the image of god

"What my research has brought me to believe is this," Katherine said. "God is very real — a mental energy that pervades everything. And we, as human beings, have been created in that image —"

"I'm sorry?" Langdon interrupted. "Created in the image of . . . mental energy?"

"Exactly. Our physical bodies have evolved over the ages, but it was our minds that were created in the image of God. We've been reading the Bible too literally. We learn that God created us in his image, but it's not our physical bodies that resemble God, it's our minds."

Langdon was silent now, fully engrossed.

"This is a great gift, Robert, and God is waiting for us to understand it. All around the world, we are gazing skyward, waiting for God . . . never realizing that God is waiting for us."

Conversation between fictional characters Smithsonian Institution-sponsored Noetic scientist Katherine Solomon and Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon
The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown
Pages 628-629

om acrobatics

Part of fundamentalist Christian scare tactics I was told as a kid that yoga was about trying to fly. Well, turns out, it is! : )

BTW, this is an antipode:

mic teaser

homies

walk with anna

thank You for the snow

raw princess

My princess turning veggies into food!

guru singh & seal - I Am Who I Am

Joy to the world
Peace on Earth
God bless the children
How we love them

Satnam

To Stay in the Light

To stay in the light, one must remain close to it. To stay in the bliss, one must do the same.

That is why you are urged, while living with your present Illusion, to do whatever else it takes — meditate, exercise, pray, read, write, listen to music, whatever you find that works — to ignite your awareness daily.

Then you will be in the holy place of the Most High. And you will feel high, and think highly of yourself, and of others, and of all of Life.

Then, too, will you be able to create and to contribute to Life as you have never contributed before.

[NDW, Communion With God, p.201-202]

a chant for healing the oceans

Deva has recorded a mantra for healing Mother Earth and the oceans during this time of terrible disaster, and invites you to join her in chanting it daily.

This mantra helps the earth in her evolution and brings balance to the effects our presence here has on her:

Om Dharayei Namaha

Deva and Miten also suggest chanting the Gayatri Mantra to support healing the oceans and all beings who live there:

Om bhur bhuvaha svaha
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yonah prachodayat

http://www.devapremalmiten.com/home/657-a-chant-for-healing-the-oceans

juhannus

Mölkky and kids...

hanging with the kid

by your grace | jai gurudev

Closer than breath, you are the air
Sweeter than life itself, you are here
I am a wanderer, you are my peace
I am a prisoner, you are release

I am a pilgrim, your road so long
I am the singer, you are the song
Held in the open sky, so far above
I am the lover, you are the love

I follow your footsteps through the flame
All that I ever need is in your name
Carry your heart in mine, vast as space
All that I am today is by your grace.
I live by your grace.

Jai Gurudev...

- Krishna Das

Å L A N D

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summer camp

Enjoying beautiful nature and beautiful people.

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global prayer wave

http://www.theglobalprayerwave.com/

project - peace on earth

http://www.project-peaceonearth.org/

sthlm - deva premal, miten & manose

Gathering



Full of expectation



Finally - Music, magic, silence, reverence...



STHLM - HERMANs

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by thy grace

It's by Thy Grace that I sing Your Holy Name
It's by Thy Grace that I feel Your Holy Name

Some day the day shall come when all the glory shall be Thine.
People will say it is yours, and I shall deny, not mine.

Peace to all, Life to all, Love to all.
Allah, Jehova, Rama, Sa Ta Na Ma

- Snatam Kaur/Yogi Bhajan

fappooh

No-alcohol party in the middle of the city, like an island of serenity in a sea of intoxication.

Sauna on the beach.



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me & the kid - part skatepark

...and then I took the kid there. He has no fears to face, or so it seemed, but rather his limits.

Ready to explore the world

skeittipuisto

Tsja, why refrain from a little fun when you have a big fat skeittipuisto almost in your backyard?! So, I got myself a pair of free-gan skate shoes and faced my fears. : )

bottled water

http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater