Osiris is the Egyptian god of life, death and fertility with similarities to Dionysus. In the beginning of Spring a procession would take place were women would parade with an large phallus to celebrate the resurrection of euhm life (?). (See “The Golden Bough” by Sir James Frazer) or @ wikipedia
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Nihilism is best done by professionals.
- Iggy Pop
Holy Week in Seville (Semana Santa en Sevilla) is one of the most important traditional events of the city. It is celebrated in the week leading up to Easter, one to two weeks before the city’s other great celebration, the Feria, and is amongst the largest religious events within Spain, internationally renowned for its drama. The week features the procession of pasos, floats of lifelike wooden sculptures of individual scenes of the events of the Passion, or images of the Virgin Mary showing restrained grief for the torture and killing of her son. Some of the sculptures are of great antiquity and are considered artistic masterpieces.
more: @wikipedia
Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.
- Shunryu Suzuki
In 1983, he published Het verdriet van België (“The Sorrow of Belgium”), which is probably his most famous book.
more @wikipedia
Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who co-wrote “2001: A Space Odyssey” and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90.
@yahoo
The Hounen festival at Tagata shrine is one of the most famous (or infamous?) festivals in Japan. Amongst foreigners visiting Aichi Prefecture it is frequently referred to as the “penis shrine”, or “Japanese penis festival”, primarily due to the ancient Hounen Matsuri (a festival celebrating fertility and renewal), which is held here every March 15th.
Every year on March 15 a huge two and a half meter wooden phallus is carried the short distance between two shrines attracting visitors from all over Japan and international media attention. The festival is fun with a lot of sake drinking, however the background of the festival is rather more serious. A shrine is a place of worship. It houses divine spirits and preserves the memory and practice of many aspects of Japanese culture.
Since the invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet (1949-1951) 1,250,000 Tibetans are murdered by the Chinese terrorists..An as for to day the killing still goes on. The question arises why the Olympics were awarded to China, why why ? And why, why are people still supporting this event ? Fuck you China, this is not acceptable we will boycott the Olympics. Also from their position, the athletes should call attention to human rights abuses and say; No we wont go there and say fuck to china!
The Olympics and Crimes Against Humanity Cannot Coexist in China.
More about Tibet in the news:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/tibet
http://www.tibet.com/
(By saying fuck to china, I dont say “fuck” to the Chinees people, food, country, their rich culture and history but to the repressive, totalitarian and capitalist Chinees regime. )
by Lon Milo DuQuete. Two millennia ago, a charismatic Jewish teacher emerged from the sands of Roman Palestine. His wise, sometimes enigmatic teachings, his ability to heal the sick, and the miraculous feats he performed before the eyes of his many followers brought him fame, admiration and adoration, as well as resentment and ultimately, death. Yet, in the score of centuries that passed, his life’s story has been told and re-told more than that of any man who has ever lived. Who was this Jesus? Was he the King of the Jews? The Son of God? A prophet? A politician? A religious teacher? Was he an individual caught up in a drama much greater than himself, perhaps divinely inspired to fulfill an age-old prophecy? In his first novel, bestselling author Lon Milo DuQuette tells a remarkable tale of what might have been… Through the magic of his narrative, DuQuette brings to life the historical and cultural milieu from which Jesus, John the Baptist, and the woman known in the Gospels as Mary Magdalene arose. The streets and temples and homes of ancient Galilee appear vividly before us, as do the priests, soldiers, merchants, wandering prophets, and Gnostic initiates of the time. (Amazon)
Polis Massa-Beobachtungskuppel – Nacht
Auf dem abgelegenen Asteroiden Polis Massa meditiert Yoda.
YODA: Die Sith aufzuhalten, mir nicht gelungen ist. Noch viel zu lernen, es gibt…
QUI-GON: (Stimme) Geduld. Ihr werdet Zeit haben. Ich hatte keine. Als ich eins mit der Macht wurde, machte ich eine große Entdeckung. Mit meiner Ausbildung wird es Euch gelingen, nach Eurem Willen in die Macht einzugehen. Euer körperliches Selbst wird verblassen, doch Ihr werdet Euer Bewusstsein bewahren. Ihr werdet mächtiger werden als jeder Sith.
YODA: Ewiges Bewusstsein.
QUI-GON: (Stimme) Die Fähigkeit, dem Vergessen zu widerstehen, kann erlangt werden, doch nur für einen selbst. Einem Schamanen der Whills ist es gelungen. Es ist ein Zustand, der durch Mitgefühl zu erreichen ist, nicht durch Gier.
YODA: …eins zu werden mit der Macht und noch Einfluss zu besitzen… eine Macht, größer als jede andere, dies ist.
QUI-GON: (Stimme) Ihr werdet lernen, alles loszulassen. Keine Bindungen, kein Gedanke an euch selbst. Kein körperliches Selbst.
YODA: Ein großer Jedi-Meister seid Ihr geworden, Qui-Gon Jinn. Euer Schüler, ich dankbar werde.
Yoda denkt einen Moment darüber nach, dann betritt Bail Organa den Raum und stört Yodas Meditation.
BAIL ORGANA: Entschuldigt, Meister Yoda. Obi-Wan Kenobi hat Kontakt zu uns aufgenommen.
Gangreen II (De Goede Moordernaar)
Gangreen III (Het Teken van de Hond)
Gangreen IV (Het Zevende Zegel)
Jef Geeraerts (born Antwerp, February 23, 1930) is a Flemish writer. He was a colonial administrator in Belgian Congo. On the independence of the Congo he sent his wife and children back to Belgium and in August 1960 he himself returned to Belgium. During the next six years he was paid by the government (return program). After that time he needed to find a job to survive. He decided to become a writer and went to the University of Brussels to study Germanic languages.
great documentary about the life of Iggy Pop (Jim Osterburgh). follow Iggy as he describes his early life, his first band “the iguanas”, of course through his time with the stooges, his solo career and then back to the Stooges again. This film is from 2004 and Iggy is with not yet in his 60′s.
(sorry for the stupid popup add, its megavideo’s work)
Maha Shivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivaratri (Night of Shiva) is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month Maagha (as per Shalivahana) or Phalguna (as per Vikrama) in the Hindu Calendar (or in our calendar 05.03). The most significant practices on this day are offerings of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the Lord Shiva, fasting and all night long vigil. In North India and Nepal many people consume bhang lassi, which they believe is lord Shiva’s favorite drink..
Om Namah Shivaya !!
More @ wikipedia
In most dishes in Chinese cuisine, food is prepared in bite-sized pieces (e.g. vegetable, meat, doufu), ready for direct picking up and eating. Traditionally, Chinese culture considered using knives and forks at the table barbaric due to fact that these implements are regarded as weapons. It was also considered ungracious to have guests work at cutting their own food…
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
– Alan Watts