Here is a beautiful Shanti (Peace) Mantram the meaning of which is:

Auspiciousness be unto all; peace be unto all;
fullness be unto all; prosperity be unto all.
May all be happy!
May all be free from disabilities!
May all look to the good of others!
May none suffer from sorrow!

Here are some impressions of 2 walks in the surroundings 3 weeks ago. Nature displays its beauty in full splendour. Enjoy.

Horses at a nearby farm

An iris flower at the wayside

The farmhouse next to our house. Two horses are grazing in front of my study room

A goat waiting to be milked

Meditating on a meadow

A rare view – pigs enjoying open air instead of being imprisoned in stables

Curious cows

A beautiful “way up to heaven”

More black sheep than white ones…

Grazing…

There was a fantastic view of the Alps in the background

A little trail through the meadow

A little farmhouse in the valley

View from under a tree to the village of Biglen.

We meditated and did some inner work on the bench under the oak tree

Enjoying the swing

Sceptical but curious look

Miniature goats jumping on the hut

A cow greeting the visitors

Isn’t it Nessie from Lake Ness in Scotland?

A beautiful video with music of Kitaro and images of National Geographic and BBC:

And here a visual music clip, Homage to the artist and Sufi master Klaus Wiese *1942 – †2009, an excerpt from the 53 minute one-track album el-Hadra, www.AquariusMusic.eu

And here another video with music by Klaus Wiese: Tibetan Singing Bowls

in memoriam Klaus Wiese

I today received the link to the trailer of the film MIDWAY by Chris Jordan. Very impressive and touching pictures – beautiful, but shocking. I already had blogged about the work of Chris before. Here you find more about this work – a short extract:

“Midway Atoll is a collection of three small islands in the North Pacific, and one of the most remote places on earth. In many ways, this film could be shot in many places on the planet where we find tragedy and despair, but here- about halfway between the U.S. and Asia- on an island teeming with life and wonder, it is the proverbial canary in the coal mine.”

Picture of the film Midway by Chris Jordan (c)

The next video has just a tourism message, but is beautiful- a video done by Alberta, Canada: “Remember to breathe” !!

A friend sent me today the following list of 100 benefits of meditation – provided you really work with it for a long time. Transformation is no instant magic. I’m sure there are many more benefits than cited in this list.

Physiological benefits:
1. It lowers oxygen consumption.
2. It decreases respiratory rate.
3. It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
4. Increases exercise tolerance.
5. Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation.
6. Good for people with high blood pressure.
7. Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
8. Decreases muscle tension
9. Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc.
10. Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms.
11. Helps in post-operative healing.
12. Enhances the immune system.
13. Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress
14. Enhances energy, strength and vigour.
15. Helps with weight loss
16. Reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage
17. Higher skin resistance
18. Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease.
19. Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing.
20. Decreases the aging process.
21. Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone)
22. Prevented, slowed or controlled pain of chronic diseases
23. Makes you sweat less
24. Cure headaches & migraines
25. Greater Orderliness of Brain Functioning
26. Reduced Need for Medical Care
27. Less energy wasted
28. More inclined to sports, activities
29. Significant relief from asthma
30. Improved performance in athletic events
31. Normalizes to your ideal weight
32. Harmonizes our endocrine system
33. Relaxes our nervous system
34. Produce lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity
35. Helps cure infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation).

Psychological benefits:
36. Builds self-confidence.
37. Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behaviour.
38. Resolve phobias & fears
39. Helps control own thoughts
40. Helps with focus & concentration
41. Increase creativity
42. Increased brain wave coherence.
43. Improved learning ability and memory.
44. Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.
45. Increased emotional stability.
46. Improved relationships
47. Mind ages at slower rate
48. Easier to remove bad habits
49. Develops intuition
50. Increased Productivity
51. Improved relations at home & at work
52. Able to see the larger picture in a given situation
53. Helps ignore petty issues
54. Increased ability to solve complex problems
55. Purifies your character
56. Develop will power
57. Greater communication between the two brain hemispheres
58. Respond more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event.
59. Increases ones perceptual ability and motor performance
60. Higher intelligence growth rate
61. Increased job satisfaction
62. Increase in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones
63. Decrease in potential mental illness
64. Better, more sociable behaviour
65. Less aggressiveness
66. Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction
67. Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals
68. Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation
69. Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia
70. Increases sense of responsibility
71. Reduces road rage
72. Decrease in restless thinking
73. Decreased tendency to worry
74. Increases listening skills and empathy
75. Helps make more accurate judgements
76. Greater tolerance
77. Gives composure to act in considered & constructive ways
78. Grows a stable, more balanced personality
79. Develops emotional maturity

Spiritual benefits:
80. Helps keep things in perspective
81. Provides peace of mind, happiness
82. Helps you discover your purpose in life
83. Increased self-actualization.
84. Increased compassion
85. Growing wisdom
86. Deeper understanding of yourself and others
87. Brings body, mind, and spirit in harmony
88. Deeper Level of spiritual relaxation
89. Increased acceptance of one self
90. Helps learn forgiveness
91. Changes attitude toward life
92. Creates a deeper relationship with your God
93. Increases the synchronicity in your life
94. Greater inner-directedness
95. Helps living in the present moment
96. Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love
97. Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego
98. Experience an inner sense of Assurance or Knowingness
99. Experience a sense of Oneness
100. Leads to enlightenment

Head of a Buddha statue in Bali – photo of a friend

A fascinating video about the secret of numbers discovered by Fibonacci (c. 1170 – c. 1250), an Italian mathematician, considered by some “the most talented western mathematician of the Middle Ages.” Fibonacci introduced the sequence of numbers which can be seen in many forms of nature to Western European mathematics in 1202, although the sequence had been described earlier in Indian mathematics.

