Consciousness Minded

Ram Dass | The Advanced Course [Full Lecture]   We suffer when there is an imbalance between our inner truth and the way we live our lives. Responding to a comment by one of the participants at the 1993 “Wisdom Heart” retreat, Ram Dass gave this lecture about bringing greater awareness into each and every moment of our lives. (Summer 1993) Photos: Lisa Law, Tom Asher, Rameshwar Das

ILLENIUM performs a new, never been released track, Crawl Out of Love, @ Global Dub Festival 2017 – Red Rocks Amphitheater Colorado. Nick Miller of ILLENIUM announces and drops and brand new track. Bio: There are melodic bass producers, and then there is Nick Miller. In the few short years that Denver-based Miller has been producing under the name Illenium, his prolific outpouring of captivating remixes and haunting originals has garnered him a devoted following and seen him rise quickly in the ranks of the dance music community to become one of its most beloved new stars. Illenium has distinguished [More]

Brain Droppings is a 1997 book by comedian George Carlin. This was Carlin’s “first real book” and contains much of Carlin’s stand-up comedy material. George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and social critic. He was known for his black comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects.     Born: May 12, 1937, Manhattan, New York, NY Died: June 22, 2008, Santa Monica, CA R.I.P.

A Time-Lapse Journey 2020 (4K UHD) A Time-Lapse Journey 2020 in, 4K created by my good friend Robert Oleysyck. Here’s what he has to say about it… “Welcome to my short film, a compilation of almost every time lapse I’ve created over the past year and a half. It’s an uplifting and magical journey through such scenic destinations as Scotland, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and the 2019 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, capturing the epic beauty and kinetic energy of these scenic destinations. I invite you to sit back and relax with friends and family and enjoy the ride! Representing hundreds of [More]

An amusing short clip to cheer up your day and help keep you focused on the things that matter most. This just in… Teddy has recovered well from the operation and is now doing great! 😉

This is an in-studio performance of “The God Fractal” by Zak & What Army? with the music production mastery of Vosto. The video is a one-take, one-track studio performance of the song, recorded very shortly after it was written. THANK YOU & I LOVE YOU to all who help share this message! You are one of relatively few people that knows this exists.. “Zak & What Army?” is currently an unsigned, unfunded, rather unknown local project that lives in it’s parents basement (me).. So any sharing is IMMENSELY appreciated because the only way my stuff gets spread around right now [More]

This large size leptocephalus is believed to be a species of Muraenidae (moray eels), and probably the larva of a long thin ribbon eel, which is metamorphosing, not feeding, and is entering shallow water to finish it’s metamorphosis into a young eel. (Larva identified by Michael J. Miller) Leptocephali are the unusual transparent larvae of eels and their close relatives. Because they are transparent they are so hard to spot and are hardly ever sighted. Filmed by Barry Haythorne and Rob Rutgers, HRF U/W Production.

The great wisdom of the EMERALD TABLETS OF THOTH. The Emerald Tablet is one of the most revered documents in the Western World, and its Egyptian author, Hermes Trismegistus, has become synonymous with ancient wisdom. His tablet contains an extremely succinct summary of what Aldous Huxley dubbed the “Perennial Philosophy,” a timeless science of soul that keeps popping up despite centuries of effort to suppress it. The basic idea is that there exists a divine or archetypal level of mind that determines physical reality, and individuals can access that realm through direct knowledge of God. The teachings of Hermes — [More]

The word “yoga” shares the same root as “yoke,” symbolizing union and connection. Jesus’ saying, “My yoke is easy,” can be interpreted as “My yoga is easy,” emphasizing a state of union rather than alienation, a concept familiar in both psychological and Buddhist contexts. Many people feel a sense of separateness, focusing only on their own boundaries and failing to see the inherent connection between the inside and the outside. This lack of awareness creates anxiety about the end of the self, despite the fact that change and dissolution are necessary for a dynamic and interesting universe. Alan Watts explains [More]

Mathematics and Art Fused Through Kinetic Sculptures by Jennifer Townley   Bussola by Jennifer Townley 2014 120 x 60 x 70 cm Wood, steel, mechanical parts, electric motor.

sonder – n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. Narrated, written, directed, edited and coined by John Koenig. THE DICTIONARY OF OBSCURE SORROWS http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/ The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig. Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the language—to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for. Follow the project, give feedback, suggest an emotion you need a word for, or just tell me about your day. Email the author: [More]

After World War II, the government recruited dedicated Nazis — the scientists behind Hitler's formidable war machine — to come to the U.S. to protect American interests during the Cold War. Jeffrey Brown talks to journalist Annie Jacobsen about her new book, "Operation Paperclip," which sheds light on this veiled national security program and confronts the moral conundrum of whitewashing the past.