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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 …
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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, …
Why do enlightened deities hold their weapons so gently? 🔥 Because they are compassionate and powerful. 🔥 The powers (Siddhis) symbolically represented by their weapons and implements are held gently by these wise and compassionate beings so that we don’t get hurt or suffer unnecessarily from their presence. 🔥 Another explanation is because they are …
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Sacred Art Weekend Painting Course with Andy Weber Presented by One Earth Sacred Arts & Mystic Art Retreats 12-14 April 2024 in Berkeley, California USA Kurukulla: goddess of Enchantment (Tib: Rig.chen.ma, the 5th of 21 Taras) The mandala of Kurukulla was brought to Tibet by Atisha Dipamkara in the 11th Century and was popular in …
Here is the Rajanaka Puraskar Award, complete with a hand-carved frame and my design of the Goddess and her consort etched onto the medallion. The degree of Rajanaka is an honorary name that was given by the kings of Kashmir to individuals who made extraordinary contributions in various fields like philosophy, poetry, and music. This …
Ekabhumi is IN THE NEWS! It’s truly an honor to be involved in this project, and to be associated with two eminent scholars! It’s all been a whirlwind of last-minute activity to make the artwork happen. The award will be given by India’s Vice President 🤩 The article, by R Ramanand, gives some background on …
I haven’t been posting so much art recently because I’ve been working on art classes. Most of my private students are now interested in figurative images of the deities, not just #yantras so I’ve been working overtime to come up with a comprehensive curriculum that includes different historical and regional styles, not simply focusing on …
Happy New Year! This message is to update everyone on the Śrī Mahā Gaṇapati project. As many of you already know, I worked for years on scripturally-based drawing of this auspicious form of Gaṇeśa. Digital editing is finally done, printer calibrations are done, and the high-quality paper we ordered has arrived. Prints should be ready to …