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Vijayadashami, also known as Dashahara, Dussehra, Dashain (in Nepal), Navratri or Durgotsav is one of the most important Hindu festivals celebrated in various forms, across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
The name Dussehra is derived from Sanskrit Dasha-hara literally means remover of ten referring to Lord Rama's victory over the ten-headed demon king Ravana. The day also marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the demons Mahishasur. The name Vijayadashami is also derived from the Sanskrit words "Vijaya-dashmi" literally meaning the victory on the dashmi (Dashmi being the tenth lunar day of the Hindu calendar month).
As the name suggests Vijayadashmi or Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashwin according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar which corresponds to September or October of the Gregorian calendar. The first nine days are celebrated as Maha Navratri or Sharada Navratri (the most important Navratri) and culminates on the tenth day as Dasara.
In India, the harvest season begins at this time and so the Mother Goddess is invoked to start the new harvest season and reactivate the vigor and fertility of the soil. This is done through religious performances and rituals which are thought to invoke cosmic forces that rejuvenate the soil. Many people of the Hindu faith observe through social gatherings and food offerings to the gods at home and in temples throughout Nepal and India.
"A man can’t plow a field by turning it over in his mind."
- old Welsh saying
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"A man can’t plow a field just by thinking about it, he must go out to the field and get to work. Yet if he is fully present to the work and acts with mindfulness and loving attention — that is, if he brings his whole self along — then even as he turns over the rich soil beneath his plow, he turns it over in his mind and heart as well. The act of tilling the soil becomes an act of tilling the soul."
- from "Turning the Soil of Soul: Ritual as Celebration"
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At first, I only wanted to find some small thing that represented the meaning of "devotion" in my life. Devotion gives me a sense of empowerment, a sense of connection and gratitude that keeps me going. But then I asked myself: what is it that empowers my devotion? What helps me to "do devotion better"?
Just yesterday, I finished a piece on ritual as celebration that has gone up over on the Patheos CUUPS blog, Nature's Path. In my life, learning and curiosity empower my acts of devotion. Knowledge shapes my practice as a I search and research for those threads that weave us into the world.
My Word of the Day altar is set up on the windowsill next to my desk, and there on my desk was a perfect example: Catherine Bell's Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions. When we see the diversity available to us, we're empowered to explore beyond the simple forms that we've inherited by default.
#UULent #empower #devotion #meditation #spirituality #ritual
These Bluebirds are such devoted parents, taking turns to bring food back to the nest. They are so busy I can't help but wonder when they ever find the time to eat and sleep?
His turn.
for "devotion" day - ok so it is just a quick snap - they were too busy looking at legos to cooperate. Their devotion to the almighty lego. My devotion to them (this outing consumed 2 1/2 hours)
This is three photos of an adorable little burro Clara and her mom Rosita. I've fallen in love with both of them. Rosita is the best mom ever and Clara is a ball of fire. She races around teasing the rotties and dodging the horses.
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April 23rd, 2008
For Immediate release:
Woodland Pattern with the support of the Milwaukee Arts Board presents........
Devotion To Thread
May 17- June 14, 2008
Reception May 31st, 5-9pm
Visiting artist Garth Johnson will give his "Extreme Craft" talk at 7pm
Curator, Faythe Levine
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web: devotiontothread.blogspot.com
For further details or additional print ready images contact Faythe Levine
Woodland Pattern
720 E. Locust Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414. 263. 5001
Featuring work by 15 national artists:
Chris Niver, Diem Chau, Emily Eibel, Jenny Hart, Kate Bingman-Burt, Kristin Loffer Theiss, Lisa Solomon, Merrliee Challis, Orly Cogan, Pippi Zornoza, Rebecca Schoenecker, Shannon Rankin, Steve Macdonald, Xander Marro, Melissa Woods
Highlights:
* Limited edition hand-assembled catalog, free to visitors
* Reception & visiting artist talk on May 31st at 7pm with Garth Johnson of www.extremecraft.com
* Decal-O-Mania! Workshop with Garth Johnson, Sunday May 31 (contact Woodland Pattern for more information)
Curator's statement:
When I received my February/March American Craft Magazine there was a statement in reference to fiber artist Lenore Tawney talking about her "Devotion To Thread". It struck me as the perfect title for the upcoming show I was putting together for Woodland Pattern that would focus on artists working with components of "handcraft". I am pleased to bring together 15 artists from Milwaukee to New York, Alabama to California, that all work in a variety of mediums and methods, with the common "thread" of thread in their work.
My hope for this show is that the viewer will not only walks away with a new appreciation of using hand and machine embroidery, sewing, needlework, and handcraft within art, but will also feel inspired to go home and create. I am honored to be working with such a creatively diverse group of artists that are at varying degrees within their artistic careers willing to come together and celebrate their devotion to what ties them together, thread.
