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What makes a hippie?

2008-07-03T03:42:19Z

In your opinion, what makes a hippie? Is it attitude? Is it soul, or maybe life philosophy? Is it simply long hair and a VW bus?

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Confirmation Reminder for July 4th Camp-Out/Pot Luck at the Freedom Farm

2008-06-30T12:27:07Z

The Four Corners Trade Network, a community of Intentional Communities
is holding its first gathering on July 4th 2008 at the Organic Freedom
Farm (www.organicfreedom.com)

All are invited and encouraged to take part in trade of goods,
services, and ideas community related.

If you have not yet sent us your confirmation as of yet, please do so
via email organicfreedom@earthlink.net and/or join the Four Corners
Trade Network at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TradeNetwork/?yguid=219225594

Blessings,
Frank and Cherri

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Younger hippies?

2008-06-26T21:56:47Z

Hey now I'm still living my grass roots over and over again-can't wash that hippie out of my hair.I admire the new generation of free spirit comeing in and being free.I have the abilities to hang with the young as well with the elders.Being free from rules and having quality is what its really all about.I turn on so many young people to the rainbow gatherings that when they come back they want to go back and be at Home.There is where the real family lies.
Tell me what its like in your Neo perspective.Would you even sit with an old hippie or even talk with them.We have the experience to make your journies and experiences more enjoyable-then again,you have youth we lost that we can't turn the clock back on-or can we..Lets keep the tribe alive and hear from all you young ones....and hey,you mothers and grandmothers too.

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Florida Keys????

2008-06-26T21:39:53Z

Hey everyone. I'm sorta new to this tribe... never really posted anything... Anyhow, I'm wondering if anyone knows of any vacation rentals in Key West or around there... Big Pine Key is good too... for the week of July 4th? A few friends and I will be heading that way and need to find a place to rent for that week. If anyone knows of anything, send it on over...

Love to all

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The Healthy Hippie,....

2008-06-05T19:24:47Z

Taraleigh Silberberg is known as the Healthy Hippie.She is also a Gypsy Rose Model and has Her own Magazine,Website,and E-Mail Newsletter. The Healthy Hippie Website is www.healthyhippie.net and Her Magazine is called the Healthy Hippie Magazine. The subscription price of the Healthy Hippie Magazine is $20.00 a Year and the Mailing address is The Healthy Hippie, 285 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT., 05401 . To subscribe to Her E-Mail Newsletter, send an E-Mail to taraleigh@healthyhippie.net

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Noticing new "hippie" fashion in stores...

2008-06-01T01:03:03Z

Apparently the stores and magazines are looking to capitalize on the concerns about global warming, the war in Iraq, "going green", etc by preemtively putting out "hippie" and "green" fashion and accessories. Am I the only one sick of seeing "Recycle" and "Love The Earth" on shirts tye-dyed with harsh chemicals on new pesticide-treated cotton, shipped all over in excessive packaging, put up in energy draining shops, and then sold at a 500% profit to people who probably don't really care other than they saw the shirt in the newest issue of Cosmo? Or what about the shirts covered in machine processed "previntage" retro "LOVE" and peace sign designs, made in sweatshops, and sold to "hipsters" who would rather pay $20 for a shirt made to look like an old shirt than pay $2 for an *actual* used shirt and donate the rest to whatever cause they're pretending to support?

I try not to judge or sound preachy, but I just can't justify pure greed masked as social conciousness. I have taken into consideration that at least it's helping to spread the word and hopefully inspire people, but I would hope that at the very *least* maybe a portion of the profits would go to charity or the "recycle" stuff would actually be printed on recycled material. I know it's happened every time "hippie" has come in fashion, but the current state of things just has me really thinking and I wanted to hear more thoughts on the subject.

~Live well

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They Should BOTH BE TROWN OFF TRIBE.NET ALTOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-22T19:40:23Z

There are 2 extremely insensitive,rude,beligerant,arrogant,stupid,and ignorant TROLLS on THIS TRIBE that I VERY STRONGLY FEEL SHOULD BE THROWN OFF TRIBE.NET FOR THE WAY THEY TREATED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those Trolls names are Json and David. Im MY Opinion, they are just about the WORLDS BIGGEST,MOST INCONSIDERATE,MOST INSENSITIVE,AND MOST IGNORANT DEUCHEBAGS!!!!!!!!!! And they should BOTH be locked up away from the rest of Society WITHOUT ACCSESS TO THE INTERNET FOR THE REST OF THERE LIVES!!! AND YES I AM QUITE SERIOUS ABOUT ALL OF THIS!!!!! They are a very serious DANGER to themSELVES and to OTHER PEOPLE!!!!!!!

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keeping me down

2008-05-06T17:23:34Z

Hi all, i guess i'm a newbie here...

My husband is a musician (not as a job or anything) he has many expensive guitars and other musical gear, half of which are never used and take up space. For some reason he still needs more?!... and continues to buy them. The only reason this bothers me is I have 2 kids, and he won't take us anywhere or do anything with them, every time there is any extra funds it goes to more crap that he doesn't need. We don't talk most of the time. He gets upset with me if I make butter or soap because it costs more than buying it. I just don't understand how that's fair? I make my own clothing, and i don't ask him for much...I just find myself more and more depressed. I wish i could make him understand what he's doing to us.

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How many People feel that the World is in some dire need of help....

2008-05-06T14:30:29Z

How would change it if you had the ability to fix or manipulate everything you thought was wrong or not right in the world today, to at lease send it in the right direction, gotta give it a shove to send it back flowing in the right direction
Biggest dreamer ideas, to the Smallest and easy to do ideas, are allowed, and encouraged, cant hurt to throw out the ridiculous,cant be more ridiculous than the direction many things are headed right now...

:Fights over food, and water, and necessities to life, like cropland or the farthest upriver plot for clean water....
what other things have wars been fought over, and will they be fought over that should be studied and addressed and understood to know how to act in the future....
:Intolerance of other religions or lack or religions is a big thing everywhere, idealogical fights need to have a way of breaking the bearier and find a way to show the other side that we are each brother and sister and all going throught the same things in life, losing friends, gaining enemies....
They always say that History repeats itself, i dont know who They is, but they need to learn how to break the destructive cycle before its breaks them...
( our little boat called civilization is stuck on the rocks, be the stick )

or as a translation of a buddahs last words once said " be ye lamps unto yourselves"
anyone think our (especially american ) culture just allows itself to continue to get worse and worse with its habits, and just keeps using excuses like "well my dad poured DDT in rivers at least my Hummers not doing that"...

