zu uns nehmen, auch unsere Emotionen wie unser Denken beeinflusst.

Du bist was du isst, heißt es so schön im Volksmund. Keiner möchte sich mehr mit künstlichen Zutaten und raffinierten Lebensmitteln vollstopfen. Zurück zur Vollwertigkeit ist das Motto.

Die LEBENSmittel sollen Kraft haben, sprich LEBENSenergie. Diese stärkt Geist wie Körper und hilft uns in einer von Informationen überfluteten und zu schnell lebiger Zeit zu bestehen. Zusätzlich zu der Auswahl von vollwertigen und naturbelassenen Nahrungsmitteln, trägt die richtige Zubereitung des Essens zu einer optimalen Aufnahme der Lebensmittel in unseren Organismus bei. Im Ayurveda heißt es, wichtig ist nicht was du isst, sondern was du verdaust. Die richtige Menge und Mischung von Gewürzen, erleichtert dem Körper die Assimilation des Verdauungsbreis. Als ich das erste Mal so ein toll gewürztes und zubereteites Gericht aß, war ich erstaunt, nicht nur vom wunderbaren Geschmack, sonder auch wie gut ich mich danach fühlte und wie schnell ich alles verdauen konnte. Es war sensationell.

Aus diesen Gründen wird Sri Sarvabhavanas Vortrag von der richtigen Ernährung handeln. In seinen persönlichen Beratungen, könnt ihr wie immer auch nach einer auf euren Körpertypen zugeschnittene Ernährung fragen.

AYURVEDA KOCHKURS BEI ASTRID: Viele von euch, kennen ja Astrid schon. Großzügig wie sie ist, hat sie uns immer ihre Räumlichkeiten für die Beratungen zur Verfügung gestellt. Dieses Mal aber tut sie nicht nur das, sondern wird auch selbst aktiv und bietet euch die Möglichkeit, in die kulinarische Welt des Ayurvedas einzutauchen. Sie veranstaltet gemeinsam mit Sri Sarvabhavana einen „coolinourishen“ Kochkurs und wird euch die Geheimnisse der Gewürze und der fantastisch, farbigen und vielseitigen Zubereitung der Speisen näherbringen. Zusätzlich wird es auch eine Palmblattbibliotheks-Reise-Info Veranstaltung geben.

Das wars von mir. Ich wünsche viel Glück und Erfolg und wie immer gibt’s unten alle Einzelheiten zu den Vorträgen und der Beratung.

Mit sonnigen Grüßen und Namaste,

euer, Herbert

  • TERMINE: Vortrag von Sri Sarvabhavana Thema: Wie kann ich mich spirituell und körperlich optimal ernähren, um in Zufriedenheit, eine gesunde Lebensbalance zu genießen. Datum: Montag, 10.05.2010,  19:00 – 21:00 Uhr,
  • Info Veranstaltung Palmblattbibliotheks-Reise: Im Anschluss an den Vortrag.  Sprich: Montag, 10.05.2010 21:00 – 22:00 Uhr, Ort: Raum 3 , Liechtensteinstrasse 39 – 41, 1090 Wien
  • Kontakt: HERBERT, 0699/17073418 und unter spiritualgrowth@gmx.at

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Prayer Relief Rally for Yushu Earthquake

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Donate to Yushu Qinghai China Earthquake Victims

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The 2010 Yushu earthquake struck on April 14, 2010, and registered a magnitude of 6.9 (USGS, EMSC) or 7.1(CEA, CENC). It originated in Yushu, Qinghai, China, at 7:49 am local time.According to the Xinhua News Agency, 2,064 people have been confirmed dead, 175 missing, and 12,135 injured of which 1,434 are severely injured.The epicenter was located in Rima village (日玛村/日麻村), Upper Laxiu township (ä拉秀ä) of Yushu County,in remote and rugged terrain, near the border of Tibet Autonomous Region. Read More: > HERE <

The death toll in earthquake that hit Tibet’s Yushu County (Kyegudo in traditional Tibetan province of Kham) in Yushu prefecture, Qinghai province, has gone up to 617, according to the official Chinese media.

However, unconfirmed sources including Tibetan exiles belonging to the quake hit area who claimed to have spoken to people there say the death toll is much higher. One Tibetan who said he spoke to someone in his village puts the death toll around 3000.

The latest statistics show that 313 people were missing and 9,110 injured, 970 severely, said a spokesman with the rescue headquarters in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in southern Qinghai.

Start Time: Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 12:00pm

End Time: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 12:00pm

Location: Anywhere

Many people are still buried in the debris as more than 85 percent of houses in Gyegu, mostly made of mudbrick and wood, had collapsed.

The death toll „may rise further as lots of houses collapsed,“ according to Wu Yong, commander of the Yushu Military Area Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.

The exile Tibetan government’s department of religion held a special prayer at the Tsuglakhang temple today for the victims of the earthquake and their families. Local Tibetans including monks and nuns from various monasteries around here attended the prayer.

The quake measured 7.1 on Richter scale, according to China Earthquake Networks Center but the United States Geological Survey puts the magnitude at 6.9.

The epicenter of the quake lies in Yushu County (Kyegudo in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham) in the Yushu prefecture. The quake struck at 7:49 a.m. with a depth of about 33 km and is calculated to be 33.1 north and 96.7 east, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

LET US ALL PRAY AND OFFER INCENSE AND CANDLES.

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Bringing East & West together in Compassion

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www.eastmeetswestmusic.com  www.abtei-st-hildegard.de

www.merton.org

www.tnp.org

www.compassionrising.com

www.mariaward.de

www.dalailama.com

Thomas Merton (31 January 1915 – 10 December 1968) was a 20th century American Catholic writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist and student of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to priesthood and given the name Father Louis.Read More: > HERE <

Mary Ward (23 January 1585 – 30 January 1645) was an English Catholic nun who founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Loreto Sisters (not to be confused with the Sisters of Loretto). She was declared „Venerable“ by Pope Benedict XVI on 19th of December, 2009; this is the first of three steps on the path to being declared a saint. Read More: > HERE <

Sister Nivedita (1867-1911), born Margaret Elizabeth Noble, was an Anglo-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda. She met Vivekananda in 1895 in London and travelled to India (Kolkata) in 1898. Swami Vivekananda gave her the name Nivedita (meaning „Dedicated to God“) when he initiated her into the vow of Brahmacharya on March 25 1898.Read More: > HERE <

Benedict of Nursia (Italian: San Benedetto da Norcia) (480 – 547) is a Christian saint, honored by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.

Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, about 40 miles to the east of Rome, before moving to Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. There is no evidence that he intended to found a religious order. The Order of St Benedict is of modern origin and, moreover, not an „order“ as commonly understood but merely a confederation of autonomous congregations. Read More: > HERE <

A Meditative Experience of Compassion -Inspired by the friendship between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the late Thomas Merton.