Limited Catalog Available:
A complimentary limited edition, hand assembled (paper, wooden spool, hand stamped) catalog (edition of 300 pieces) will be available while they last to gallery guests. The catalog will be designed and assembled by curator Faythe Levine as a way to commemorate this show and Woodland Pattern's commitment to bringing new work to Milwaukee.
Visiting artist talk & Workshop with Garth Johnson, www.extremecraft.com
Garth Johnson is an artist, writer and educator who lives in Huntington Beach, California. His website, Extreme Craft (www.extremecraft.com) is a compendium of art masquerading as craft, craft masquerading as art and craft extending its middle finger. Garth is also the host of the upcoming DVD ReVision: Recycled Crafts for Earth-Friendly Living from Eyekiss Films.
Participating Artist Information:
Chris Niver, Milwaukee, WI, www.huggettandniver.com
Diem Chau, Seattle, WA, www.diemchau.com
Emily Eibel, Brooklyn, NY, www.emilyeibel.com
Jenny Hart, Austin, TX, www.jennyhart.net
Kate Bingman-Burt, Mississippi State, MS, www.obsessiveconsumption.com
Kristin Loffer Theiss, Mount Vernon, WA, www.kltworks.com
Lisa Solomon, Oakland, CA, www.lisasolomon.com
Melissa Woods, Columbus, OH, www.flickr.com/photos/melissavogleywoods/sets/72157603328...
Merrliee Challis, Birmingham, AL, www.manmadebrain.com/merilka/
Orly Cogan, NY, NY, www.orlycogan.com
Pippi Zornoza, Providence, RI, www.dirtpalace.org
Rebecca Schoenecker, Chicago, IL, www.RebeccaSchoenecker.com
Shannon Rankin, Maine, www.selflesh.etsy.com
Steve Macdonald, San Francisco, CA, www.ramblinworker.com
Xander Marro, Providence, RI, www.dirtpalace.org
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Book Release: November 2008, Princeton Architectural Press
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The House in the Clouds, one of the country’s most famous follies, provides spacious accommodation for the true family holiday having 5 bedrooms, 2 with double beds, 3 with twin beds and an additional double sofa bed. 3 bathrooms, drawing room, dining room and the magnificent ‘room at the top’ giving the finest views of Suffolk . Exceptionally well fitted the house provides a dishwasher, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine/dryer, colour television, full gas fired central heating, table tennis, lawn tennis and boules.
Set in 1 acre of private grounds, the House in the Clouds overlooks Thorpeness Golf Course, Thorpness Meare and the sea on the very beautiful Suffolk Heritage Coast. Close to Aldeburgh, Snape Maltings and home of the festival, to Minsmere and other bird and nature reserves.
Thorpeness village is different from any other holiday resort, being the creation of Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie and is still unspoilt since it was built in the 1920’s. Ogilvie’s idea was to create the ideal holiday village “for people who want to experience life as it was when England was Merrie England ”. Absolutely English, English in her beauty, English in her devotion to traditional healthy open air pleasures.
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This small Book of Hours is especially interesting for its profusion of humorous drolleries. Humans, animals, and hybrids are featured in the margins of each page of the book. The artists rendered in small scenes a variety of actions, like cooking, playing game, climbing, fishing, making music or moving the bodies in a dance. These drolleries amuse the faithful during his prayers, while showing scenes that work as metaphors of the soul fighting the vices. The original female owner seems to have been established in the diocese of Cambrai, judging from the use of the Office of the Dead. Several provenance episodes are evidenced by the book in the signatures on the leaves at the beginning and end of the manuscript. A priest in the sixteenth century wrote a message in code on fol. 1v asking to return to him the book if lost. Members of the ducal house of Savoy owned this book of prayer in the seventeenth century, as evidenced by the gilt armorial shield of Charles Emmanuel II (1634-75), duke of Savoy, stamped on the covers.
To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.
Vijayadashami, also known as Dashahara, Dussehra, Dashain (in Nepal), Navratri or Durgotsav is one of the most important Hindu festivals celebrated in various forms, across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
The name Dussehra is derived from Sanskrit Dasha-hara literally means remover of ten referring to Lord Rama's victory over the ten-headed demon king Ravana. The day also marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the demons Mahishasur. The name Vijayadashami is also derived from the Sanskrit words "Vijaya-dashmi" literally meaning the victory on the dashmi (Dashmi being the tenth lunar day of the Hindu calendar month).
As the name suggests Vijayadashmi or Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashwin according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar which corresponds to September or October of the Gregorian calendar. The first nine days are celebrated as Maha Navratri or Sharada Navratri (the most important Navratri) and culminates on the tenth day as Dasara.
