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The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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today was a day I woke up, but was in s much pain. I sat in front of the window by my bed from 9AM until 11AM. Stuck, I really couldn't, then finally the uncontrollable coughing stop, main pain cleared just enough for me to walk to the bathroom and back to my bed. I drank from my jug of water by my bed my friend Allison replaced after walking my dogs. I know she was here cause I think we spoke. Her voice can be so calming at times. I finally got out of bed about 8pm. Still in lots of pain but this time I'll get to see my friend when she arrives to walk my dogs this evening.
This has been a pretty stressful week for me. I lost a very close friend of 35 years, I learned my ex has lost his best friend to a pool accident and my locs had been falling out but Monday I woke to a bunch of them on my pillow. To think I haven't even started chemotherapy yep.
This cabin was built in Big Sur in the 1920's and 1930's by my great-grandfather Ray, his wife Meriel, his daughter (and my grandmother) Ginny, Ginny's brother David, and other family and friends of theirs They called it "Eagles Roost." That cabin lasted (amazingly) until 2008.
In 2008, much of Big Sur was burned down by a massive fire that was started by lightning. When I heard the news, I was devastated. I sobbed uncontrollably in fact. For a long time. How will we ever possibly rebuild? There's no road and it's a 2 mile hike uphill just to get to the land.
Eventually, my uncle Dick (Ginny and Scotty's son) came up with a plan. He was the driving force behind this wonderful and insane adventure that was the cabin rebuild,AKA Project Phoenix. It turned out to be the best adventure of my life. I love that place more than any other in this beautiful world. My soul resides there now, and I visit it as often as possible. In fact, I'm now thankful for the fire that burned down the original cabin. It changed me for the better. Though I certainly don't want a repeat for a very very long time ;-)
I cannot possibly express my gratitude for everyone that was ever involved in 20 acres. Thank you to the original pioneers: Ray, Meriel, Ginny, etc. Thank you to Dick, the godfather of the new pioneers. I don't think this would have ever happened without you. Maybe it would have at some point. Who knows. I will say though, with absolute conviction, that if it ever burns down again, we will rebuild.
And thank you to all the other new pioneers.
Thank you Tim. You were once a feared uncle, and now you are one of my most trusted friends and confidants. I enjoyed every minute of working with you, and I'm grateful for the wonderful friendship we built in the process. And thanks to all your friends who helped us along the way.
Thank you Jerry. We all learned so much from you, and your contribution is immeasurable. You are the man!
Thank you Dave. I can't even count the number of times I said "Let's drive to Big Sur this weekend and work on the cabin," and you responded with "Let's do it!" You are family and you are my brother, even though we look nothing alike :) This is your legacy as much as it is any of ours.
To all my wonderful cousins: this is our cabin keeper generation. We've done great so far. Let's keep it up! And for those of you with kids of your own: they are the next generation of keepers. You can send them up with me or Ian or Cody or whoever else any time you want! Let's get them involved!
Thank you to all my wonderful friends who have so very often joined me in the rebuild or just to relax and unwind in Big Sur. I love you all!
And last but not least, thank you to everyone else who contributed in their own way. There are SO MANY OF YOU, and we are all incredibly grateful for your support. You gave donations, you gave emotional support, you smiled and enjoyed the pictures and stories we shared, and you sent so many good vibes our way.
Love
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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(Filipendula Ulmaria) Common names: Bridewort, Meadow Queen, Meadow-wort, Mead-wort, Pride of the Meadow, Queen of the Meadow, Lady of the Meadow, Dollof, Meadsweet, Quaker Lady, Courtship and Matrimony.
Meadowsweet is known as Bridewort because it used to be strewn on the ground at Handfastings and Weddings for the Bride to walk on (‘wort’ is an Old English word meaning root or herb). The name ‘Ulmaria’ comes from the Latin “ulmus” (elm) due to the shape of the plant’s leaves. Its Gaelic name (Ius Cuchulainn, and Rios Cuchulainn) associates the plant with the legendary warrior, Cuchulainn, who was treated with Meadowsweet baths to cure uncontrollable rage and fevers. The plant’s name ‘Filidendula’ may come from the Latin “filum” meaning thread, and “pendulus”, meaning drooping – referring to the root tubers which hang together by threads.
A member of the Rose family, the fragrant Meadowsweet is a perennial herb growing in damp meadows, ditches and bogs, at the edges of ponds, on river banks and in damp open woodland. Common throughout Europe, it is also found in the eastern US and Canada as far west as Ohio. The creeping rootstock sends up a reddish, angular stem, up to 47 inches (120cm) tall, branched near the top and bearing foliage that looks similar to that of the Elm tree and is green on the top and white grey and downy underneath. The masses of small, creamy-white five-petaled flowers, each with over twenty protruding stamens have a very strong, sweet scent and appears from June to August.