How Would you be the change that you wish to see in the World....
...Json

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I HATE DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-06T13:58:50Z

I have had at least 3 overwelmingly Negative experienses with Death and I decided about 20 Years ago that Death is an extremely terrible Thing and that I ABSOLUTELY HATED IT!!! People have tried to get Me to change My extremely negative view of Death several times,but all that did was make Me REALLY UPSET!!!! And I would like to make it PERFECTLY CLEAR TO EVERYONE ON THIS TRIBE that there is ABSOLUTLY NOTHING that ANYONE could EVER say,do,or THINK that would EVER change the way I Feel about DEATH!!!!! I am also going to sign up for CRYONIC SUSPENSION Regardless of what anyone Thinks about it and Regardless of what anyone SAYS,DOESE,OR THINKS!!!! And Yes I AM being quite serious about all of this!!!!!!!

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Spreading the Love

2008-05-03T19:11:47Z

Alot of my friends feel the same way i do about politics, war, love, drugs, and pretty basic principals of the counter culture of today but they have this notion that hippies are smelly free loaders, ( no-a-days they would be know as bums). i was wondering if there was any way to covince them other-wise.

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Life Is Much Too Short!!!!

2008-04-21T09:37:56Z

I think it really SUCKS that the average Human Lifespan is only a number of Decades instead of a number of Centuries!!!! Seriously now.This is the typical Human Lifespan:,....You graduate from High School at the age of 18.Probably get some further education,go to Work until You are 65 Years old,and only get to enjoy 10 Years of Retiermet.THAT is NOT Living a full Life!!!! And besides,why the Hell should Death be seen as a GOOD THING??!!!!???? Im not saying that I want or expect to Live Forever.That type of thing would be irrational. Im just saying that when You compare the average Human Lifespan whith lets say a Bristlecone Pine Tree or a Giant Sequoia Tree,YOU realize that the average Human Lifespan is extremely short! And the average Human Lifespan in Geological Time is almost NOTHING!!!!

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Plastic Bottle Ban

2008-04-19T14:41:02Z

Plastic Bottle Ban?
Manufacturers, retailers, and regulatory agencies consider eliminating a potentially harmful chemical from plastic sport and baby bottles.
By Lisa Farino

Responding to growing consumer concern, sports-bottle maker Nalgene announced today that it will be phasing out the use of the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in its plastic containers over the coming months.

BPA is a common building block of hard polycarbonate plastics (such as sports bottles, baby bottles, and eye glasses) and is also found in the resin lining of metal food and beverage cans.

Because BPA mimics estrogen, there has been increasing concern that exposure, especially by fetuses, newborns, and infants, may cause long-term health impacts such as early puberty in girls, reproductive problems, and cancers later in life.

Nalgene currently makes about a half-dozen different sports bottles, including ones made from stainless steel and also BPA-free plastics. Only one of its six bottle types includes BPA. Customers who wish to buy BPA-free sports bottles before Nalgene’s phase-out is complete can visit the Nalgene Choice website to learn more about Nalgene’s current BPA-free options.

Canada Plans BPA Ban

Across the border, retailers throughout Canada have been releasing plans to remove BPA-containing sports and baby bottles from their shelves. On Wednesday, Wal-Mart Canada announced that it would immediately stop selling baby bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers, food containers, and water bottles that contain BPA.

Many of these retail changes followed an anonymous media leak earlier this week that Health Canada would declare BPA to be toxic.

The official announcement came today as Canada’s Minister of Health, Tony Clement, declared that the Canadian government is taking action to reduce BPA exposure, especially in newborns and infants.

“We have immediately taken action on bisphenol-A (BPA) because we believe it is our responsibility to ensure families, Canadians and our environment are not exposed to a potentially harmful chemical,” said Clement.

The Government of Canada is proposing a ban on polycarbonate baby bottles and strict limits on BPA in infant formula cans. The government is also seeking to work with industry to develop alternative food packaging. A 60-day public comment period on the proposal will begin tomorrow.

Will the US Follow Suit?

On Tuesday, the National Institute of Health’s National Toxicology Program (NTP) released its draft brief on BPA, which found that current levels of exposure to the chemical did pose “some concern” for fetuses, infants, and children. The main concerns were that exposures in these groups could potentially cause neural and behavioral problems, impact the prostate and mammary glands, and contribute to earlier onset of puberty in girls.

There are no immediate plans in the U.S. to regulate BPA in food and beverage containers.

The report wasn’t intended to make recommendations, says John Bucher, Associate Director of the National Toxicology Program. Rather, the goal was to pull together the literature on the subject, conduct a thorough scientific analysis, and make that information available to regulatory agencies.

“All we can do is point out where the exposures are coming from,” said Bucher. The two biggest culprits he identified were polycarbonate baby bottles and the linings of infant formula cans.

On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that congressional Democrats were pushing for the FDA to regulate the presence of BPA in food containers and beverage bottles.

Although no regulatory agencies are required to take the report’s findings into account, Bucher says that some agencies—such as the FDA, the EPA, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission—could choose to use the NTP’s findings on BPA. Most likely, these agencies will, at the very least, wait until the draft report has been through a peer review process, which is scheduled for June 11, 2008.

Meanwhile, the NTP is accepting public comments about the BPA report.

What Should I Do?

While the NTP does not make specific recommendations about how other agencies should regulate BPA, they did offer the public some tips for reducing personal exposure if they were concerned. These included:

Don’t microwave polycarbonate plastic food containers. Polycarbonate is strong and durable, but over time it may break down from over use at high temperatures.
Polycarbonate containers that contain BPA usually have a #7 on the bottom.
Reduce your use of canned foods.
When possible, opt for glass, porcelain, or stainless steel containers, particularly for hot food or liquids.
Use baby bottles that are BPA free.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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CRYONICS WILL WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/,...I AM LEAVING THIS TRIBE!!!!!!!!!

2008-04-08T05:25:16Z

YOU People seem to be extremely ignorant about Cryonics. First of all,.the very DEFINITION of Legal Death is quite obviously FLAWED!!!! Organ transplants PROVE THIS!! And secondly,..several advances have been made in Cryonics in the past 30 Years such as effective Organ Preservation fluids,medications to protect the Brain from damage caused by a lack of Oxygen,and better resussatation equipment(Cryonics Patients are resussitated after being put in very cold circulating icewater "bath"and getting blood thining medications and other meds through an I.V. Unit). So they make shoure that the internal orgasns are still alive at the time of so-called "freezing. Another signifacant advance in Cryonics is better Cryoprotectants to halt ice growth. And besides,...Future advancments in Nanotechnology will be able to not only REPAIR the damage caused by so-called "Death"and freezing,but will be able to IMPROVE the Persons condition to the point of resoring then to PERFECT HEALTH!!! And there Youth will be restored too!! Of course some of You just wont leave well enough alond dont know when to SHUT THE HELL UP,....so therefor,..I AM LEAVING THIS TRIBE!!!! THE LESS STRESS ,...THE BETTER!!!!! LIFE EXTENSION IS A DAMN GOOD THING AND ANYONE THAT SAYS OTHERWISE IS A COMPLEATE IMBICELL!!! I SPEAK THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! PEOPLE AGAINST LIFE EXTENSION ARE TOTAL AND COMPLEATE IMBICELS!!!!!!!!!!

