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This is the weblog of
Raymond Powers.
Here I will be sharing what I find of import, humor, concern, inspiration and on the transformational edge
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A Quote:
Do not follow where the path leads. Rather go where there is no path and leave a trail.
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| Tuesday, March 25, 2003 |  |
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 25 Mar 2003 @ 17:14
My friend Greg Hurley wote and sent me this link:
"Here's a welcome change-of-pace: a beautiful web site with an inspiring set of messages presented at a pace and with such love that I had to slow down and really savor the presentation. I hope you take the time to enjoy it..."
It comes from the Daily Motivator website. More >
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 25 Mar 2003 @ 17:03
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them (around the banks), will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." - Thomas Jefferson More >
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2003 | |
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 19 Mar 2003 @ 20:48
Though I don't consider my self a champion for organized religion or the judeo-christian historical record, sometimes the essence of a particular individual can be inspiring inspite of the models they adhere to. I'm also not a scholar on the life of Assisi, so if this article is wearing rose tinted glasses, I'l apologize in advance.
What Would Saint Francis Do?
By Donald Spoto
Released 23 February 2003
by Donald Spoto
author of Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi
In the spring of 1208, a 25-year-old Italian who had quite a reputation as a playboy and wealthy man about town was embarking on a radically new life. The flashy dresser, the romantic troubadour, the partygoer and tipsy minstrel-these words no longer described Francis Bernadone. Instead, he was(to use a modern phrase) sick and tired of feeling sick and tired: hung-over, purposeless, simply wandering, with none of the old pleasures giving him much comfort and meaning. Everything seemed to have gone flat.But things began to change that year as he embarked on the lifelong process of conversion. Two astonishing things about Francis come to mind: his ability to love without exception and to criticize without fear. The simplicity of his life, as he nursed lepers, preached to the poor, saw to the needs of the unpopular and the impolite, could never have been predicted by anyone. Francis was, we must remember, the son and heir of one of Assisi's richest merchants, and what a scandal his new and not very pretty life created! That new life was an implicit correction to the luxury and privilege that defined much Church life in his time. This correction he did without preaching hellfire and damnation: he simply made a radical effort to live the Gospel without compromise at a time when institutions political and ecclesiastical seemed hopelessly compromised. Layman though he was and remained, Francis became one of the most powerful men of his time-entirely through his good example and his ceaseless insistence on peace. His customary greeting to everyone-stranger and friend alike-was invariably, "May the Lord give you peace.The insistence on nonviolent peace, the refusal to endorse war, the love he extended to Muslims and the Islamic prayers he brought back from his meeting with the sultan in Egypt during the height of the Fifth Crusade: all this made Francis an uncommon man of his time. The 13th was not a century when peace reigned anywhere-not among kingdoms, not in the Church, not in regions or cities. "May the Lord give you peace." With those words, Francis embarked each day on his mission to a violent world. Much more than the absence of conflict, peace was to be established by social justice and the refusal to extract vengeance or reprisal. The idea of a pre-emptive strike against anyone or any nation would have appalled him-as it would have appalled Jesus of Nazareth, whom Francis so resembled. You don't have to be a biblical scholar to know that if anything can be said about Jesus, it was that he absolutely forbade violence. That was his fundamental message. As the English author G.K. Chesterton famously said, "Christianity is such a marvelous idea-what a shame so few people have ever tried it!" Francis was one who did. The answer to this essay's title question is obvious. In our dreadfully dangerous time, when so many seem (literally) hell-bent on war, Francis (like Jesus) would love, help repair, counsel, admonish and broker peace. Revenge, threats and retaliation? Out of the question. "May the Lord give you peace." Nothing else seems to be working-maybe we ought to give it a chance. More >
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| Thursday, March 6, 2003 | |
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 6 Mar 2003 @ 12:57
My buddy Greg Hurley emailed this to me form some old notes he dug up. Being a vocalist/sound wizard I tend to gravitate towards sound making that is intentional, whether it be a contemporary song or ancient glyph.
There are 2000 ways of combining the mantra Nama Sivaya.
Maharishi Brzee said that if you master this mantra, you will master all the elements. Maharishi Brzee is a scholar- mystic. He hails from the ancient South Indian Siddha tradition. The siddhas are a notable and enlightened group of saints. Maharishi Brzee studied meditation under spiritual gurus in Rishikesh, Himalayas and south India.Maharishi Brzee holds master's degrees in English Literature and Comparative Literature from University of Madurai, India and a Ph.D. in Hinduism from the University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A. where he taught for almost a decade.
Maharishi Brzee has researched Nadi (palm leaf) astrology throughout the past decade. Predictions are given for almost every year in your life. The ashram is located in Chennai(Madras).
The syllables correlate to the chakras:
Na - Muladhara (root) - toes to thights - Earth
Ma - Svadhisthana (sex) - abdomen/stomach - water
Si - Anahata (heart) - shoulders and heart - fire
Va - Vishuddha (throat) - throat/mouth - air
Ya - Ajna (3rd eye) - 2 eyes and brain - sky/ether
NA MA SI VA YA -- stops bad things
YA NA MA SI VA -- accelerates matter, attracts everything
MA SI VA YA NA -- promotes being liked by everyone
VA YA NA MA SI -- attracting the Gods and Devine Beings to help you
NA YA VA SI MA -- defeating rivals, enemies, competition More >
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| Sunday, February 23, 2003 | |
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 23 Feb 2003 @ 11:50
My friend Ken Symington,ethnobotanical preservationist,elder mentor, Nature Friends retreat center steward and one of the founders of the Invisible Theater Made Visible men's pereformance troop, for which I am privileged to be the music director of for the last four, years sent me this wonderful email. ----
I recently read this comment by Julie Taymor, producer/designer of recent theatrical events (Lion King, Frida, etc) that relates to our Invisible Theater project. I thought you might enjoy reading it.
"I went to Bali to a remote village by a volcanic mountain on the lake. They were having a ceremony that only happens every 10 years for the young men. I was listening to this music, and all of a sudden out of the darkness, I could see glints of mirrors and 30 or 40 men in full warrior costume. They came out with these spears and they started to dance. With these voices coming out of them. They didn't care if somebody was paying for tickets, writing reviews. They didn't care if an audience was watching. They were performing for God. And that profoundly moved me then."
The pic looks like Ming the Mechanic when his server goes down or his email "in" box exceeds 1000 per day. More >
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