In India, the harvest season begins at this time and so the Mother Goddess is invoked to start the new harvest season and reactivate the vigor and fertility of the soil. This is done through religious performances and rituals which are thought to invoke cosmic forces that rejuvenate the soil. Many people of the Hindu faith observe through social gatherings and food offerings to the gods at home and in temples throughout Nepal and India.
Black and white photography of a young and beautiful woman in black dress praying with devotion to the Virgin at the light of the candles in an old church in Aix-en-Provence (France). © Eliseo Oliveras
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Viveiro is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the northwestern Galician autonomous community of Spain. It borders on the Cantabric Sea, to the west of Xove and to the east of O Vicedo.
This photo says it all. Devotion to god.
The man basically stay still for close to 5 mins saying his prayers to the god on the left side. Devotion is all we need in all the things we do.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3bBrg3DjU
Here is our teams entry for the film festival, Like I posted yesterday, this was all writen, created, acted, and edited in 48 hours. Hope everyone enjoys watching as much as I enjoyed being part of this awesome challenge
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What Chakra's Are For.
My dear friends...
Did you know that the chakras of the body have a function and a purpose that most people do not understand? Last week in this space we took our first look at the human experience of “yearning” as a tool of awareness. Our exploration of this continues this week by describing this sensation in a way that opens the door to a larger understanding of the use and function, purpose and role of your body’s chakra centers. We have heard much about these centers in our body over the years, but seldom, if ever, have we heard how they “operate,” or why they are there. Let’s use the experience of “yearning” to take a look at this.
While yearning is a mental process, it can, like all mental processes, produce physical experiences. Yearning can produce a sensation in the stomach; what we might call “jitteriness” or a “jumpy tummy.” Deep and sad yearning can even cause a dull pain there. This is because yearning is an energy, and there is an energy center in the area of your body where your stomach is located. This energy center is called a chakra, and it is one of seven such centers in your body.
Energy centers translate the spiritual into the physical, the invisible into the visible, or, more broadly, what is thought into what is felt.
In short, chakras are the mechanisms that turn Knowing into Experience.
It is fascinating that, given how vital these energy centers are, millions of people are not even aware of them, or don’t believe that they exist. They do exist, and they can be utilized to bring us the physical experience of our spiritual identity. This is done by working with energy (what is called chi or ki in some Eastern traditions).
Here is how energy can work:
Deep and sad yearning is an energy. It is a thought, created in the Mind. It is a physical energy formulation. It is your personal information—or, more accurately, YOU, in formation.
You are a three-part being: Body, Mind, and Spirit. What you know in your Spirit you will yearn for in your Mind, and you will experience that yearning in your Body. For instance, you know in your Spirit that you are One with everything. When you become self-aware, you become aware of what your Spirit Knows. You will then yearn for this in your Mind, and you will experience this yearning in your Body.
It is the function of your energy centers to translate the Soul’s Knowing into the Body’s Experience. A fully awakened Mind does so purely, without distortion. A Mind that is not fully awake may, by virtue of its sleepfulness, by virtue of its forgetfulness, distort the Pure Energy of your True Knowing, producing a physical experience that is less than Pure.
It is along the chakra system of the body that the Life Energy flows, physicalizing spirituality along the way. The chakra system does this by translating one form of energy into another. This process of translation is what some of you call transformation.
Thus, the non-physical energy of a deep and sad yearning can produce the very physical energy of an aching heart. I don’t mean this as a metaphor. I am referring to an actual physical aching.
Positive or happy yearning can, by contrast, produce an upliftment and an enlivening of the physical senses, resulting in an actual improvement in physical health. It is not uncommon for a person to feel better all over when experiencing a positive yearning. Yearning to meet one’s God, or deep devotion to the Divine Being and the Divine Principle, is a very good example. Masters (such as Paramahansa Yogananda) have told us that living within such a yearning produces inner peacefulness and physical well-being.
Ultimately, yearning for Divinity leads to the Holy Experience, for yearning always produces the experience for which it yearns.
By Neale Donald Walsh.
Info from. www. The Spirit Guides.co.uk
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I spent this past weekend working on a team for the "Guerilla Film Festival" A 48 hour mission to write, create, edit and submit a film., Once you start your 48 hrs, the organization gives you a genre and a line that must be used in the film. Our genre was Classic Sci-Fi, and our line was " I don't want to be part of any Geinea Pigging" We finished the filming last night at 3:30 in the morning, and the producer finished editing and uploading the movie this afternoon with about an hour left in our 48. All of the films have been uploaded to youtube and will be available for viewing in a day or two., Once I have a link, I will share for all to see.
My job was Slate Man, and crew member, Not an actor. Slate man slaps the little board with "scene 1, act 2", and crew member does all of the off camera work in preparing props and spaces for the scenes. I can't wait to share the film,, Look for another pic tomorrow with a link.