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My new Kitchen..

2008-04-05T04:14:30Z

Here it is:

http://tribes.tribe.net/cuzlifeisworthit

Rainbow family, Kryn's Kitchen

Come check it out! :) Always looking for new members, or just good family wanting to talk, share, love & grow.

Love & Light to you all,
Kryn
Kelly
(me.)

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communes in colorado and montana

2008-04-05T00:16:45Z

hello i was wondering if anybody knows any hippie communes in colorado or montana thanks

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The UberVault

2008-03-27T14:26:03Z

Links, Links, Everywhere Links! Welcome to my humble attempt to create an information hub; a place where internet based sources of info, little known online shops, neato tribes, & the like can be easily shared for all to enjoy! Come on over & check it out!
The UberVault
http://tribes.tribe.net/megahub

Oh, by the way, I still maintain my original tribe, Rainbow Tribe, Kryn's Kitchen. It's a fun place for family & definitely worth lookin' at!
Rainbow Tribe, Kryn's Kitchen
http://tribes.tribe.net/cuzlifeisworthit

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Happy Holiday

2008-03-21T16:30:51Z

For a whole new year is coming again. And it brings new opportunities, new dreams, fun-filled new days may each of you have the best new year .

In Love and Light

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Conspiracy History compilation DVDs torrents

2008-03-06T12:33:04Z

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Greetings to all my relations.

This is the last step of our project History Watch. If History is
defined and known by the texts, we can now add to this definition the
recorded events of the filmed archives. Animated images are harder to
deny than printed words. Our objective is to spread out freely some of
the little broadcast, even hidden informations about our collective
History.

We put online a collection of 391 documentaries and other selected and
recut videos, to offer to a wide public the best of the infos
available on the net in english and in french. If you are interested,
you have the time, the right equipment and connection, all you have to
do is open the joint document and decompress it if needed (but normaly
your system should do it automaticaly). You'll find therein nine links
that will open the torrents for the nine DVDs we compiled (around 4.6
Gig each, for a total of a little over 41 G, being over 100 hours of
videos).

Otherwise, you can go directly to btjunkie.com and search for these titles.

11 Septembre 2001 - 9-11
Bush family & friends
Capitalist & Communist regimes
Capitalist conspiracy
Mind Kontrol - Secret Programs
New World Order - Secret Societies
Secret services - cover up - covert ops
Secret weapons - UFO
Terrorism Theories propaganda

Torrents are a system of peer to peer data transfer. The more people
download a torrent, the faster it spreads and the longer it stays on
the net. If you don't have a bittorrent software, we suggest that you
download uTorrent on utorrent.com. If you want to participate in
facilitating the diffusion of these infos about our collective
History, download these torrents on as many computers as possible,
whether it is in cybercafes. It takes one or two minutes to open up
the links and the downloading will keep proceeding on its own.

Please spread this out, take part in this action for social education
on a planetary scale. Thanks.

For more info: watch.history@gmail.com History Watch

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Conspiration History compilation DVDs torrents

2008-03-06T11:55:45Z

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TRUTH IS FREE; so is my RETREAT --Vermont

2008-02-28T08:13:16Z

I'm looking to network with folks, to extend an invitation to visit Bald Mountain Retreat (www.baldmountainretreat.com) as my guest. Like-minded people who appreciate rustic accommodations are welcome to come up at no charge. (Those who require a private room can inquire about those accommodations as well.)
Basically, I'm offering people the opportunity to come stay with a retired naturopathic doctor in a truly amazing natural setting, secluded, idyllic, peaceful...
Also, if you might like to lead a retreat, please contact me.
Thank you and you are welcome,
Dr David

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Hippies in Australia?

2008-02-06T02:49:32Z

Hello!

I'm writing an article on neo-hippies in Australia for The Sydney Morning Herald, and am seeking to interview (by telephone) people in their 20s and 30s who subscribe to the hippie lifestyle.

If you fit the bill, and are interested in giving your opinions on the subject, please contact me at sselinger-morris@smh.com.au

I'm looking to speak to people over the next two weeks, ideally before February 29.

Kind regards,

Samantha Selinger-Morris
Journalist
The Sydney Morning Herald
1 Darling Island Road
Pyrmont NSW 2009

(02) 9282 3907
sselinger-morris@smh.com.au

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Musical Veggie, Anyone?

2007-11-12T11:25:14Z

So anybody here remember/sit in with/participate in/know anybody from the Musical Veggie Kitchen? i camped with them a few years & fell in love, over the course of the last few years of not attending gatherings i lost touch with them, then someone told me they dissolved/retired, and are no longer a kitchen..
I would like to share stories about happy times and warm memories with that amazing kitchen here, so if you have any, post away! i'll be posting some of my own here shortly.
Oh, and if anyone can get in touch with them, please let Question Mark know that Kelly (Kryn) misses him & the whole group. :)

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hOwdy Folks !!!! Oregon Regional Rainbow directions - Find your way home!

2007-09-07T14:05:56Z

www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/index.html (this shows the Oregon 1997gathering, which is the exact location this year. ) The directions are taken directly from welcomehome.org.

Howdy Folks,

Welcome Home to the Oregon gathering in the Ochoco National Forest from September 11, 2007 until September 23, 2007. Seed camp begins September 6, 2007.
For more information, contact:
groups.yahoo.com/group/mountainspirit
or call 240-863-6250 or email mountainspirit@yahoogroups.com.

Where the Ochoco Gathering in Oregon will Be.
The 2007 Rainbow Gathering is in Ochoco National Forest at a place called Indian Prarie in central Oregon. (between Prineville and Mitchell)
From Prineville:
Take hwy 26 east towards Mitchell. Make a right turn onto hwy 23,(this road is not marked, but is the next two lane paved road after the reservoir, a few miles out of town, to the right) which later turns into hwy 22 and continues to Walton Lake. Soon after the lake, turn left onto FS 150, a dirt road. Go a little ways till 150 ends in a T. Go right onto FS 2630, and continue to the parking lot and Bus Village.
From Mitchell:
Take hwy 26 west towards Prineville. A little ways past the Bandit Springs rest area, go left onto FS 2630. This later becomes FS 2210, and 2630 becomes a less maintained road. Follow FS 2210 to hwy 22. Turn left onto hwy 22 and follow past Walton Lake. Soon after the lake, turn left onto FS 150, a dirt road. Go a little ways till 150 ends in a T. Go right onto FS 2630, and continue to the parking lot and Bus Village.
More map details
This is right near the Bridge Creek Wilderness area, and north of the Big Summit Prarie. I can see several springs on the map. Sortof behind the site is the Mt. Pisgah Lookout. It looks to be no more than 6000-6500 feet in altitude.
For general information about the Rainbow Family and regional events, please first look around an unofficial family website- go to Welcome Home at
www.welcomehome.org or email rob@welcomehome.org

