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It was an absolute pleasure to be in this lovely room overlooking Dharamshala, practicing asana with the retreat participants under Tova’s guidance. Tova is a scholar of Hindu tantra who teaches philosophy, history, as well as yoga asana in Sweden and online at her website . Teachers enjoy being students, too! It’s really a joy …
Folks, I’m back safely from India. Now staying at my parents’ for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, my phone is still in Mumbai. It’s safe but I won’t be able to return text messages or calls right away. Excellent reminder to keep all your paperwork – they required me to show my boarding passes from that night. And …
By Ekabhumi Charles Ellik I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but the best thing beginners* can do for spiritual development is simply resolve to do a simple practice** every day. Recently, I was asked for tips on doing Japa (mantra meditation***) and my tip is simply to set aside a small amount …
By Ekabhumi Charles Ellik Legendary Canadian jewelry designer Sonja Picard just received her new multimedia artwork from our team, a Kanakadhara yantra, and effuses: “Since I have known Eka, I always knew one day I would have his sacred art in our home to bless our family, and life. His profound dedication, wisdom, and artistic …
By Ekabhumi Charles Ellik We are pleased to announce the availability of a very rare “Alankara Edition” multimedia artwork: The Śrī Kanakadhārā Yantra. Only ten hand-made copies of this stunning design will be offered. This gorgeous ritual diagram is the best best-known ritual diagram (yantra) used for invoking the blessings of a stunning goddess. Śrī …
Alankara Editions are exquisite multi-media artworks offered in extremely limited numbers. Each is crafted with extraordinary care and the very finest materials. All are based upon traditional sacred geometry designs from the Tantric Hindu tradition. Every design in this series begins with devotion: Ekabhumi sits in mediation, chanting the sacred mantra of the deity, and …
Remembering India & Nepal: Dad and I took a month-long journey last year, but only now finally sharing pictures (I’m in USA now). More pictures of our visit to Kathmandu. This time the massive Boudhanath Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest stupas in the world. It was #1 on my …
Recently, SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art had a design exhibit on Sea Ranch, a development in Northern California that had an enormous impact on architecture and design. I had no idea. I was dismissive at first, as if they were enshrining something as common as dirt. Yet it was one of those eye-opening …
Found this wonderful article (link below) on ritual ornamentation (Alankara) while doing some research. Highly recommended. I will probably use it both as a reference and assign it in classes on sacred art. Key takeaway, barely mentioned but very significant: “In temples, the decoration of the deity is believed not only to create a beautiful …
ABHINAVAGUPTA AND THE CONCEPT OF IGNORANCE IN KASHMIR SHAIVISM Excerpt from: Quarterly Malini published by Ishwar Ashram Trust, by Prof. Debabrata Sensharma. Art : Aparā Devī, sitting on her consort Navātma-bhairava. Drawing by Ekabhumi Ellik, painted by Carmen Richards. Ignorance is a truth that all human beings perceive in their life in this world. All schools …
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