This film contains footage chronicling the 40-year unfolding of COMPASSION beginning with the meeting between The Dalai Lama and Merton in 1968, the historic first-visit by helicopter by The Dalai Lama to the Abbey of Gethsemani in 1994, the subsequent Gethsemani Encounter in 1996, and the climactic recording and filming inside Mammoth Cave, the Abbey of Gethsemani, and the Furnace Mountain Zen Temple in 1999. Additional materials include the Interreligious Vigil for World Peace led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the meeting between The Dalai Lama and Muhammad Ali in 2003. All of the video is combined with the majestic music of Compassion.

www.tnp.org (Tibetan Nuns in Exile), www.choying.com (>Ani Choying teaching Om mani padme hum  mantra<)

About the Music: Humanity is at a tipping-point. Either the world as a whole will consciously move toward the positive and towards peace, or devolve unconsciously toward the negative and destructive. COMPASSION was undertaken 12 years ago with the expressed intention of creating a new, more powerfully vibrating music derived and inspired from the ancient chant traditions of East and West, forged in the womb of the largest cave in the world, and specifically designed to bring forth feelings of compassion and peace so as to bring people together in harmony and love.

Save Yamuna & Clean Himalaya Glacier Water

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7-month ‚Clean Yamuna‘ campaign launched

Musical protest at Vrindavan

www.umweltberatung.at  „Wasser“

The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना, sometimes called Jamuna or Jumna) is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height 6,387 mtrs., on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks, in the Lower Himalayas, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometers (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 km2, 40.2% of the entire Ganga Basin, before merging with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, the site for the Kumbha Mela every twelve years. Read More > HERE <

The banks of the polluted Yamuna river came alive to the soul-stirring strains of a unique musical protest that bemoaned nature’s bountiful beauty turning into a sewage drain and hoped for better sense that would one day revive its „divine glory“.

The musical initiative of Acharya Jaimini Thursday evening drew cheers and support from activists, who have been alarmed by the construction frenzy, high level of industrial effluents and toxic waste finding way into the river.

„The ghats are vanishing, the lush green forests have disappeared, the birds don’t chirp any more, the holy ‚kunds‘ are in a shambles. All over the Braj Mandal you only see concrete structures, the eye-sores of modern civilisation,“ said Acharya Gopi Ballabh Shastri who runs a water hut for the pilgrims in Vrindavan.

The musical protest to halt further deterioration of the „Heritage River“ was organised by sitar maestro Jaimini. His four-part composition of Indian contemporary classical music was rendered effortlessly but forcefully by a group at the river bank.

Speaking to IANS, Jaimini said: „In the first composition the river enters the plains: realization of ancient Yamuna, then after the bridge construction there is a sudden jolt and shock and the holy river shrinks in shock and awe. In this composition, Italian piano player Ranso also performs. Italian guitarist D. Turi is the co-musician. These compositions express devotion to Yamuna.“

The Indian classical notes bring out the divine glory and the faith of the pilgrims in Yamuna. The strains are harmoniously blended with Western musical notes to highlight the destruction and pollution in the river, the concrete structures all over, Jaimini said.

A CD of the composition, raag Raseshwari, was released by Vrindavan’s Radha Fine Art Studio.

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Dr. Acharya Trigunateet jaimini

IRRI Rice Research Institute & Conference

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INT. RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

TRAD. FOOD, AYURVEDA, BIODIVERSITY

The Rice Price Crisis Prevention

www.knowledgebank.irri.org

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an autonomous, non-profit, agricultural research and training organization with offices in more than ten nations. The Institute’s main goal is to find sustainable ways to improve the well being of present and future generations of poor rice farmers and consumers while at the same time protecting the natural environment. Most of IRRI’s research is done in cooperation with the national agricultural research and development institutions, farming communities, and other organizations of the world’s rice producing nations. Read More: > HERE <

Rice is the seed of a monocot plant Oryza sativa. As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially in East, South, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the West Indies. It is the grain with the second highest worldwide production, after maize („corn“).Read More: > HERE <

The years 2007–2008 saw dramatic increases in world food prices, creating a global crisis and causing political and economical instability and social unrest in both poor and developed nations. Systemic causes for the worldwide increases in food prices continue to be the subject of debate. Initial causes of the late 2006 price spikes included droughts in grain-producing nations and rising oil prices. Read More: > HERE <

IRRI´s MISSION – To reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems.

The Cereal Knowledge Bank (CKB) is the world’s leading repository of extension and training materials related to cereal and cereal production. The CKB was launched in January 2008 and is managed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) as a service to people working to improve the well-being of poor cereal farmers and consumers.

 

> FREE BOOK: Asian rice bowls: the returning crisis? – Prabhu L. Pingali <

5th International Rice blast Conference, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, remains one of the most destructive rice diseases worldwide. In the three years since the 4th International Rice Blast Conference (IRBC) was held in Changsha, Hunan, China, rapid progress has been made in a wide range of research topics on the biology, genomics, host-pathogen interactions, resistance, and disease management. On behalf of the 5th IRBC organizing committee, we cordially invite you to attend this exciting meeting. > CONFERENCE DETAILS <

Invitation to the 3rd International Rice Congress – It is our privilege and pleasure to welcome you to the 3rd International Rice Congress (IRC) to be held 8 – 12 November 2010 at the Vietnam National Convention Center, Hanoi, Vietnam. The event is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam, and jointly organized by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and AsiaCongress Events Management Co. Ltd (ACE). www.ricecongress.com

HILDEGARD OF BINGEN & FAMOUS SPELT CURE – Hildegard medicine is based on the wisdom of the saintly Hildegard (1098-1179), abbess of Bingen. The great mystic, composer and healer is considered to be the first important naturopath and herbalist of the Middle ages. Her teachings, based on the harmony between body and soul, are reflected in today’s holistic approaches to prevention and healing. Hildegard medicine taps the available healing forces of nature to treat illness by restoring disrupted balance. Hildegard emphasized nutrition, primarily with use of spelt, a type of grain; detoxification, by fasting or bloodletting; and the use of remedies from plant, animal and mineral sources. Her writings offer recipes for 12000 such remedies, which apply to the most diverse symptoms and diseases.

Spelt – According to Hildegard of Bingen, spelt is the „most nutritious grain“, providing „right flesh and right blood“. She recommends breads and soups containing spelt to purify the blood, strengthen the nerves and heal intestinal disorders. You can find spelt at most health food stores. The Treatment – First comes an examination of the person as a whole, not just symptoms but lifestyle and temperament. The nutritional therapy consists of suggesting foods that are specifically adapted to the individual patient. Then purifying procedures, such as bloodletting, are recommended. Finally, stimulating herbal remedies are prescribed. The goal of Hildegard medicine – Hildegard medicine is a means of regulating the systems of the body in relation to one another. The goal is to reverse the disruption of the natural balance in the body, which is the cause of the illness. This effect is achieved through appropriate nutrition, detoxification and nature based remedies. The viewpoint of mainstream medicine – Some aspects of Hildegard medicine cannot be explained scientifically. However, holistic approaches to illness have been successful for a wide range of patients, who respond well to treatments that include more than chemical targeting of symptoms.


