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Raw, Fresh Spa Blends Made to Order

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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Raw, Fresh Spa Blends Made to Order

would you eat canned/preserved food?
why use canned/preserved skin care.
RawCeuticals
my raw, organic and potent approach to skin care
Inspired by the worlds top spas, medicine people and great beautys.....with a twist of cutting edge science.
http://www.rawceuticals.com

shanti,
dev

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Astounding Lucid Confusion

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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2'x4' oil on canvas


“Admit It and Change Everything”

Define and narrow me, you starve yourself of yourself.
Nail me down in a box of cold words, that box is your coffin.
I do not know who I am.
I am in astounded lucid confusion.
I am not a Christian, I am not a Jew, I am not a Zoroastrian,
And I am not even a Muslim.
I do not belong to the land, or to any known or unknown sea.
Nature cannot own or claim me, nor can heaven,
Nor can India, China, Bulgaria,
My birthplace is placelessness,
My sign to have and give no sign.
You say you see my mouth, ears, eyes, nose—they are not mine.
I am the life of life.
I am that cat, this stone, no one.
I have thrown duality away like an old dishrag,
I see and know all times and worlds,
As one, one, always one.
So what do I have to do to get you to admit who is speaking?
Admit it and change everything!
This is your own voice echoing off the walls of God.

RUMI
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astounding lucid confusion II

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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astounding lucid confusion in another dimension

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last of the moving shapes

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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lime congo
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last pinched moving shape

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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Look, I really don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive, you got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively.

mel brooks
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kundalini IV

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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oil on canvas 5'x3'

kundalini moving through muladhara
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Jung and Kundalini

Posted on Jun 2nd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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oil on canvas 5'x3'

"To activate the unconscious means to awaken the divine, the devi, Kundalini - to begin the development of the suprapersonal within the individual in order to kindle the light of the gods.  Kundalini, which is to be awakened in the sleeping Muladhara world, is the suprapersonal, the non-ego,... For this reason Kundalini is the same principal as the Soter, the Savior Serpent of the Gnostics."

The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga, Carl Jung.

Lecture 4, 26 October 1932,

 

 

 


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"80 percent of success is just showing up"

Posted on Jun 4th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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— Woody Allen

This is the spirit of  Sunday Morning Salon Santa Monica
More than  just philosophy in the park,
Sunday Zaalon is a place and time
for the virtual zaadzter to meet the physical zaadzter.
And launch projects, share ideas (and bagels:), network, brainstorm etc......
       ....make things happen :)
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Don't go back to sleep..........

Posted on Jun 4th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you; Don't go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want; Don't go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don't go back to sleep.”
Rumi
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What is your greatest struggle?

Posted on Jun 5th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 05, 2007:

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Choosing.  Life offers us so much, and yet, when we say 'yes' to one thing we often must say 'no' to something else.  I believe we should say 'yes' as much as possible.  but never forget the power and importance of the occasional, well placed 'no'
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Sunday Salon in Santa Monica

Posted on Jun 5th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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Our first Santa Monica Sunday Salon will be July 29, 2007....10a.m.  to

Our first gathering includes a few poets, artists, writers, yogis, and a philosopher or two...

more details soon......open to ideas  :)




image: oil on canvas
 3'x2' Dakini Dream
dev blackburn
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'Yes' practice

Posted on Jun 5th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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So the secret is just to say 'yes!' and jump off from here.

then there is no problem. It means to be yourself in the

present moment, always yourself, without sticking to an

old self. You forget all about yourself and are refreshed.

You are a new self, and before that self becomes an old self,

you say 'Yes!' and you walk to the kitchen for breakfast.

So the point of each moment is to forget the point

and extend your practice.

Shunryu Suzuki



image: sun mandala
pencil on paper
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July Sunday Salon location?

Posted on Jun 7th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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Santa Monica..........
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santa monica salon location?

Posted on Jun 7th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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A beautiful oasis overlooking the pacific........
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santa monica June 7, 2007

Posted on Jun 7th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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this is one of my favorite meditation spots
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Raw and Fresh Skin Care

Posted on Jun 23rd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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photos of new packaging for RawCeuticals fresh facial masques.....a work in progress...
.........this is not fancy, high-end packaging, but it gets the job done with minimal impact to the environment....................

comments and suggestions are very welcome :) !!


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Fresh, Fresh, Fresh!

Posted on Jun 23rd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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i think i am happy with the packaging.  each container holds 2oz of  a fresh, hand blended, raw, juicy and potent masques, buffs, tonics and serums .... spa treatments at home......

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Fresh and Juicy whole body care.....

Posted on Jun 23rd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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Raw, juicy and organic masques, buffs, tonics and serums.

Made fresh to be used fresh

   available in Santa Monica beginning August 12, 2007.....

comments and suggestions are very welcome :)

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Raw Fresh Spa Treats for the Home Spa

Posted on Jun 23rd, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
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No synthetic chemicals, no preservatives and yes, it needs refrigeration and will only be fresh for about 5 days.....it can be frozen for 2 months....

comments and suggestions are very welcome :)  !!

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Pick three words that describe you as you are right now.

Posted on Jun 26th, 2007 by dev : Namaste dev
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 26, 2007:

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astounded, lucid, confusion
....borrowed from rumi :)
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