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Dear Clients & Supporters– –This note is to share the current state of my webstore, convey a deep sense of remorse, and a commitment to rectify this situation. –Many of you have been waiting waaay too long for your orders. First, I want to say I am truly sorry. Whether you are feeling impatient, frustrated, …
Pssst…. a little confidential info: I’m working with a small team on organizing a tour of magnificent stepwells in India next year. Stepwells are tremendous ancient civil engineering marvels; massive excavations that allow pedestrian access to groundwater even during summer months when it might otherwise be many dozens of feet underground. If you would like …
Happy Winter Solstice, everyone! Symbolically, this is the moment when the sun (associated with knowledge) begins growing stronger the darkness (associated with ignorance) shrinks. BRRRR! It’s a bit chilly here in Berkeley, and I’ve been daydreaming being back in the tropics. Perhaps a trip to Maui? Would you like to join me?!? On the shortest …
Visited the Tamara de Lempika exhibition at the DeYoung museum in San Francisco this weekend.🎨I was fascinated by her work when I was in art school and it was a delight to see so many of her pieces gathered together for the first time.🎨She was criticized in her day for pandering to wealth and fashion, …
You Are Cordially Invited… a public message from Princess Devya Jubbal of Shimla, India: Devya’s Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/devyajubbal/ For the first time ever, Having spent a fair amount of time pondering this, I am welcoming friends and international visitors to join me at Woodville Palace in Shimla for a sacred art-themed retreat. 30 Nov – …
Continue reading→ “Himalayan Gems Cultural Retreat in India”
Friends, a delightful opportunity has been announced that I highly recommend to any- and everyone. My yantra teacher Mavis Gewant and my colleague Tova Olsson will be leading a group to India to celebrate devotional love, art, Bhakti Yoga, the famous saint Neem Karoli Baba, and the beloved Monkey-god Hanuman! Mavis, Tova, and I taught …
Continue reading→ “Heart of Hanuman – Sacred Art event in India”
https://www.livingsanskrit.com/course/hanuman-jayanti Shubh Hanuman Jayanti! Check out my (Ekabhumi) contribution to this course. I give a short talk on the symbolism of Hanuman’s image. I’m one of the Core Faculty at Living Sanskrit, and after several years of reduced offerings, we are gearing up for new programming. Right now, we are rolling out all of our …
Śhūbh Rāma Navamī! Today is a holiday celebrating this popular Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana epic. The good folks at Living Sanskrit are re-launching a classic interactive course. Learn about Śrī Rāma and connect to this sacred day through study of philosophy, language, iconography, Ayurvedic wisdom, mantra, pūjā, and dance. This course includes lecture …
Why do some deities dance? Because they are joyful! #Enlightened deities overflow with energy. Their state is joyful (#Ananda), & may be exuberant! Deities portrayed in dynamic postures typically come quickly when invoked. They also tend to leave quickly. A dynamic form of the same deity may have a different name from their static form, …
My recent post about eclipsed attracted a lot of attention on Facebook and provoked quite a bit of dialogue, as well as some strong pushback. My friend (and collaborator at Living Sankrit) Shivani Hawkins shared my post and had to deal with dozens of comments, as well as lots of pushback. The resistance was mainly …