 

Ghandi Institute:Dialogue led by local teens

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Ghandi Rabindranath Tagore

www.gandhiinstitute.org

I.A.S.E. UNIVERSITY – Ghandi Vidya Mandir

Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies

www.mguniversity.edu

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Hindi: मोहनदास करमचंद गाँधी, Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, pronounced [moːɦən̪d̪aːs kərəmʨən̪d̪ ɡaːn̪d̪ʱiː] ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa or total nonviolence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi ([məɦaːt̪maː]; Sanskrit: महात्मा mahÄtmÄ or „Great Soul“, an honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore), and in India also as Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ, bÄpu or „Father“). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. (ahimsa) Read More: > HERE <

Welcome to the M.K. Gandhi Institute of Nonviolence, founded by Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The Institue has been housed at the University of Rochester since June 2007.

The M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence is located at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. We are dedicated to carrying out the principles of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Learn more about Gandhi!

Working in partnership with University of Rochester students and other organizations, we help local children learn about alternatives to conflict, teach nonviolence through service projects, plant food and flower gardens on and off the University of Rochester campus, tend sections of the nearby Genesee River, participate in urban agriculture to reduce hunger and create jobs, and support a grassroots movement to make Rochester a national leader in restorative justice.

 

We strive to identify, support and create projects and social systems that value all lives equally and where means and ends are understood to be inextricably linked.

Teen and adult facilitators are from Teen Empowerment: an organization which inspires young people, and the adults who work with them, to think deeply about the most difficult social problems in their communities, and gives them the tools they need to work with others in creating significant positive change. (Sponsored by Community Service Network, Rochester Community Center for Leadership, Office of Minority Student Affairs, and Fredrick Douglas Institute.)

Date: Friday, April 16, 2010

Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Location: 108 Goergen (UR River Campus)


Natha Yogis, Gorakshanath & Kashmir Shaivism

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babaji ( sitting on extreme right), Shri Avaidya nath ji, Shri Chand nath ji

Mela 1985: babaji ( sitting on extreme right), Shri Avaidya nath ji, Shri Chand nath ji

www.nathorder.org

 Kundalini Books: Siddha-Siddhantapaddhati of Goraksanatha

 Gorakshanath the Originar of Hatha-Yoga  

www.proyoga.de

The Sanskrit word nÄthá or नाथ, is the proper name of a siddha sampradaya (initiatory tradition) and the word itself literally means „lord, protector, refuge“. The related Sanskrit term Adi Natha means first or original Lord, and is therefore a synonym for Shiva, Mahadeva, or Maheshvara, and beyond these supramental concepts, the Supreme Absolute Reality as the basis supporting all aspects and manifestations of consciousness. The Nath tradition is a heterodox siddha tradition containing many sub-sects. It was founded by Matsyendranath and further developed by Gorakshanath. These two individuals are also revered in Tibetan Buddhism as Mahasiddhas (great adepts) and are credited with great powers and perfected spiritual attainment. Read More: > Here <

Dr. Joachim Reinelt: Zur Zeit des indischen Mittelalters wanderten in weiten Teilen Indiens und Tibets tantrische Mystiker umher, die Nathas, Nathayogis oder Nathasiddhas genannt wurden. Sie praktizierten und lehrten Hatha- und Kundaliniyoga und hatten großen Einfluss auf das religiöse Leben der Menschen.

In meiner Doktorarbeit habe ich die Lehren und Praktiken dieser Yogis untersucht. Als Textgrundlage dient hierbei ein Werk aus dem ca. 13. Jahrhundert, das Vivekadarpana, wörtlich ‚Spiegel der unterscheidenden Betrachtung‘. In diesem recht umfangreichen Werk (21 Kapitel) wurden die Lehren aus unterschiedlichen philosophischen Schulen, Konzepte und Praktiken diverser tantrischer und yogischer Traditionen, sowie viele mythologische Vorstellungen zusammengetragen. www.proyoga.de

Gorakshanatha Saivism: Gorakhnath or Gorakshanatha Saivism is also known as Siddha Siddhanta and Nath tradition. It was founded by Gorakshanatha (Gorakhnath) who lived about 10th century AD. He is believed to be 3rd, 4th or 5th in a line of 12 prominent teachers of this tradition, which has followers in both Buddhism and Hinduism.

He was said to be a disciple of Matsyendranatha who was from in Nepal. Followers of this sect believe that knowledge of this tradition was received by Matsyendranath directly from Siva himself. Gorakshanatha is credited with such works as Siddha Siddhanta Paddhathi and Viveka Martanda. He composed them in Hindi. He also created 12 monastic orders across Northern India in an effort to preserve the Adinatha tradition. Other important works of this tradition are Hathayoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Siva Samhita and Jnanamrita. Full Article: www.saivism.net

History of the Nathas – The history of ancient Indian sadhu texts reveals a succession of several main groups. There were the Sadhs, Yatis, Siddhas, Nathas, Pashupatis, Sant-Mats, Dasnamis and Nagas. Apart from these, many small sadhu sects have existed and played their part in the great stream of Indian life. In early history, it would appear that some sects were interwoven with others, and some merged or developed into other sects. Some thus became extinct, and others are still with us.

 Full Article : http://www.mahendranath.org/yogavidya/yogavidya.html

 

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Austin, TX 78704  (USA)

Yogendranath Yogi Event:  „CHATUHSASTHI YOGINI MANTRA -64 KALI YOGINIS“: “Sixty and four are the instruments of enjoyments that tempt the individual soul (jiva). Sixty and four are the divisions (kalas) within jiva; Sixty and four are the chambers of jiva’s chakras; Sixty and four; where Shiva-Shakti are.” In very ancient days, eight great Female Goddesses Shaktis emerged from the cosmic soul of the Principle Dieties and formed Kali Durga, the Universal Shakti Power, These were the grand Mothers (Ashta Matrikas) of all subsequent Yoginis. According to Kaula Tantra, the seight manifested each in turn into eight Divine Shaktis, thus resulting in the 64 Tantric Yoginis.

  • Start Time:Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 2:30am
  • End Time: Friday, April 10, 2015 at 5:30am
  • This is an open event. Anyone can join and invite others to join.