www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/index.html

What is a Rainbow Gathering?
Carla's Gathering Basics
What follows is my take on it. No one put me in charge (thank goodness), so you may get other answers from other folks that add or subtract stuff - but basically I think most folks will be in agreement with what I see as being the basics for a gathering.
It is free and non-commercial. This means no entry fee and no money charged for any service at the event (food, medical, etc.). There are people at gatherings who hang out with the barter circle and essentially have a commercial trip going either with trade or cash, but this is their own personal trip and has nothing to do with the actual set-up of a gathering. I personally consider these folks in violation of the basic spirit of the gathering and wish they would go away, or at least put away their trade goods. But since we have no cops, no courts, and no jails, they continue to do as they please, over the objections of many but also with the support also of many. Anyway, with the exception of these folks who are taking advantage of the free space, you shouldn't find any commercialism at a gathering whatsoever.
Rainbow gatherings are non-aligned both spiritually and politically. There is no one right religious or spiritual belief; people of all faiths are welcome to come gather. Often, people from specific churches or temples come set up their own camp and feed lots of folks from their kitchens (the Krishnas and the Bread of Life Christian camp being the most notable). There are no hassles towards any church group proselytizing or trying to win converts - if people want to listen, that's their own business.
Rainbow also does not support any specific political cause, party, issue, or candidate. Many people come to gatherings to recruit for their own specific Peace Walk, Drums around the Pentagon, environmental action, or whatever; but again, that is their own trip. They certainly have the right of free speech to spread the word about whatever event they are sponsoring. But they do nothave the right to call it a Rainbow event or claim they have support of the Rainbow Family. If they do make such claims, they are ripping off the Family name. Folks involved in such actions have every right to also mention, if asked, that yes, they consider themselves to be Rainbows. No reason not to fly your colors, especially when you're doing something you consider a good cause and are proud of being involved in. You just can't say that your event (protesting logging the rainforest, for example) is a Rainbow protest as such.
We have no leaders. We operate by consensus process. No one is in charge, we have no board of directors. For many regional events, a small circle of people often initiates the event, and the circle grows and becomes many. All the labor of getting the gathering together in a safe and healthy manner is done by volunteers.
The only rule we have is that of peaceful respect. That actually encompasses a lot, when you stop and think about it. Sure, no one can tell anyone else what to do, but if someone builds an unsafe fire under a tree, they will hear about it (hopefully in a sweet way) from many people who are worried about the safety of the camp. We like to say that everyone is Shanti Sena (Peacekeeper). The idea is to communicate in such a way that folks doing something non-peaceful, non-respectful, unhealthy, or unsafe will see the error of their ways and choose to get with the program. When something really out of line occurs (a violent individual hitting someone with a club, for example) a Shanti Sena council (consisting in the ideal of all interested parties, as well as some experienced folks from the Shanti Sena Clan to give guidance and physical safety) forms to deal with the issue. If the victim of the violence wishes to press charges, the incident is dealt with accordinly, and the Shanti Sena folks cooperate in turning the perpetrator over to local law enforcement - a controversial move, to be sure, but in some cases unavoidable and sometimes even desirable. If no one wants to see the local authorities involved but a person is considered a danger to the safety of folks in camp, two options are commonly turned to: someone capable of handling the situation volunteers to accompany the offending person 24 hours a day around camp; or the person must leave the gathering and not come back that year.
As per a standing consensus by the Rainbow Family Tribal Council, we don't apply for or sign permits. With the new group use regulations instituted by the Forest Service this year, this has become a difficult position to hold.One regional gathering signed a permit and gathered under a different name than Rainbow. Weird, and lot of people were angry at the folks who signed the permit,but what are ya gonna do? Take away their hippie cards? Anyway, theoretically,if a gathering has a permit, it is by definition not a Rainbow Gathering.
Also, by long tradition, we do not gather anywhere but public land. Occassionallythere may be focussed councils (Thanksgiving Council, regional councils) that happen on private land, but gatherings themselves are always held on public land. Again, if it happens otherwise, it is by definition not a Rainbow Gathering, though the event may be very rainbow in nature otherwise.
We take responsibility for every aspect of the gathering, from set-up to clean-up. We don't ask for help bulldozing roads, getting donations from local charities or food banks. We are self-sufficient in every aspect of our gathering, and responsible for ourselves. Most important, when the gathering is over, many people stay behind to totally clean up the site. No janitors are paid to clean up after folks. Gatherers are expected to use the recycling center set up on site and to pack out what they packed in. The clean up crew takes out all trash to recycling centers and to landfills, then restores and rehabilitates the site. This may involve scarifying the earth to loosen up compacted areas, filling in ruts caused by vehicles, water-barring hilly areas, and reseeding the ground. All shitters and camps are disappeared and naturalized. This is a lot of work folks! If you've never stayed for cleanup, you've never really done a gathering. This is not a dead lot - this is real, this is a labor of love, and it's one of the only reasons, both karmically and politically, that the powers that be haven't put the ax to us long ago.
A Rainbow Gathering is not a rock concert or a platform for speakers. If cars are allowed in the gathering area proper, and if there is amplified music as a central theme, it most certainly is NOT a Rainbow Gathering (the drive-in gathering in Texas was an exception, as we were not allowed to close the road).
If it were up to me to define it, I would say this is the most important aspect of the Gathering: It is a free assembly of individuals who come together to practice peace. The focal point of the Annual Gathering July 1-7 is a coming together in a large circle, each person praying silently in their own way for peace. Most of the regional gatherings also set aside a day for the Silent Circle. A Rainbow Gathering is not a party, although partying certainly happens. It is not just a big hippie campout, although there are lots of counter-culture and new-age types camping in the woods. It is not just the world's largest love-in/be-in/ smoke-in, although a lot of that certainly goes on. For me, without the element of prayer we might as well not gather at all. For me, without the element of the Circle in which we participate, we mights as well have a hippie convention at the Hilton. For me, without the practice of Peaceful Respect and continuing attempts to create harmonyamong each other and all beings of the Earth, me might as well give up any pretense that the human race is evolving.
So, does that make things more clear? You'll probably get as many different answers as you will people answering. Good luck sorting it all out. The annual Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes will take place in the Northwest next July - Oregon or Washington. Stay tuned for directions, which will probably come out about amonth before the gathering!
Love and Light,
Carla

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This is Not an offical document of any kind by the Rainbow Family. This invitation is my own creation, and as such only represents my own ideas. In no way does this mean I or anyone else represents the Rainbow Family, regardless of what the Family wingnuts say.