A peculiarity of Meadowsweet is that the scent of the leaves is quite different from that of the flowers. The latter possess an almond-like fragrance, and it was one of the fragrant herbs used to strew the floors of chambers in Medieval and Tudor times to provide fragrance and keep out insects. In allusion to this use, Gerard writes: 'The leaves and floures of Meadowsweet farre excelle all other strowing herbs for to decke up houses, to strawe in chambers, halls and banqueting-houses in the summer-time, for the smell thereof makes the heart merrie and joyful and delighteth the senses.'
The 'Courtship and Matrimony' name came about because the heady smell of the flowers represented courtship, whilst the sharper smell of the foliage represented the reality of marriage.
An important food plant for hoverflies, butterflies and bees, it is also the main food plant for caterpillars of the following moths – Brown Spot Pinion, Hebrew Character, Powdered Quaker, Emperor, Lesser Cream Wave and Satyr Pug. Roots produce a black dye and the leaves a blue pigment both of which were widely used by the Celts. The seeds provide food for birds.
Meadowsweet is know to have been used for at least 4,000 years as traces of it have been found in the remains of a Neolithic drink in the Hebrides and a bunch of Meadowsweet was also found in a Neolithic burial near Perth. Held by Druids as one of the most sacred herbs (along with Watermint and Vervain), Northern European pagan cultures seem to have used meadowsweet primarily for medicine, and as a perfume and odor-fighter, rather than for religious ritual. However, the plant does play a small role in the Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh myths and folklore, where meadowsweet was one of the plants, along with broom and flowers of the oak used by the wizards Math and Gwydion to create the woman Blodeuwedd.
It was also one of the fifty ingredients in a drink called 'Save,' mentioned in Chaucer's Knight's Tale, in the fourteenth century when it is referred to as Medwort, or Meadwort, (i.e. the mead or honey-wine herb), and the flowers were often put into wine and beer. It is still incorporated in many herb beers.
Medicinal - Meadowsweet was used to treat malaria when the disease was prevalent in marshy areas. It is also a traditional remedy for acidic stomach and the leaves were distilled to strengthen the eyes and prevent itching. The roots were used to make a very effective detergent. In 1838 the Italian Rafaele Piria first produced salicylic acid from the flowerbuds of meadowsweet and from willow bark (Salix alba). In 1899 the drug company Bayer formulated a new drug (acetylsalicylic acid) and called it aspirin, a name which is derived from the old botanical name for meadowsweet (Spiraea ulmaria).
Meadowsweet is an excellent digestive remedy. It protects and soothes the mucous membranes of the digestive tract, reducing excess acidity and alleviating nausea, and can be used in the treatment of heartburn, hyperacidity, gastritis and peptic ulceration. The anti-inflammatory action of the salicylates in Meadowsweet makes it effective against rheumatic pain while the tannins and mucilages appear to limit the adverse effects of the salicylates which can cause gastric bleeding (Aspirin can cause gastric ulceration). The astringent tannins make Meadowsweet a useful remedy in the treatment of diarrhoea in children.
In Germany, Meadowsweet is used as a supportive treatment for common colds as the salicylic acid acts to reduce fever. It is also recommended for water retention and for bladder and kidney ailments. Externally the infusion can serve as a wash for wounds or inflamed eyes.
Caution: Meadowsweet should be avoided by those with a hypersensitivity to salicylates.
Fresh Meadowsweet is placed on the altar for love spells, or dried is used in various love mixtures. It is also strewn about the house to keep peace and the scent of Meadowsweet is said to cheer the heart. If gathered on Midsummer, Meadowsweet will give you information regarding thieves: if you have been robbed, place Meadowsweet on water. If it sinks, the thief is a man. If it floats, a woman.
At Lammas garlands of meadowsweet are worn to join with the essence of the Goddess.
Russian folklore tells of Kudryash, the bravest knight in his village, who one day became terrified of his own death and could no longer fight. A band of thieves came to the village but Kudryash was too scared to help. Ashamed, he fled to the river to drown himself. But out of the water came a beautiful maiden and gave him a garland of Meadowsweet flowers. She said he would be unharmed if he wore it in battle. He returned to the village, wore the garland and defeated the thieves.
Other folklore claims that where Meadowsweet grows there are no snakes, which can also mean, therefore, that there is no evil. www.wightdruids.com/index.php?option=com_content&view...
“Sometimes an uncontrollable feeling of sadness grips us, he said. We recognize that the magic moment of the day has passed and that we’ve done nothing about it. Life begins to conceal its magic and its art.
We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice.
The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
If we are not reborn – if we cannot learn to look at life with the innocence and the enthusiasm of childhood – it makes no sense to go on living.
There are many ways to commit suicide. Those who try to kill the body violate God's law. Those who try to kill the soul also violate God's law, even though their crime is less visible to others.
We have to pay attention to what the child in our heart tells us. We should not be embarrassed by this child. We must not allow this child to be scared because the child is alone and almost never heard.
We must allow the child to take the reins of our lives. The child knows that each day is different from every other day.
We have to allow it to feel loved again. We must please this child – even if this means that we act in ways we are not used to, in ways that may seem foolish to others.