Eight Great Mothers (Ashta Matrikas), Halebid, Karnataka – An examination of the ancient Tantric tradition reveals a particular sanctity assigned to the number eight. The eight mother faculties (tattvas) of the manifested universe, the eight directions with four cardinal and four intermediate points (digbandahs), the eight miraculous yogic powers (siddhis), eight „limbs“ of Yoga (astanga) eight forms of the Divine Mother (matrikas) and eight primary mystic symbols (mudras) are just a few examples. The square of eight, or sixty-four, occupies an even more profound position in the field of Tantra which, from the point of view of the practitioner, first and foremost identifies the sixty-four Tantric Yoginis.

The Matrikas are found in inscriptions uncovered from the Indus Valley Civilization of 5000 years ago.

“O Great Ones, if I am known, what need is there for pilgrimage, austerities and even sadhana itself? If I am revealed, of what use is puja, tantra, kriya, yoga and the revealed texts?

My mystery is grand and broad and expansive beyond the consciousness of humanity, yet I am ever accessible as the cosmic lover beyond the thinking mind and it is I who is the source of the Peace, Light, Love, and Power that are all the hallmarks of my essence. I am the polarities and the forces of creation, the Divine feminine in union with her Lord. Manifesting in both celestial and terrestrial planes, pretending to be limited as a human incarnation, I become intoxicated with all aspects of life, in order to know Shiva as my intimate lover, with whom I always seek oneness.

I take on human incarnation in order that all of his less conscious manifestations might discover their divinity though relationship with me. In doing so I provide an avenue for humanity to taste the nectar of immortality through my Kaula Tantra. Even given this, my true nature still remains secret. I live hidden in the bodies of human lovers, promoting the elevation of consciousness for those who seek it through me.”

2nd Yogendranath Yogi Event „MAHA YOGI GURU GORKHNAHT“: Gorakshya Peeth Siddhachal Mrigasthali, favourite of siddha yogi -guru gorkhnath . Gorakshya Balam, Guru-sishya Palam, Sesha Himalam, Sasikhanda bhalam Kalasya Kalam, Jeeta Janma Jalam, Bandey Jatalam, Jagadabjanalam

  • Start Time: Friday, April 8, 2011 at 8:00am
  • End Time:Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 11:00am
  • This is an open event, everone can join

Gorakh Nath is also Known as Gorakshya Nath. He is the Yoga power of Lord Shiva, who himself is the whole universe. There are many meanings for the name. First let’s separate the name into smaller parts Go + Rakshya = Gorakshya

The meaning of Go are Cow, Earth (or universe) or the Indriya (Through which person interacts with the outer world also moha or attachment). The meaning of Rakshya is to protect.

The combined meaning becomes as such The one who protects us from the un-escapable net of moha by protecting the indriyas. When all the individual are protected from misutilizing their bodies, which develops the mind so much that we become able to know all the things in the universe, then the universe is protected as a whole.

He is the teacher of Yoga. Yoga means the re-unification of the soul and the super soul (himself). We cannot write about him due to our inefficiency. One of the slokas is listed below which tells something about him.

Tum Sata-Chita-Aananda Sada Shive, Aagama Nigama Parey Yoga Pracharana Karana Yuga Yuga, Gorakh Rupa Dharey You are the super being, Sada Shiva. Farther than the knowledge of Aagama and Nigama. You come here in the form of Gorakh Nath for preaching Yoga (Knowledge for reunification), time to time. The full Bhajan is given in the Bhajan segment of the site.

You can view the big poster of Navanath at Mrigasthali Gorakshya Temple Likewise, there are 84 siddhas. Temples in Nepal and the World – Oom Guru Gorakshya, Mama Rakshya Rakshya Gorakhnath Temple is everywhere in Nepal and India. Gorakshay Nath is very important in the lives of the people so the temple is found in every footsteps. In any urban and rural part of the subcontinent contains Gorakshya temple.

Mrigasthali is another important place for all the Hindus (www.omadesh.org) .It is Known to be the most favourite place for the Lord Shiva to play. This place is listed in uncountable places in the texts of hinduism.

Shiva Gorakshya Meditated at this place for very long time. According to the story, Shiva Gorakshya Meditated here seated on the snakes representing the rain and there was no rainfall for 12 years. He was not happy with the people who was not interested in improving their life with yoga.

The people who were tensed due to no rain thought to bring his Guru Dada Matsyendra Nath and he will wake up and the rain will fall. When they brought Guru Matsyendra Nath from Kamrup Kamakshya then he wake up from meditation and they got the rain fall.

 

Goraksha Puja // Pandit’s Genocide being completed by indifference of both Center and State Governments.

Yoga – Sanatan Dharma ( > Hinduism <) has always believed that the world began from the god in the form of zero (sunya rup paramatma). But how did that zero became all these? The science cannot explain that thing, yet it has proved that the world is continuously expanding. If it is expanding continuously, then it should have been started from a point or zero. The science also believe this, with Big Bang Theory. But how did something came out of nowhere? The science can never explain this. This is explained by Yoga.

Einstein believed that there is always another antiparticle to some particle. When antiparticle and particle mix together, then there will be nothing. One will consume the other and the whole thing is zero. This thought came out of the sacred texts of Hinduism.

Something out of nothing can come with the power of yoga. The literal meaning of yoga is to mix something together or addition. With the power of yoga, Shiva created the whole universe out of nothing. let us see this in the following table:

0 = 5 – 5

= (5) + (-5)

= ( 3 + 2 ) + (8 – 3)

= (9 – 6 + 4 – 2) + ( 5 + 3 – 5 + 2 )

= ………… and so on (This is addition or Yoga)

Now the world has become a complex one. When the maha-pralaya occurs, the addition occurs and the world again becomes zero, and the new world is started with new mathematics.

Yoga is not the exercise. It is the power of creation. The Rishis of older times developed the science by which anyone can increase the power of yoga within oneself. All the things in Hinduism, world and the universe is within this.

We have to travel through 8.4 million species of plants and animals to become human. We will be promoted or degreded to the next higher level according to our karma. Karma is the form of yoga (Karma-yoga) which increases the yoga power. Shree Shiva Gorakshya is known to be the first sat-guru of yoga. He is Shiva, who came to earth for reason of preaching the knowledge of yoga. He tought 8.4 million postures, by which yoga could be practiced. Among them 84 postures are the most important for Human.

We are trying to publish the 84 yoga postures which could be useful for anyone.

The Gorakhbodh

Questions (Diverse Fragen):

Kashmir Shaivism: Kashmiri Arya „Pandits“ are the remainder of a indigenous religious ethnic group (kashmir shaivism philosophy) that originally inhabited the land proclaimed to be paradise by one of many neighbouring Kings . In the ancient times, the indigenous himalaya mountain Nag/“water spring“ tribe and Arya tribes settled and embraced eachothers rituals and values. The Middle ages, the various conquerors named the peoples of this valley as „Pandits“ because they choose the path of peace, enlightenment and knowledge. The Kashmiri Pandits, a „Community in Exile“ , not a caste in exile, retained their cultural identity from the persecution and forced conversion by the invaders of the land since 1300s. There are about 700,000 Kashmiri Pandits/Hindu living worldwide. About less than 5,000 still remain in the Valley of Kashmir. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Kashmir

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PLAYING FOR CHANGE MUSIC & FOUNDATION

16 Jahren
by in SOCIAL PROJECTS, SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS, NEWS

Playing for Change

http://playingforchange.com

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www.playingforchange.org

The Inspiration – Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world.