RAP 107
www.chebucto.ns.ca/Current/.../107.html
Gathering Consciousness
Please protect this Beautiful Land. Walk softly. Harm no living thing. Harmonize - Blend
in. Use only down, dead wood. Cut no living trees. Preserve the Meadows....camp in the Woods. We are caretakers of this land. Everyone sharing makes a strong Human Tribe!
Please Protect the Water Sources by staying out of DELICATE spring areas. Avoid camping, peeing, washing above spring areas. Keep ALL soap out of streams, springs or the creek!
Use a bucket to take your bath 60 feet away from the water source. To be certain of drinking water: boil it! Use the slit trenches or covered latrines - cover your paper & waste with ashes or lime, wash hands. Break the fly/illness connection: shit-fly-food-you! Dig no shitters near water areas or kitchens. Protect our Health! Use your own cup, bowl & spoon! Wash them after eating and rinse in bleach-water. Visit C.A.L.M./M.A.S.H. if you feel ill - especially if you have a contagious disease - or are injured. Camp Together - Establish neighborhoods. Community Fires only! ~ Each with 5 gallon water bucket and shovel for Fire Protection. If you are the last to leave a fire PUT IT OUT! Watch your gear: Be Responsible ~ "Tempt Not Lest Ye Be Lifted From." Pets are discouraged but if you must bring them keep them fed, on a leash and out of the kitchens, springs & fights. Clean up their poop. Love them. PACK IT IN - PACK IT OUT !!! Cleanup begins when you arrive. Bring in only what is necessary. There is no janitor here...you are the cleanup crew. Separate Garbage for recycling. Don't litter - Find collection point. Compost in pits only. You are the Gathering! Participate in Shanti Sena, the peace keepers council, and all activities, councils, work crews, workshops. Volunteer wherever needed: kitchens, welcome home, firewatch, parking lot, shitter digging, supply, front gate, etc. R-E-S-P-E-C-T your Sisters & Brothers energies. Keep the Balance: Earth, Sky, Trees, Water & People! Alcohol is Discouraged, Guns are Inappropriate, Violence is contrary to the Spirit. Please take no photographs or videos of people without permission. Discourage Drug Abuse. Buying and selling endangers our legal right to be here. The Magic Hat is our Bank, donate early to fund our Needs. The Magic Hat goes around at mealtime circles and with the Magic Hat Band. Our power together is many times our power separated. Enjoy the Rainbow with an open heart and you Will see the Vision. Join us for July 4th Silent Contemplation & Prayer for Peace, respect those maintaining silence from dawn. Hold the silence until the arrival of the Children's Parade.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Note: If you packed it in then pack it out.

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At the end of your life..

2007-08-31T12:27:11Z

A friend and I were talking about this .. the moment when you are old and you look back on life and then think about all the things you did and people you met.. etc.

Society or freedom.. we asked ourselfs about joy about starting a family enjoying children and having a safe future and how many people aspire that, then of people like a friend of ours trevelled all his life and lived it as he pleased and now finds himself lonely with no house, no family no wife no nothing and regrets not ever having a proper job, not owning a house now , and thinks of when he becomes older and wont be able to hussle his way around...

Not in general terms.. but what i ask is this One can be a hippy for life, or one can be a normal person just following what the crowd does, but still have those moments of bliss.. i dont know if I'm clear.

Ive just met many people who look back and think of what it COULD have been .. and im aware that many people live the free way and are fully happy,,,

Just rambling.

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Herb workshops?

2007-06-01T15:32:02Z

Anyone know of any workshops or festivals going on in the Midwest this summer?

Danielle G.

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6/2 Bay Area: Wavy Gravy Summer of Love Revival w/Rock & Art Stars

2007-05-28T04:20:06Z

6/2 Wavy Gravy Summer of Love Revival - members of P.Lesh, Zero, JGB, etc.
topic posted Today, 9:09 PM by Hannah Doress delete entire topic

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Summer of Love with Wavy and a rock & art star line-up to benefit Camp Winnarainbow!

The Wavy Gravy Summer of Love Revival
Saturday June 2, 4-9pm
San Geronimo Valley Community Center
6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.,
San Geronimo (Marin/SF Bay Area), CA 94963
Visit www.sgvcc.org or call 415-488-8888

Music starts at 4pm:
Barry "The Fish" Melton (Country Joe and the Fish) & Banana (The Youngbloods) will kick the party off at 4pm.
At 5pm don't miss Moonalice featuring G.E. Smith (Saturday Night Live, Bob Dylan), Barry Sless (Phil Lesh and Friends), Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship), Roger and Ann McNamee (Flying Other Brothers) and Jimmy Sanchez (Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John).
The Revival All-Stars follow featuring: Greg Anton (Zero), Tom Finch (Big Brother and the Holding Company), Martin Fierro (The Jerry Garcia Band, Zero), Futoshi Morioka (Gregg’s Eggs) and surprise guests!

The Wavy Gravy Summer of Love Revival celebrates the opening of a show of current collage works by Wavy Gravy, as well work by The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia (1942-1995) curated by Vingloarts.com. Another show will feature iconic 60’s cartoonists Dave Sheridan (1943-1982) and Gilbert Shelton, album artist Stanley Mouse, MOT and DAVA. Delicious food and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase.

Wavy Gravy will MC the show and offer his unique performances that brought him to national fame at Woodstock.

Admission: $20 suggested donation to support Camp Winnarainbow ($10-25 sliding scale). All ages show. Advance ticket reservations: mail (Box 194, San Geronimo, CA 94963) or bring a check to SGVCC for will call reservations.

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What do you do...

2007-05-23T08:40:31Z

What do you do that makes you stand out as having hippy values in a modern or even conservative society?
Me, I live in Rockport, Massachusetts, it's an ocean-side tourist town. I stand out when I play my drum at the ocean, folks walk by and look at me like I'm from Mars. To drum at the ocean is a blessing!

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Tipi?

2007-05-12T17:55:59Z

Hello people

Are there any Tribes for people living in Tipi's If so could you post a link to them? Im still living in my skoolie/home wile building my big bus/home but I just ordered a 20 foot Tipi and would like some tips.

Peace along the way
Dennis the bus/Tipi dweller N.Y.

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Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment

2007-05-06T06:23:42Z

[b]The link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues. [/b]

The fast-paced, consumerist lifestyle of Industrial Society is causing exponential rise in psychological problems besides destroying the environment. All issues are interlinked. Our Minds cannot be peaceful when attention-spans are down to nanoseconds, microseconds and milliseconds. Our Minds cannot be peaceful if we destroy Nature.

[b]Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment. [/b]

Subject : In a fast society slow emotions become extinct.
Subject : A thinking mind cannot feel.
Subject : Scientific/ Industrial/ Financial thinking destroys the planet.
Subject : Environment can never be saved as long as cities exist.

Emotion is what we experience during gaps in our thinking.

If there are no gaps there is no emotion.

Today people are thinking all the time and are mistaking thought (words/ language) for emotion.

When society switches-over from physical work (agriculture) to mental work (scientific/ industrial/ financial/ fast visuals/ fast words ) the speed of thinking keeps on accelerating and the gaps between thinking go on decreasing.