Remember that human wisdom is madness in the eyes of God. But if we listen to the child who lives in our soul, our eyes will grow bright. If we do not lose contact with that child, we will not lose contact with life.”
― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Women should be respected as well! Generally speaking, men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn't women have their share? Soldiers and war heroes are honoured and commemorated, explorers are granted immortal fame, martyrs are revered, but how many people look upon women too as soldiers?... Women, who struggle and suffer pain to ensure the continuation of the human race, make much tougher and more courageous soldiers than all those big-mouthed freedom-fighting heroes put together!”
Anne Frank
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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Man in prison going insane, grabbing the bars of his jail cell, looking rabit and screaming uncontrollably
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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Introducing some old friends
Pictured from Left to Right
Asahi - 28MM Super Takumar - 1965
Asahi - 150mm Super Takumar - 1965
Nikon FG - Film Camera - 1982 (the baby here)
Ever wonder why the photos from modern digital cameras have such a different look? I am not talking about the horrible camera in your cell phone, but a professional DSLR vs an SLR like my Nikon FG pictured in this photograph?
The latest lenses have advancements that, in my opinion, give a more clinical feel to photography. I desire distortion and grittiness at times. I want there to be uncontrollable lens flare when looking towards the sun. Many characteristics that are tamed with advanced optics are brought back to life when using older equipment.
My solution? When I want to take a more retro approach I use my Asahi Super-Takumar 28mm lens. The first iteration was introduced in 1962. Mine is the latest version which was manufactured in 1965.
Just to provide a bit of perspective the number one song that year was "Wooly Bully"! The Hully Gully dance has gone extinct, but the Asahi's are alive, well, and being traded in an online auction as you read this.
The other lens to camera right is an Asahi 150MM super takumar when I want a little more reach.
Do you know what I really love about both lenses? They are fully manual in operation. If you like to just put the camera in auto and let it make every decision for you these are not the lenses you want to purchase; you don't do this... right?
You want to change the aperture setting from the camera? Surely you jest! Oh those numbers will show different values as the lens bellows gregarious laughter!Embarrassed you finally realize you control the aperture from the lens itself...
If you like to take complete control of your photography (manual mode people) and you are not caught up in the "ONLY CANON/NIKON" glass is the best then do yourself a favor and pick up one of these lenses with an adapter.
The focus ring is absolutely smooth and they are built like tanks.
I'll post later about my love affair with my film Nikon FG featured in the picture.
Lastly - stop worrying about purchasing the latest equipment. Learn how to exploit every last ounce of technology from your SLR both film and digital.
If you are fortunate enough to be selling vast quantities of these lenses and prices have surged as a result of this rant - you are welcome! - Roberto Aloi
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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Delatron 3000 and his fiery lover and first mate, Carolina Tempestua. She is prone to uncontrollable bouts of mega-violence and is barely held in check by the not-too-balanced captain.
Out of control, noisy and no respect of their neighbours. Had to put up with these all weekend about 4 foot from the patio. I blame the parents.
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I've felt the uncontrollable urge to be naked lately, all of the time. I swear I need to join a nudist colony.
Saddle up, because it's friday the 13th, and I expect many adventures tonight.
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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today was a day I woke up, but was in s much pain. I sat in front of the window by my bed from 9AM until 11AM. Stuck, I really couldn't, then finally the uncontrollable coughing stop, main pain cleared just enough for me to walk to the bathroom and back to my bed. I drank from my jug of water by my bed my friend Allison replaced after walking my dogs. I know she was here cause I think we spoke. Her voice can be so calming at times. I finally got out of bed about 8pm. Still in lots of pain but this time I'll get to see my friend when she arrives to walk my dogs this evening.
This has been a pretty stressful week for me. I lost a very close friend of 35 years, I learned my ex has lost his best friend to a pool accident and my locs had been falling out but Monday I woke to a bunch of them on my pillow. To think I haven't even started chemotherapy yep.
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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Someone loves knitting with handspun yarns. And it's me! I knit this scarf out of three coordinating skeins of Pigeonroof Studios handspun (Krista's yarns = an uncontrollable new vice of mine)--in Monarch, Millefiore, and Ash Rose. And even though it was super-simple garter stitch, I didn't get bored once while knitting it. I'm calling it my Carpet Scarf because it has the look and texture of a carpet or rug. And hot damn! this thing is toasty! (Yeah, I do realize I am wearing a thick wool scarf in August, so "toasty" may be a wee understatement). This thing is so thick and warm--and is going to be so so good for this winter. I suspect this is the first carpet scarf of many.
My Carpet Scarf was inspired by skrillaknits' Brulee Scarf pattern, but since I can't crochet for the life of me, I did my 'crochet' edge using a sock cuff technique. I also sewed my buttons on 'free-form' and not in any orderly way. :)
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
bhaktimarga.org
The Youth Sangha came back better than ever! Nine bhaktis, eight days, lots of kirtan, a group art project and some uncontrollable laughter made up this year's Summer Sangha. Take a look at some of the highlights below!
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