The Production – We built a mobile recording studio, equipped with all the same equipment used in the best studios, and traveled to wherever the music took us. As technology changed, our power demands were downsized from golf cart batteries to car batteries, and finally to laptops. Similarly, the quality with which we were able to film and document the project was gradually upgraded from a variety of formats– each the best we could attain at the time—finally to full HD.

One thing that never changed throughout the process was our commitment to create an environment for the musicians in which they could create freely and that placed no barriers between them and those who would eventually experience their music. By leading with that energy and intent everywhere we traveled, we were freely given access to musicians and locations that are usually inaccessible. In this respect, the inspiration that originally set us on this path became a co-creator of the project along with us!

The Effect – Over the course of this project, we decided it was not enough for our crew just to record and share this music with the world; we wanted to create a way to give back to the musicians and their communities that had shared so much with us. And so in 2007 we created the Playing for Change Foundation, a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation whose mission is to do just that. In early 2008, we established Timeless Media, a for-profit entity that funds and extends the work of Playing for Change. Later that year, Timeless Media entered into a joint venture with the Concord Music Group through the support of label co-owner and entertainment legend Norman Lear and Concord Music Group executive vice president of A&R John Burk. Our goal is to bring PFC’s music, videos and message to the widest possible audience.

Now, musicians from all over the world are brought together to perform benefit concerts that build music and art schools in communities that are in need of inspiration and hope. In addition to benefit concerts, the Playing for Change band also performs shows around the world. When audiences see and hear musicians who have traveled thousands of miles from their homes, united in purpose and chorus on one stage, everyone is touched by music’s unifying power.

And now, everyone can participate in this transformative experience by joining the Playing for Change Movement. People are hosting screenings, musicians are holding benefit concerts of every size, fans are spreading the message of Playing for Change through our media, and this is only the beginning. Together, we will connect the world through music!

> Playing for Change Utube Channel <

Playing for Change Foundation: Several years ago, a small group of filmmakers set out with a dream to make a documentary film about street musicians from around the world. That dream has grown not only into a reality, but into a global sensation called Playing For Change, and has touched the lives of millions of people.

While traveling to around the world to film and record these musicians, the crew became intimately involved with the music and people of each community they visited.

future music students - Krina

Many of these people lived very modestly in communities with limited resources; nevertheless, they were full of generosity, warmth, and above all they were connected to each other by a common thread: music.

In an effort to ensure that anyone with the desire to receive a music education would have the opportunity to do so, the Playing For Change Foundation was born.

The Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF) is dedicated to the fundamental idea that peace and change are possible through the universal language of music. www.playingforchange.org

KARMAPA IN EUROPE – YOGA OF MILAREPA

16 Jahren
by in Buddha, Meditation, Medicine, SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS, NEWS, Tantra, Yoga

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> www.chronicleproject.com – Talks on Milarepa <

www.kagyuoffice.org

www.karmapanetwork.eu

> Ringu Tulku – Bodhicharya <

> The Kagyu Tradtion – Milarepa <

The Karmapa (officially His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa) is the head of the Karma Kagyu, the largest sub-school of the Kagyupa (Tibetan Bka‘ brgyud), itself one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The historical seat of the Karmapas is Tsurphu Monastery in the Tolung valley of Tibet. His Holiness‘ principal seat in exile is the Dharma Chakra Centre at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, India. His regional monastic seats are Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in New York, Dhagpo Kagyu Ling in France and Tashi Choling in Bhutan. Read More: > HERE <

Jetsun Milarepa (Tibetan: རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པ; Wylie: Rje-btsun Mi-la-ras-pa), (c. 1052—c. 1135 CE) is generally considered one of Tibet’s most famous yogis and poets, a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu (Bka‘-brgyud) school of Tibetan Buddhism. Read More: > HERE <

KAGYU & (Trad.) YOGA: Like all schools of Tibetan Buddhism the Kagyu consider their practices and teachings to be inclusive of the full range of Buddha’s teachings (or three yÄna) since they follow the fundamental teachings and vows of individual liberation & monastic discipline (Pratimoksha) which accord with the Mulasarvastivada tradition of the ŚrÄvakayÄna (sometimes called NikÄya Buddhism or „HÄnayÄna“ ); the Bodhisattva teachings, vows of universal liberation and philosophy of the MahÄyÄna; and the profound means and samaya pledges of the Secret Mantra VajrayÄna. Read More: > HERE <

The central teaching of Kagyu is the doctrine of Mahamudra, „the Great Seal“, as elucidated by Gampopa in his various works. This doctrine focuses on four principal stages of meditative practice (the Four Yogas of Mahamudra).

Important practices in all Kagyu schools are the tantric practices of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini, and particularly the Six Yogas of Naropa.

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The Karmapas – Karmapa means „the one who carries out buddha-activity“ or „the embodiment of all the activities of the buddhas.“ In the Tibetan tradition, great enlightened teachers are said to be able to consciously arrange to be reborn as a teacher who can carry on the teachings of a predecessor in a prior life. Pursuant to this tradition, the Karmapas have incarnated in this form of manifestation body (Skt. nirmanakaya), for seventeen lifetimes, as of the present, and all have played the most important role in preserving and propagating the Buddhist teachings of Tibet.

Prior to the birth of the first Karmapa, the arrival of a Buddhist master who would be known as the Karmapa had been prophesied by the historic Buddha Shakyamuni and the great tantric master of India, Guru Padmasambhava. Throughout the centuries, Karmapas have been the central figure in the continuation of the vajrayana lineage in general and Kagyu lineage in particular, and have played a very important role in the preservation of the study and practice lineages of Buddhism. (For more on the Karmapas prior to the Seventeenth, see the section at this website on the Seventeen Karmapas.

VISIT OF HIS HOLINESS THE XVII.KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE TO EUROPE

Dear Dharma Friends, – I am sad to announce that the proposed visit of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorji was not approved by the Government of India. The visit was scheduled to take place from 27th May to 2nd July in nine countries of Europe. The Kagyu Office, the Administration of Gyalwang Karmapa was informed of the decision by the Tibetan Government in Exile on 3rd April 2010.

The process has begun to find out why this visit was not possible and what positive conditions are needed to make the visit possible in near future. I know a huge number of followers and friends in Europe were eagerly waiting for the visit of Gyalwang Karmapa and I know that all of you are sad and disappointed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the organizers, volunteers and donors for working so hard to prepare for the visit in last many months. Your cooperation and support were beyond any expectations. I hope and pray together with you that the visit will happen in very near future and that all of us would be able to receive his teachings in Europe.