There comes a time when there are almost no gaps.

People become incapable of experiencing/ tolerating gaps.

Emotion ends.

Man becomes machine.

A society that speeds up mentally experiences every mental slowing-down as Depression / Anxiety.

A ( travelling )society that speeds up physically experiences every physical slowing-down as Depression / Anxiety.

A society that entertains itself daily experiences every non-entertaining moment as Depression / Anxiety.

[b]Fast visuals/ words make slow emotions extinct.

Scientific/ Industrial/ Financial thinking destroys emotional circuits.

A fast (large) society cannot feel pain / remorse / empathy.

A fast (large) society will always be cruel to Animals/ Trees/ Air/ Water/ Land and to Itself. [/b]

I am trying to get the following experiment conducted in a psychophysiology/ bio-chemistry laboratory.

There is a link between visual / verbal speed ( in perception, memory,
imagery ) and the bio-chemical state of the brain and the body.

Emotion can intensify / sustain only when visual and verbal processing
associated with the emotion slows down ( stops / freezes ).

The degree of difficulty of an emotion depends upon the degree of
freezing (of visuals and words ) required to intensify and sustain that
particular emotion.

Experiment:

Subjects (preferably actors specialising in tragedy / tragic roles )
will be asked to watch a silent video film showing any of the
following:-

(1) Human suffering.
(2) Animal suffering.
(3) Suffering ( Destruction ) of Air / Water / Land / Trees.

Subjects will be asked to intensify and sustain the subjective feeling of pain/ grief for the sufferer.

The chemical changes associated with the emotion in the body(blood) would be measured by appropriate methods.

The silent video film will be shown at different speeds :
(1) 125% of actual speed.
(2) Actual/real speed.
(3) 75% of actual speed.
(4) 50% of actual speed.
(5) 25% of actual speed.

Results :

(1) Intensity of emotion increases with the decrease in visual speed.
(2) Intensity of emotion is maximum when visual speed is minimum (25%
of actual speed)
(3) The amount of chemical change associated with the emotion in the
body(blood) will be found to increase with the decrease in visual speed.
(4) The chemical change is maximum when visual speed is minimum.
(5) The amount of chemical change will increase with the decrease in
breathing rate. Breathing becomes so slow and non-rhythmic that it stops
for some time at the inhalation/ exhalation stages.

The above co-relations will be valid for all subjects -even for those who cannot feel pain/ grief. Such subjects will experience emotion associated with boredom/ discomfort/ restlessness/ irritability/ uneasiness. The chemicals released will be different but the co-relation between visual speed and amount of chemical will be same( the breathing rates will be different/ fast). All subjects will experience some kind of emotion.

[If scientists can discover 4000 different chemicals in cigarette-smoke then they can certainly detect the few chemicals released in blood when weexperience higher-level emotions like pain, empathy, compassion, remorse etc… ]

In the 2nd stage of experiment we shall replace the silent video film with a Narrator ( Audio only ) and repeat the procedure thereby establishing the link between intensity of emotion and verbal speed. The narrator will slow down verbal speed by-- speaking slowly, stretching words, repetition of words/ sentences & making use of
pause/ silence between words.

Please note:
(1) A thinking mind cannot intensify / sustain any emotion.
While this statement is generally true for all emotions, it is particularly true for all painful emotions.

(2) Pain / remorse / empathy cannot be experienced in a society in which visual (verbal) speed and breathing- rates are fast . It is impossible.

PROOF.
Proof of the link between pain and slow visuals / words :-

In the last century man has made thousands of movies / films on various
themes / subjects. Whenever pain / tragedy is shown in any film the
visuals ( scenes ) and words ( dialogues ) are always slowed down. In
many films tragedy is shown in slow motion. At the most intense moment
of pain the films almost become static / stationary.

Tragedy-films provide direct proof / evidence of the link between pain
and slowness.

Pain can intensify / sustain only when visual ( and verbal ) speed slows
down( stops/ freezes).

[b]Change in visual speed over the years. [/b]

One thousand years ago visuals would change only when man physically
moved himself to a new place or when other people ( animals / birds )
and objects ( clouds / water ) physically moved themselves before him.

Today man sits in front of TV / Computer and watches the rapidly
changing visuals / audio.

He sits in a vehicle ( car / train / bus ) and as it moves he watches
the rapidly changing visuals.

He turns the pages of a book / newspaper / magazine and sees many
visuals / text in a short span.

[b]Change in verbal speed over the years. [/b]

In ancient times verbal processing was “live” in nature—ie it happened when people actually spoke.
Today there is non-stop verbal processing inside the mind through print and electronic media ( newspapers, books, magazines, radio, television, computer etc…) as a result of which the verbal content & speed has increased thousands of times.

The speed of visuals ( and words ) has increased so much during the last
one hundred years that today the human brain has become incapable of
focussing on slow visuals /words through perception, memory, imagery.

If we cannot focus on slow visuals / words we cannot experience emotions associated with slow visuals /words.

Before the advent of Industrial Revolution Man's thinking was primarily
limited to :

(a) visual processing ( slow visuals )
(b) verbal / language processing ( slow words )

Today there are many kinds of fast thinking :

(1) visual processing ( fast visuals )
(2) verbal / language processing ( fast words )
(3) Scientific / Technical thinking ( fast )
(4) Industrial thinking ( fast )
(5) Business thinking ( fast )

(3), (4) & (5) are associated with Numbers / Symbols / Equations /
Graphs /Circuits / Diagrams / Money / Accounting etc…

As long as the mind is doing this kind of thinking it cannot feel any
emotion - not an iota of emotion.

In a fast society slow emotions become extinct.
In a thinking ( scientific / industrial ) society emotion itself becomes extinct.

Emotion is what remains in the mind when visual/ verbal processing slows down (stops/ freezes)

There are certain categories of people who feel more emotion (subjective experience ) than others.

If we attempt to understand why (and how ) they feel more emotion we can learn a lot about emotion.

Writers, poets, actors, painters ( and other artists )

[b]Writers [/b]
Writers do verbal ( and associated visual) processing whole day- every day.
They do slow verbal ( and associated visual) processing every day.
(A novel that we read in 2 hours might have taken 2 years to write. This is also the reason why the reader can never feel the intensity & duration of emotion experienced by the writer )

[b]Poets [/b]
Poets do verbal ( and associated visual ) processing whole day- every day. There is more emotion in poetry than in prose. This happens because there are very few words ( and associated visuals ) in poetry than in any other kind of writing. There is a very high degree of freezing / slowing down of visuals & words in poetry.

[b]Actors [/b]
Actors do verbal ( and associated visual ) processing whole day- every day. During shooting / rehearsal they repeat the dialogues ( words ) again and again ( the associated visuals / scenes also get repeated along with the dialogues )

[b]Painters [/b]
Painters do visual ( and associated verbal ) processing whole day- every day. They do extremely slow visual processing - The visual on the canvas changes only when the painter adds to what already exists on the canvas.

