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Tonight is Ganesh Chaturthi - Ganesha's birthday.
May all obstacles in your life seem to fade away. But always remember that Ganesha was the one who put the obstacles there in the first place - to make you strong.
("Stromschnelle" by Gerhard Rießbeck)
In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly uneventful and rather disappointing river straight into an heretofore unseen dam.
The intent behind this instrumental section is to convey a feeling of being taken ahead by an unrelenting force, and to let the listener reflect on the discourse presented in « River. »
In the storyline, the rapids represent the rising tension which accompanies the recognition th
("Magnetic field of two bar magnets with unlike poles" by Alexander Wilmer Duff)
« Come Back » dates back to the epoch of The Fall Children, the band that was supposed to be but never really was, and whose unexpected but timely demise cleared the space which Poligraf needed to come into being.
This is an enigmatic piece for me as both music and lyrics have been reworked and reorganized many times over the years, yet I’m never completely satisfied with the end results, which is kind of strange for
(Detail from "Quarryman at work" by Unidentified Artist)
« Stonecutter » is intended as an anthem to perseverance and is based on one of my favourite citations, one which has helped me on several occasions, the following quote by Jacob August Riis :
When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it
In Yoga we often talk of the subtle body (sukshma sharira). This subtle body has its own “physiology” and anatomy. Since this body is thought to exist in a finer dimension, its pathways and structures cannot be detected with the eye or the microscope. Instead, Yogis have intuited the structure of the subtle body in meditation and self-observation. We therefore have an understanding of the channels (nadi-s) and areas (charkas) that are based on their observations, but we have no direct phys
("Fugue" by Wassily Kandinsky)
The central theme of « In Our Space » is the idea of building, of perhaps finding or reaching, a space where one is free to simply be themselves and do as they feel they should.
At the personal level, this corresponds to finding true purpose and staying in alignment with it, remaining centered at all times in that ideal sacred space, or pure land.
The second part of « In Our Space » is an instrumental entitled « A Space Where We Can Be » which comprises two movement
Remember, only that which you can take with you when you leave the body is important. That means, except meditation, nothing is important. Except awareness, nothing is important, because only awareness cannot be taken away by death. Everything else will be snatched away, because everything else comes from without.
Only awareness wells up within. That cannot be taken away. And the shadows of awareness - compassion, love - they cannot be taken away. They are intrinsic parts of awareness. You will b
sit in some ridiculously uncomfortable position for hours at a time - with your
legs and arms all contorted into some strange posture. But believe me, meditation is n
("Emblem 45" from Atalanta Fugiens by Michael Maier)
The Lepufology Project is the story of Jack Babbitt, regarded as one of the world’s most trustworthy investigators of the paranormal, whose unfaltering curiosity for the mysterious leads on an international chase seeking bizarre rabbits of extra-terrestrial origin that finds its resolution in the tar sands deposits of Alberta.
The fifth and as of yet unwritten chapter is entitled « Lepufology Master Class : The Turnaround, » and is an account
("The Sea of Ice" aka "Polar Sea," aka "The Wreck of Hope" by Caspar David Friedrich)
« Derelict » is the fourth chapter of « Lifeforce » and is a completely instrumental section intended to evoke a dark, chaotic, threatening mood, and to suggest a painful descent.
In the storyline of the suite, the chapter depicts the period when things start to go awry. Inspiration is ignored or resisted and activity slowly subsides. The goal is put aside, only for a while, but long enough for doubt to invade
Towards the end of her life she would not go to Yoga Camp. She said, “ It was not one big family anymore. “ She started crying ... She said, “Swami Vishnudevananda held everyone’s feet to the fire, He made them do the right thing.”
In 1988 Swami Sahajananda told me during Master’s Sivananda 100 year Anniversary That He wanted to freely print 12 volumes on Master Sivananda, Swami Krishnanada said, “No” 8 volumes. Swami S. said I’ll pay for everything. Swami K. said, No.”
Swami Sahajananda started l
("La source de Maafa dans les Aurès en Algérie" by Unknown Photographer)
« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as life.
As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.
The storyline is inspired by
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