Ringu Tulku,
Coordinator,
Karmapa’s Visit to Europe


AHIMSA IN YOGA, MUSIC AND SPIRITUALITY

16 Jahren
by in SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS, NEWS

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> Presentacion para la reunion de lanzamiento del proyecto <

www.dsubhash.com

> Free Streaming, Music Downloads, etc… <

> Tabla classique à La Réunion <

Ahimsa (Sanskrit: Devanagari; अहिंसा; IAST ahiṃsÄ, PÄli: avihiṃsÄ) is a term meaning to do no harm (literally: the avoidance of violence – himsa). It is an important tenet of the religions that originated in ancient India (Hinduism, Buddhism and especially Jainism).

Ahimsa is a rule of conduct that bars the killing or injuring of living beings. It is closely connected with the notion that all kinds of violence entail negative karmic consequences. The extent to which the principle of non-violence can or should be applied to different life forms is controversial between various authorities, movements and currents within the three religions and has been a matter of debate for thousands of years. Though the origins of the concept of ahinsa are unknown, the earliest references to ahinsa are found in the texts of historical Vedic religion, dated to 8th century BCE. Here, ahinsa initially relates to „non-injury“ without a moral connotation, but later to non-violence to animals and then, to all beings. Though meat-eating and slaughter of animals are criticized by some Hindu texts, other texts present counter-arguments in support of ritual sacrifice. In the 19th and 20th centuries, prominent figures of Indian spirituality such as Swami Vivekananda, Ramana Maharishi, Swami Sivananda and A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada emphasized the importance of ahinsa. Mahatma Gandhi applied ahinsa to politics, by his non-violent satyagrahas. Read More: > HERE <

One of French’s most innovative sound artists, Subhash Dhunoohchand’s consistently challenging albums and live performances have been central to the continued rise of Indian-influenced fusion music. A pivotal figure in Reunion Island, France he has pursued his own audio explorations with his new project TABLATRONIC.

Here, the dates of our next concerts in Reunion Island:

  • 7 Avril 2010, Le Mag TéléRéunion, AHIMSA et YATRA
  • 9 Avril 2010, salle guy alphonsine YATRA musique live et danse indienne (kathak, bharatanatyam, odissie)
  • 10 Avril 2010, Show Case Hyper U Bel Air St Louis, 15H à 18H, Tablatronic et Ahimsa
  • 14 Avril 2010, probablement dans l’Est…
  • 16 Avril 2010, probablement dans le Sud…
  • 17 Avril 2010, probablement dans le Nord-Est…
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Born in Mauritius of Indian parents he is the 4th generation in the island call the paradise of the Indian Ocean. Subhash Dhunoohchand was inspired by his father, late Balram Dhunoohchand to learn the precision beats of the tabla, which he began playing when he was 17. Later he went to India for further classical training as a student of Pandit Sudhir Kumar Saxena. He ha s been working with such diverse musicians as Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt Budhaditya Mukherjee, Rupak Kulkarni, Rakesh Chaurasia, Sazed Ul Alam, Trilok Gurtu and many well known jazz musicians like Ola Melander, Anatholi Bulkin, Xavier Rudd and Lars Gullikson.

Subhash Dhunoohchand is the disciple of Pt S.K. Saxena and has played with great musician like, Pt .Chaurasia, Pt B. Mukherjee, Trilok Gurtu, Susheela Raman, Xavier Rudd etc….// Fusion of Indian, African & Reunion Music. La rencontre de la musique indienne, africaine & réunionnaise.

In the mid-90s Subhash founded Cosmic Sound, an indo jazz fusion music group. In 1993 he release his first CD, Raga Marwa of Indian Classical Music in Sweden with Sazed Ul Alam and at the same time performing with the jazz fusion music group. His groundbreaking debut release Obsession, was recorded in France, and featured contributions from Anupriya Deotale, late Soudama Jankee, Anatholi Bulkin, Celine Bonacina and Rupak Kulkarni. An astonishing marriage of traditional Indian sounds and jazz, it deservedly received strong reviews.

For this European tour Subhash is travelling with his son Sumesh on tabla, Bharati on vocal, Bruno Chane Kane on electric guitar from France and Nandkumar on bass tabla. We are also performing with some indian music musicians from London. A dedicated fusionist with both an uncanny ear for melody and an innate talent for complex rhythms, Subhash Dhunoohchand always seems to be one step ahead of his electronic.

Yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahra, dharana, dhyana and samadhi are the eight limbs of yoga . Ahimsa, satya, asteya, bramacharya and aparigraha are the five yamas – The yoga sutras of Patanjali, 2.30-31

In the classical yoga system described by Patanjali more than two thousand years ago, the first stage (or limb, as they are generally called) of yoga is Yama (ethical disciplines) and of these, Ahimsa is the first.

In short, according to Patanjali, ahimasa, non-violence or, as Desikashar defines it, „Consideration for all living creatures, especially those who are innocent, in difficulty or worse off than we are“ should be the very beginning of any yoga practice.

SYMPOSIUM: „The Spiritual and the Material“

16 Jahren
by in SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS, NEWS

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www.ibnarabisociety.org

www.festivalculturesoufie.com

„The Spiritual and the Material“

> ISLAM & YOGA A STUDY BETWEEN TRADITIONS <

Ibn ‚ArabÄ (Arabic: ابن عربي‎) (July 28, 1165 – November 10, 1240) was an Andalusian Arab Sufi mystic and philosopher. His full name was Abū ‚AbdullÄh Muḥammad ibn ‚AlÄ ibn Muḥammad ibn al-`ArabÄ al-HÄṭimÄ al-ṬÄ’Ä (أبو عبد الله محمد بن علي بن محمد بن العربي الحاتمي الطائي).Ibn Arabi was born in Murcia, Spain on July 28, 1165 CE (560 in the Islamic calendar), and his family moved to Seville when he was seven years old. In 1200 CE, at the age of thirty-five, he left Iberia for good, intending to make the hajj to Mecca. Some 800 works are attributed to Ibn Arabi, although only some have been authenticated. Recent research suggests that over 100 of his works have survived in manuscript form, although most printed versions have not yet been critically edited and include many errors. Read More: > HERE <

Abū RayḥÄn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad BÄrūnÄ (Persian: ابوریحان محمد بن احمد بیرونی), often known as Alberuni, Al Beruni or variants, (born 5 September 973 in Kath, Khwarezm (now in Uzbekistan), died 13 December 1048 in Ghazni, today’s Afghanistan) was a Persian Muslim scholar and polymath of the 11th century. He was a scientist and physicist, an anthropologist and comparative sociologist, an astronomer and chemist, a critic of alchemy and astrology, an encyclopedist and historian, a geographer and traveler, a geodesist and geologist, a mathematician, a pharmacist and psychologist, an Islamic philosopher and theologian, and an scholar and teacher. Read More: > HERE <

“ Don’t look at your form, however ugly or beautiful. Look at love and at the aim of your quest. … O you whose lips are parched, keep looking for water. Those parched lips are proof that eventually you will reach the source.“ ~ Rumi

Each year the Society organizes Symposia in the U.K. and the U.S.A. on an aspect of Ibn ‚Arabi’s work.