There are some important points to be noted :

All these people do visual & verbal processing - whole day - every day.
They do slow visual & verbal processing.
They do not do scientific / industrial / business processing whole day - every day.

Most of the city people doing mental work either do this kind of mental processing which is associated with Numbers / Symbols/ Equations / Graphs / Circuits / Diagrams / Money / Accounting etc… or they do fast visual ( verbal ) processing whole day - every day.

This kind of thinking ( processing ) has come into existence only during the last 200 years and has destroyed our emotional ability ( circuits ).

Once we speed up our minds we become incapable of slowing down [it would take years of effort to slow down]. One can understand it this way - A supercomputer cannot process at the rate of an ordinary computer. Once we speed up [and we have been speeding up for several generations now] we cannot slow down because the neural circuits get altered - the bio-chemistry of the brain and its anatomy changes.

[b]Self-Assessment of ( subjective ) intensity of emotion is almost always wrong. [/b]

Suppose the maximum intensity(and duration) of a particular emotion that
can be experienced by any human being is 100 units.

Let us suppose the maximum intensity(and duration) of that particular emotion ever
experienced by two people A & B in their entire life is :
A - 100units
B - 20 units

Now suppose A & B are made subjects on a particular day and are asked
to feel that particular emotion under experimental conditions ( or
outside the laboratory ) and the intensity &duration they actually experience is :

A - 90 units
B - 18 units

If A & B are then asked to indicate the intensity &duration of emotion on a scale
of 0 -10 their response is likely to be ;

A - 9
B - 9

Who is right and who is wrong ?
A is right.
B is wrong - B is wrong by a wide margin - B has experienced an
intensity(and duration) of 18 units out of a maximum of 100 units and his correct / actual score should be 1.8

Self- assessment ( self rating ) can be accurate only if people have
the capacity to experience the highest intensity &duration ( units ) of the
particular emotion under study.

In small(slow)agriculture-based societies the mind used to experience a state of emotion all the time because of physical work and slow visual/verbal processing . People who do physical work experience the same good subjective-feeling which is experienced by people who do physical excercise. [People who do physical work also sleep much better than people who do mental work - the quality of sleep is much better]. If we read one thousand-year-old literature we will not come across the term "boredom" - the concept of boredom did not exist in slow societies. There were long gaps between different visuals and between words/ sentences - and people had the ability to experience/ tolerate the gaps - it was normal for them.

Emotion can intensify / sustain only when visual / verbal processing slows down ( stops / freezes ). In an Industrial (thinking) society people experience very little emotion because of fast ( visual / verbal / scientific / industrial / business ) thinking.

Suppose the maximum intensity and duration of a particular emotion ( for most people ) in a fast society has reduced to 5 units ( from 100 units that people used to experience in earlier /slower societies ).

If such people experience 4 units of emotion they will give themselves a
rating /score of 8 on a scale of 0-10 whereas their actual score should
be 0.4

[Please note :
Fast emotions =emotions associated with fast visuals/fast words/fast breathing/fast heart-rate.
Slow emotions=emotions associated with slow visuals/slow words/slow breathing/slow heart-rate.
Rate of thinking=number of visuals/words processed per minute.
Gaps between thinking =gaps between visuals/ words/ sentences.]

Thoughts and Emotions are interlinked - but different things - totally/ completly different.

Words can be spoken - words can be read - words can be heard.

Emotion is a subjective-experience. Other examples of subjective experience are taste, smell, touch, headache, stomach pain.

One can understand the difference this way :

When we eat an apple we can feel the taste of apple. Apple can give us the taste of apple - but apple is not taste.

If we pour apple juice into a glass - the glass will not feel the taste - it does not have the ability to feel taste.

If a person eats an apple he will feel the taste - because he has the ability to generate taste from apple.

Words/ Visuals can evoke, intensify and sustain emotions - but words/ visuals are not emotions.

In every field there is easy work/activity and difficult work/activity.

In mathematics there is easy mathematics and difficult mathematics. Everyone can add 2+4 within microseconds. A PhD level problem of mathematics would take hours [or more] to solve - and that too only by someone who has spent 20 - 25 years learning mathematics upto PhD level.

Same way in the field of emotions there are easy emotions and difficult emotions. Easy emotions are evoked within nanoseconds, microseconds and milliseconds - anger, lust, fear, pleasure, entertainment and excitement are some examples. These emotions are associated with fast breathing and heart-rate. These emotions don"t require gaps between thinking to evoke, intensify and sustain. These are the emotions that can be found everywhere in today's fast society.

Then there are difficult emotions - which require ability and years of effort to develop - emotions associated with pain, compassion and peaceful states of mind are some examples. These emotions are associated with slow breathing and heart-rate. These emotions require freezing of thought - freezing of visuals and words - huge amounts of gaps between thinking - to evoke, intensify and sustain.

The experiments I have proposed are primarily meant for those people who understand only the language of science. We don't need experiments to understand that our present lifestyle is destroying our Minds and Environment - the evidence is everywhere - left, right and center. The craze and fetish for science and scientific proof has mainly existed for the last 50 - 100 years. People have lived on this planet for thousands of years without needing scientific proof to understand something. It is Science and Technology that created the consumerist Industrial Society which has led to the destruction of Mind and Nature/ Environment. Who needs more science or more scientific proof. [b]Science is not the solution - Science is the problem.[/b]

[b]IQ Vs EQ [/b]

IQ always has an element of change in it – IQ is about trying to make/ discover/ invent something new all the time.
Change is an inherent feature of IQ.
IQ is also about thinking more in less time—it involves speeding up of mind. Someone who does more mathematics in less time is considered more intelligent in mathematics. IQ is about change and speed.

EQ is about sustainment of the same feeling/experience over a period of time. When we experience any higher-level emotion for 10 minutes we experience the same feeling( subjective experience) over and over again for 10 minutes.
The( same) feeling can sustain only if there is Repetition.
EQ involves Repetition—Constancy—Sameness.

IQ and EQ are contradictory.
IQ and EQ are opposites.
IQ and EQ are inversely proportional.

(1) A thinking species destroys the planet.
(2) Animals lived on earth for billions of years (in very large numbers)
without destroying nature.
(3) They did not destroy nature because their thinking / activity was
limited to searching for food for one time only.
(4) Man has existed on earth in large numbers for only a few thousand
years / a few hundred years.
(5) Within this short period Man has destroyed the environment.
(6) This destruction took place because of Man's thinking.
(7) When man thinks he makes things.
(8) When he makes things he kills animals / trees / air / water / land.
( Nothing can be made without killing these five elements of nature ).

(9) A thinking species destroys the planet.

[b]Intelligence Is A Curse. [/b]

This planet is on the verge of total destruction.

