Esalen
Greetings. Welcome to the group, "Esalen" -- for people who have lived, worked, and/or studied at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.
For many of us who lived there, the time was rich, full, and extraordinary. For all people who have been touched by the spirit of the place, it is sometimes challenging to keep that spirit alive in the world outside the support of the container of Big Sur and Esalen.
This place is intended to become that supportive ground for people who have been moved by the spirit of the place, but who no longer, possibly, have immediate access to the special and sacred space of Esalen.
Everyone who has been moved by the spirit of Esalen, I believe, becomes, in their own way, an ambassador for a new way of thinking, feeling, and being in the world. May we carry on the torch and help bring truth, authenticity, love, and light for now and future generations.
The latest rumblings around the web from, about, or around Esalen.
Note: We are having monthly global Esalen weather reports in the Big House on the first Sunday of the month at 1:30PM, Pacific Time. All people who have lived, worked or studied at Esalen are welcome to join. Check the events calendar for a full listing of scheduled weather reports, open seats, or visiting teacher programs.
This lovely photograph to the right is courtesy of David Gartner.
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/comiczar/robgustavesonelectronicart2010/
Esalen Staff Week group photograph
I'm hoping to hear something from or about any of the people we knew the years we were at Esalen. Here
is a picture of the largest group of staff members I have from one of the years I was there...from the
Staff Week group photo 1989. Pictured are all of the paid employees of Esalen at that time.The image is so wide
you have to pan right to see everyone.
I think I took this picture myself with a timer at the same time Tom Galloway was taking the 'official'
photo also with a timer. The image is in black and white which is the film I was using at
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhiteConchFilms
White Conch Dharma center has posted several videos of the ninth (female) Domo Geshe Rinpoche on youtube. There are some excellent teachings there.
Enjoy!
Scarlet
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/comiczar/peacevillage2010/
I think most of the people involved travel around the country going to burning man, shasta events, mexican events, hawaiian events, various California events like Earthdance which I have never attended.
So hi all from Rob -- miss you.
Major change may be coming.
If anyone reads this at 7:35p.m. tonite Mon. night Meditation where I live with usually 8 others aprox...please join in! They chant for15 minutes or so beforehand then 20 minutes of silence.
My husband just bought a new fax machine which also has a scanner built in. This has motivated me to scan into our computer some of my old photographs. I thought perhaps other Esalen people would be interested in seeing some of them as they show a number of our friends from when we were living at Esalen from 1988 to 1990.
I'll try a few now and see how it looks. If anyone would care to comment I'd like to hear...and of course we'd love to hear from anyone shown in the photos too. I haven't done this before and have tried to make the images smaller but I'm rather stuck on 2nd one. I'll have to update later if I can. Here are a few of the garden/farm crew both my husband and I (long before we were married) were in back then.
"The reformer is the greatest impediment to true change." -- Jiddu Krishnamurte.
Looking at this sentence for awhile one could probably introspect for many years to truly get it.
Change is the contant of the universe; is all change good? Was Krishnamurte speaking politically. Or in all ways.
My first thought is he was speaking that a reformer could recreate something thus disappearing it.
Resistence causes persistence.
So my guess is meditate in silence for the best outcome for anything
Supreme God Context Consciousness Bliss Ecstacy in charge makes Heaven on Earth and in earth and in us.
Another definition of Earth is Light (upwardly redeemed matter).
Therefore silence/stillness comes best into this world the more we sit in silence.
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A theme song woven in and out of much of my life... and a good one to play loud... heavy metal thunder...
guess I was born to be wild (in the wilderness sense of it)...
I never hear this song without thinking "Gabrielle Roth".
Multiplbe Personality Disorder (MPD), per this writer, can be induced purposely to control and use people. I found the read interesting and freightening. Is it true? I do not know, but it is presented very well. Open following site and read for 15 minutes. I would be interested in your opinion of what this site presents. Jim