These international gatherings bring together people from many different fields and traditions, and include scholars, students, and anyone interested in what Ibn ‚Arabi has to say. These events provide a unique opportunity for both speakers and delegates, specialists and non-specialists, to enrich their understanding of the Shaykh’s teachings and their relevance today. The Society also encourages public seminars and lectures and can provide speakers on request.

The Annual Symposium of the Society in the UK will be held at Worcester College, Oxford, on May 1-2, 2010. The title of the Symposium is „The Spiritual and the Material“.

The Muhyiddin Ibn ‚Arabi Society Archive Project – > Archive Report 2009 < : The MIAS archiving project has the aim of creating an online catalogue for the historic manuscripts of Muhyiddin Ibn ‚Arabi and his school.

The Society now has a unique collection of digital and microfilm copies of manuscripts of works by Ibn ‚Arabi, as well as copies of a number of manuscripts of works by his companions and early commentators.

The purpose of the archive is to ensure the safety of historic manuscripts of these works, and to help establish accurate texts for publication.

Since the Society’s archive project got under way there have been important developments in the Turkish library system, with moves to centralise the manuscript collections and the establishment of a digitisation unit.

Speakers and provisional titles of papers:

  • Dr Samer Akkach, The Ontology of Love and the Agency of Desire in Ibn ‚ArabÄ’s Teaching
  • Jane Carroll, The Circle and the Square – Seeing the spiritual in the material world
  • Jane Clark, „He governs the world through itself“ – Ibn ‚ArabÄ on spiritual causation
  • Venerable Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Spiritual and Material: Appearance is the Unsurpassed Protection
  • Prof. George Pattison, Kierkegaard’s teaching on Absolute Dependence
  • Dr Faouzi Skali, „The path of spiritual chivalry (Futuwwa) according to Ibn Arabi: wending one’s way through action and contemplation“

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JAIN TRADTION, MAHAVIR JAYANTI IN INDIA

16 Jahren
by in Ayurveda, SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS, NEWS

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www.jainuniversity.org

www.jainism.org

> Sri Shri Mahavir Jain temple, Plan a Yatra <

> 2010 JAINA Convention : Live and HELP Live! <

> Jain Books, Audio, Video <

> JAIN MEDIA LIVE <

In Jainism, Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is the most important religious holiday. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. On Mahavir Jayanthi, Jain temples are decorated with flags. In the morning the idol of Mahavira is given a ceremonial bath called the ‚abhishek‘. Lord Mahavira is an ideal in Jainism who taught the world the essence of life. He taught all of us the right way of living the life.The day of his birth is celebrated in a massive procession around the cities. Lord Mahavir was a great teacher who taught mankind the true path of happiness. His teachings on complete nonviolence and the importance of austerity showed the path to achieving salvation and spirituality. Read More: > HERE <

In Jainism, a Tirthankar (तीर्थंकर: „Fordmaker“; also Tirthankara or Jina) is a human being who achieves enlightenment (perfect knowledge) through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance. A Tirthankar is a special sort of arhat, a person who has totally conquered base sensibilities such as anger, pride, deceit, or desire.

A Tirthankar is so called because he is the founder of a „Tirth“ (literally, ‚ford‘), a Jain community which acts as a „ford“ across the „river of human misery“.

Yaksha (Sanskrit यक्ष, yakṣa , ञक्ख yakkha in PÄli ) is the name of a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, who are caretakers of the natural treasures hidden in the earth and tree roots.They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology. The feminine form of the word is yakṣÄ (यक्सि) or yakṣiṇÄ (यक्सिनि)(PÄli: yakkhÄ (यक्खि) or yakkhinÄ (ञक्खिनि)

The Jina’s are worthy of worship because they are the ultimate victor oner the phenomenal fetters, conquired over the all desire of human being.

Jinas are twenty four in number whom we call > ‘Tirthankar’ < and each of them is served by > Yaksha < and >Yakshini < , includes 64 yakshinis (yogini), fifty two viras, sixteen vidya Devis, ten dikpalakas and nine planets. Jina is subordinated by all like Yaksha, Yakshini, Ashta Dikpalakas, Planets and the Jina is above all. Jina’s are countless but four of them are especially worshipped not only in India but all over the world – They are –

  • Adinath (The first in the present time)
  • Neminath (The twenty Second)
  • Parsavanath (The twenty Third)
  • Mahavira (The twenty fourth – the last)
  • Jina’s are ‘gods above gods’, Everybody is divinities of Jina’s. Jina’s are known by its symbol by whom the shrine is made.

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The image of Jina should be nude, youthful, handsome, transquil, decorated by the Sri-vatsa embelom on the chest, arms must reach the knee, tip of the middle finger of the hand touching the knee, two armed, two eyed, no ornament on any part of the body, nor any cloth anywhere in the body, Jina must neither be represented as an old man nor as a boy, always in prime of youth, peaceful, devoid of hair and nails even no hair on the armpit or any other part of the body, not even moustache line, the height of the Jina must be equal to 108 fingers (Anguls). The plum line must pass through precisely centre of the body of the image. The Jina will be either standing or seated no bend anywhere in the body. Seated pose will be lotus posture, legs are crossed, hands are brought together, the mood will be in the complete renunciation, engaged in penance or in Yoga posture. The expression Jina to conquest over the inner enemies like passion and hatred. Wherethese Teerthankara’s are duly installed in the temple, theyare called ‘Sthapana Jinas’.

Today the 28th April is Mahavir Jayanti which is celebrated with great pomp and show in all over India& abroad..

Mahavir Jayanti which is celebrated with great pomp on Parasnath hill in Bihar, a holy land for the jains. In Rajasthan (Jaipur) after special Puja, a procession is taken out.

Annual lakhi Mela is held at Mahavir Pilgrimage in Sehstravid (on the bank of river Gambhira) railway station, Mahavirji, 140 Km from Jaipur, on 13 Chetr shukl to 2 Baisakh Ditya, for five days. Million of pilgrims visit this place to pay their reverence to Digambar Jain Sri Mahavirji, the 24th Jain Tirthankar. On the last day of the fair, rath yatra (procession on a chariot) is taken out from huge, magnificent, profusely decorated with oil paintings and architectural beautiful temple. Meena trigal men and women, in colourful dresses, form the main part of the procession and proceed in front of the chariot, singing, dancing, jumping and enjoying. The fair is attended by people from all over the country irrespective of caste or creed.

