Let Us Begin Again

The good thing about life is that you can always begin again. I had a friend once tell me “it’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” That’s not really where I’m going but I love the sentiment.

I’m firmly committed to keeping this blog current even if it broadcasts to audience of one. I feel grateful to have been granted some form of what I feel to be a clear perspective in what’s going on in the world that’s surrounding me. Why not share it? Or at least rif on it if it’s feels right. It’s never too late to begin again.

Wait…um…who?

Hey, don’t get me wrong. I love music discovery as much as the next rock snob museo. But why does Pitchfork only review bands that a) no one has ever heard of b) no one cares about c) and no one will ever care about?

To the best of my knowledge Pitchfork has never broken a single act. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

Sorry to rant and bash these guys, but I just don’t get how they stay in business and have the CPMs they do.

Listen to bad music here

Touching my way to freedom

Funny that I waited so long to get an iPad. I’m not sure why I did. I think it had something to do with its rather nebulous category in which it resides. It’s not a laptop replacement and its not a phone, still I’m finding that there is some usefulness to it.

It’s not so much the actual functions rather its the utopian technocrat future its represents. I’m sure this device is what Philip K Dick had in mind when writing Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep…it’s an all in one portal into a sexy on the go dimension.t

Hate that I cant save documents from my Mail though. I’m sure theres an app for that…

(typed somewhat quickly in landscape mode)

Ram Dass Now! A blog project.

I’m delighted to have been selected to take part in this blog project, Ram Dass Now that is exploring the various themes surrounding the 40th anniversary of Be Here Now. The Cyber Soul satsang is in full effect. I kicked it off with the first post – check it out!

Repost from DANGEROUS MINDS: One must always Whip It!

I’m happy to have found this via Dangerous Minds. I’ve wondered this for so long, now I know. There are many circumstances when one must whip it. DEVO!

click here to see the original post

Kids and God

Because dogmatic religions are so vocal and present in todays hyper charged media climate, it’s hard to imagine that young people have went off and formed their own views on what spirituality means to them.

Posted on physorg.com

While the study does show that “people have a hard time separating spirituality from religion” it goes on to show that “the differences are important to understanding behavior and development.”

So the differences result in thoughts that are both enlightened and evolved. To have purpose, to have connections, to have an impetus for virtue are all common notions expressed by the panel of teen agers questioned.

It’s nice to know that through it all, simple sentiments of what it means to be spiritual and not religious is finding it’s way into todays youth culture.

(Thanks to Edward Craig for posting the Physorg.com link on Facebook)

Sacred Cows

Freshly returned from Kainchi. I’m not sure where to even begin. For such a short trip (10 days) we packed in so much of India’s delightful and chaotic mystic love. Being in the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram with Siddhi Ma had a sublime dance to it. It helped me to understand the power and significance of Ram Dass’s original 1967 journey even more.

This picture was taken right outside of the temple with a new friend. More soon…