If you like playing keyboard – here is a virtual one with different modes.

A Montblanc competition with short films of one second – many beautiful short impressions.

A scene from a video

I came across the beautiful video “Mount Kailash” from the CD “Begin Within” of a group called “Flying Mystics“. It says: “Flying Mystics creates music that takes one on a journey that is at once esoteric and visionary while remaining sensually intense and spiritually powerful. The group is composed of Zepi Morelli on the guitar, Flournoy Holmes playing flutes and percussion and Todd Roderick on drums and percussion. Wether playing temples, festivals or yoga studios Flying Mystics appeal to the spiritual roots of the world, creating music that reminds us of our mystical origins.”

Next to this film there was the following ashonishing video of a real flying mystic: Magician Dan White meets up with a Buddhist monk, in Nepal, who has the power of levitation. For years in the 70ies I had been with the Maharishi who claimed to teach levitation – I had seen thousands of people trying, but none really doing it. Though it is reported from many saints and sages, this is the first video document I see about it. – I know that levitation is a side-issue on the spiritual path, but nevertheless a clear demonstration of spirit ruling over matter.

I just came across a music video about Varuna Deva, from the CD “Himalaya” by David Parson – nice. You might not know about Varuna. Here are some lines from the book “Uranus – the Alchemist of the Age” by Sri K. Parvathi Kumar about the relation of Uranus and Varuna (here is more about the book):

“Uranus is the planetary form aspect of Varuna – the supra-cosmic intelligence – who along with Mitra constitutes the two twins of creation. Varuna is the supra-cosmic feminine energy that turns masculine alternately in the successive states. The impact of Varuna upon our solar system is through the planet Uranus. The planet Uranus for this cycle was reinvented in 1781 marking the orientation of the present planetary humanity to the energies
of Varuna. It’s not the first time that Uranus was discovered, though in the present cycle it is claimed so. It was known to the Greeks as the Lord of Space. Uranus was said to be the father of Kronos and the grandfather of Zeus in Greek mythology. It is said to be the supra-cosmic twin principle along with Mitra in the Indian Puranas and mythology. Every time humanity recognizes a principal energy in the universe it only means that such energy has decided to work for human evolution…

Master C.V.V., a high soul from the ashram of Master Jupiter, said to have steered the energies of Varuna via the planetary Hierarchy of Sirius,  Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn and linked the ancient Yoga through the principle of Varuna (Uranus) to speed up the yogic process…

Varuna is the Cosmic Lord, while Uranus is a planetary body. These two terms are interchanged as per the context…
Varuna is the supra-cosmic intelligence who deals with the material side of things right from the root-matter. The birth of matter from space and the key relating to it is held by Varuna. The passage between known and unknown, from birth to death and death to birth is filled by Varuna…

The alchemy of creation is the work of the Matter. Spirit continues to cooperate at every level. Transmutation of Matter is the main emphasis in the Aquarian Age, and the agent who conducts such transmutation is Varuna. The supracosmic principle Varuna is known as Uranus in the solar plane. Only due to the impact of Varuna there is the breaking of the atom and the unfoldment of a vista of knowledge which was foreign to us in the nineteenth century…

Varuna, a supra-cosmic intelligence working from the West with root-matter, is symbolized as a five year old boy with four hands. In one hand he holds the trident representing Neptune, mounts upon a white dragon and moves on the waters of space drawing lines of force with the trident and that is the directional force for the creation. That is how the symbol of Varuna is given, so that you can imagine, visualize and feel the presence.
All such visualizations of Varuna should be in the forehead – from the high point (top) of the forehead to the brow centre. Imagine the space waters – they are seemingly blue and white and no one can decide whether they are blue or white because Aquarius has no colour and is the background of all colours. Generally people attribute aquamarine colour to Uranus. But it is beyond colour and is seen in variations of blue to greenish blue as per the observers. Imagine space waters, which are whitish-blue. And imagine a brilliant white dragon moving in the space waters. Upon the white dragon there is a handsome boy with four hands and he holds a trident. As he moves in the waters of space, the trident is drawn on the surface creating lines of force – which are the directional lines set by Uranus in Aquarian Age. If you wish to be directed by Uranus in Aquarian Age you may visualize this symbol and also visualize the three lines that the trident is drawing in the space waters. This is the symbol of Varuna which can be visualized.”