Mahavir Jayanti, a day of gazette holiday, is observed all over India in all Jain temples by Jain devotees.

NALANDA about 55 miles south east of Patna, was a Buddhist center of learning from the 5th century CE to the 12th century.IT WAS BUILT BY KING HARSHWARDHAN IN HIS TIME….

The JAIN  Tirthankara Mahavira attained Moksha at Pavapuri, which is located in Nalanda (also according to one sect of Jainism he was born in the nearby village called Kundalpur The Gautama Buddha is believed to have visited Nalanda and given sermons near „the Mango Grove of Pavarika“. SÄriputta, the right hand disciple of the Buddha, was born and died in Nalanda. Asoka is said to have built a temple there. According to Tibetan sources, Nagarjuna taught there.[citation needed] However, historical studies indicate that the university was established c. 450 CE.

NALANDA was one of the first residential universities, i.e. it had dorms. During its days it was a flourishing residential university with over 10,000 students and 1500 teachers. The university was marked by a lofty wall and one gate. The library was located in a nine storied building. The subjects taught at Nalanda University covered every field of learning. The Tang Dynasty Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang left detailed accounts of the university in the 7th century.

A vast amount of what is considered to be Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana) actually stems from the late (9th-12th century) Nalanda teachers and traditions. Other forms of Buddhism, like the Mahayana followed in Vietnam, China, Korea and Japan, found their genesis within the walls of the ancient university. Theravada, the other main school of Buddhism, followed in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and elsewhere, and later the mystic Theravada schools also developed here.

In 1193, the Nalanda University complex was sacked by Turkic Muslim invaders under Bakhtiyar Khalji; this event is seen as a milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India. It is said that Khalji asked if there was a copy of the Koran at Nalanda before he sacked it. When the Tibetan translator Chag Lotsawa visited them in 1235, he found them damaged and looted, but still functioning with a small number of monks. The destruction of the universities at Nalanda, as well as the destruction of many temples and monasteries throughout northern India which housed centers of learning, is considered by many historians to be responsible for the sudden demise of ancient Indian scientific thought in mathematics, astronomy, alchemy, and anatomy.

Fortified Sena monastaries along the main route of the invasion were destroyed, and being off the main route both Nalanda and Bodh Gaya survived. Many instituions off the main route such as the Jagaddala Monastery in northern Bengal were untouched and flourishing. More information here:-

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AJAM TULKU RINPOCHE IN BERLIN

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Mahayana (Sanskrit: महायान, mahÄyÄna literally ‚Great Vehicle‘) is one of the two main existing branches of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice. It was founded in India. The name „MahÄyÄna“ is used in three main senses.

Although the MahÄyÄna movement traces its origin to Gautama Buddha, scholars believe that it originated in India in the 1st century CE,or the 1st century BCE.Scholars hold that MahÄyÄna only became a mainstream movement in India in the fifth century CE, since that is when MahÄyÄnist inscriptions started to appear in epigraphic records in India.Before the 11th century CE (while MahÄyÄna was still present in India), the MahÄyÄna sūtras were still in the process of being revised. Thus, several different versions may have survived of the same sūtra. These different versions are invaluable to scholars attempting to reconstruct the history of MahÄyÄna. Read More: >HERE <

BUDDHISMUS IN BERLIN in Kooperation mit dem TIBETHAUS BERLIN

AJAM TULKU RINPOCHE in Berlin – Zur Person: Tulku Ajam ist die Wiedergeburt des jüngeren Bruders von S. H. Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche (Penor Rinpoche) und hat bis zu seinem 15. Lebensjahr in der Schweiz gelebt. Von Penor Rinpoche als eine Reinkarnation bestätigt, hat er seine intensiven Studien an der Klosteruniversität von Namdröl Ling in Südindien. Rinpoche lehrt in Deutsch!

2. April: Die Payul-Nyingma-Tradition (19-21h)

Von den vier Hauptrichtungen des Mahayana- Buddhismus in Tibet gehört die Nyingma-Tradition zu den ältesten Überlieferungen und lehrt die Anwendung des Dzogchen – i.e. „Die Große Vollkommenheit“, respektive die Lehre von der Verwirklichung der „Reinen Natur des Geistes“. Diese Überlieferung des Dzogchen reicht bis auf die Ursprünge des Buddhismus in Indien zurück und wurde zu Beginn des 9. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. insbesondere durch Guru Padmasambhava, nach Tibet gebracht.

Die Palyül-Tradition ist eine der Schulen der Nyingma-Tradition und zählt neben Kathok, Mindroling, Dzogchen, Shechen und Dorje Drak zu den sogenannten „Sechs großen Sitzen“ der Nyingma. Sie hat ihren Namen vom Palyül-Kloster im gleichnamigen Bezirk Palyül in Karze (tib.: dkar mdze), dem heutigen Sichuan, zurück. Der letzte Linienhalter der Payül Tradition war S. H. Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche (Penor Rinpoche), Abt des Klosters Namdröl Ling in Südindien mit etwa 5000 Mönchen und Nonnen und der Lehrer von Ajam Tulku Rinpoche.

3.-4. April: Erklärung zu einem kurzen Namchö-Terma (Schatztext von Padmasambhava) über Meditiation (10-13h und 14h30-18h (Sonntag nur bis 16h30)

Tulku Ajam wird einen kurzen „Namchö- Schatztext“ (tib. terma) aus einer Sammlung von Unterweisungen von Padmasambhawa, der von den Tibetern liebevoll „Guru Rinpoche“ (wörtlich: Kostbarer Meister) genannt und als „Zweiter Buddha“ verehrt wird, kommentieren. Der Text enthält mündliche Anleitungen zur Meditation, die dieser im 9. Jahrhundert u. Z. während seines Aufenthalts in Tibet gegeben hat. Die essenziellen Unterweisungen wurden von seiner Schülerin Yesche Tsogyal in der verschlüsselten Geheimsprache der Dakinis dokumentiert und als kostbare Termas verborgen, damit sie zum späteren Zeitpunkt von den Tertöns, den (Wieder-) Entdeckern der Schatztexte, offenbart werden können. Guru Rinpoche hat die Namen der zahlreichen Tertöns und den Zeitpunkt ihres Auftretens prophezeit.

Dieser Text wurde vom großen Tertön Mingyur Dorje (1645-1667) entdeckt. Es heißt, dass die in Form von Schriften oder Visionen entdeckten Kernunterweisungen den Bedürfnissen der jeweiligen Zeit entsprechen und den Praktizierenden zukünftiger Generationen dienen.

Veranstaltungsort: Bodhicharya, Kinzigstrasse 25-29, 10247 Berlin

Kurssprache: Rinpoche wird in seiner Muttersprache, Deutsch lehren.


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