The cause of destruction is – overactivity.
[Out of millions of species in this world the human-species is the only one that has indulged in overactivity]

The cause of overactivity is – Intelligence.
[The environment would never have got destroyed if Man had been only as intelligent as animals]

Intelligence is a curse - a disease - a disability - an abnormality.

Intelligence is the biggest cause/ source of destruction in this world.

[In fact Intelligence is the only cause of destruction in this world other than natural causes]

[b]Mental work is injurious to the mind and planet. [/b]

Life was never good in the past.

Life will never be good in future.

Life can never be good.

Suffering is a part of life - an inherent feature of life. Suffering can never be eliminated.

There is Physical suffering - There is Mental suffering.

In pre-industrial society there were physical diseases caused by virus and bacteria.
In modern society there are hundreds of lifestyle related physical diseases - Cancer, Stroke, Diabetes, Obesity, Multiple Organ Failures.

Mental suffering will always exist. It exists in agrarian society. It exists in industrial society. As soon as we stop working we experience mental suffering.

We avoid mental suffering by working ceaselessly.

There is no higher purpose behind work.

People do not work because they want to work.
People work because they cannot stop working.

The energy generated by the food we eat forces us to work ceaselessly.

Energy = Energy[Physical Work] + Energy[Mental Work] + Energy[Suffering/ Subjective Experience]

All three energies on the right side are inversely proportional to one another.

When we do hard physical work or hard mental work or a combination of physical work and mental work almost all energy is used up in doing work.

When we stop physical work and mental work the unused energy is experienced as suffering/ anxiety/ restlessness/ discomfort. This suffering is so intense - so unbearable - that most people cannot stop physical activity and mental activity simultaneously for even 2 minutes.

People do not work because they want to work.
People do not work for their family.
People do not work for their nation.
People do not work for any reason.

People work because they cannot stop working.

It does not matter what kind of work we do - whether it is physical work or any kind of mental work. As soon as we stop working we suffer from restlessness, anxiety, uneasiness and discomfort.

[ In Yoga and Meditation the goal is to stop Physical Activity and Mental Activity simultaneously - and then transform the subjective-experience of restlessness/ anxiety/ suffering into peace. This requires ability and years of effort ]

For most people it is a choice between physical and mental work.
The switch-over from physical work to mental work is disastrous for the planet.

Man can do the same physical work every day.
Man cannot do the same mental work every day.

When man used to do physical work ( farming and related activities ) he could do the same repetitive work day after day- generation after generation.

After the Industrial Revolution when man switched-over to mental work he began a never ending process of making new machines / things / products-- a process which can only end with the complete destruction of environment ( planet ).

When society switches over from physical work to mental work it starts making thousands of consumer goods. People start calling them necessities. They are not necessities at all - 90% of consumer goods that we see today did not exist 50 years ago.

Food, Water, Air, Little clothing, Little Shelter - these are necessities.

Close your nose and stop breathing for a few minutes - you will then know what necessity is.

Stop drinking water for a few days - you will then know what necessity is.

Stop eating food for a few days - you will then know what necessity is.

Today people are making thousands of consumer goods - not because they are necessities - but because they cannot stop making them. People cannot stop doing work - After switching over to mental work they will keep on making thousands of unnecessary consumer goods. Industrial Society is destroying necessary things[b][Animals,Trees,Air,Water and Land][/b] for makng unnecessary things[b][Consumer Goods][/b]. This is the reason why the switch-over from physical work to mental work is so destructive. This is the point of no-return - once this is crossed the destruction of Environment/ Nature is inevitable.

[b]If we live a simple life there is individual suffering - but no largescale destruction of Environment.

If we live a consumerist life there is individual suffering - plus largescale destruction of Environment.[/b]

The nature of mental work is such that man has to do new mental work every day- in fact he has to do new mental work every moment- Man cannot repeat in the next moment the mental work that he has already done in the previous moment.

A mathematician cannot solve the same problem of mathematics every day- once he has solved it he will be forced to take up a new( unsolved) problem. Even when he is solving one particular problem he has to move from one step to another - there is a continuous change involved -- there is no constancy at any stage.

An engineer cannot design the same machine again and again –once he has made a machine he will try to make changes/ design a new one.

A writer cannot write the same article every day- he will be forced to write something new every day/ every moment (This is also the reason behind endless discussions/ debates/ arguments).

[b]Discussions, Debates and Arguments. [/b]

Let us examine how much discussion we are collectively having in Industrial Society every day.

Millions of pages in print – newspapers / books / magazines.
Millions of web-pages on internet every day.

Now add to this all the conversation (discussion) we are having through radio / television / telephone and several other media every day.

And add to this all the discussion we are having through face-to-face interaction.

The volume of discussion per individual in one week is greater than the total discussion someone living in pre-industrial society would have in his entire life.

There is too much discussion in modern society.
Discussion is not solving our problems – discussion itself has become a problem – a gigantic problem.

A society that does mental work will discuss itself to destruction [extinction]

A society that does mental work will argue itself to destruction [extinction]

A society that does mental work will debate itself to destruction [extinction]

A society that does mental work can never stop discussions / debates / arguments – it is impossible. It will discuss / debate / argue till the last moment of it’s existence.

Discussions / Debates / Arguments – these are creations of a society that has switched-over from physical work to mental work.

Discussions / Debates / Arguments – these are diseases of a society that has switched-over from physical work to mental work.

Discussions / debates / arguments can end only in agriculture-based societies that do physical work.

We cannot do physical-work and mental-work simultaneously.

There is an inverse relationship between physical-work and mental-work.
If one is high [more] the other has got to be low [less]

If we want to do physical work we have to reduce mental activity by the same proportion.
If we want to do mental work we have to reduce physical activity by the same proportion.

There is very little discussion / debate / argument in societies that do physical work - ie, agriculture-based societies - And this is the reason why they are millions of times saner than industrial societies.

Change is an inherent feature of mental work.

Since change is an inherent feature of mental work - a society that does mental work can never be at peace with itself – it is impossible.

A society that does mental work will always be restless.

Only those societies that do physical work [agriculture and related activities] can find contentment and peace.

[b]As long as cities exist we can neither save the environment nor the mind.[/b]

To save the [ remaining ] environment from destruction man will have to
return back to physical work [ smaller communities ].

To save the mind from mental diseases man will have to return back to physical work [ smaller communities ].

[b]Criminality and Abnormality. [/b]

Industrial Society has collectively killed billions of Animals and Trees [ Remember - plant and animal species developed over a period of millions ofyears]

It has also killed most of Water and Air [ Please note - polluting Water and Air is equivalent to killing Water and Air ]

The soil was not fertile when the earth was created. It became fertile - very slowly - over a period of millions of years. And look what man has done - He has covered millions and millions of hectares of land with cement and concrete. All the land that has been covered with cement and concrete has been killed.

Man has stockpiled thousands of tonnes of highly radioactive nuclear material and nuclear waste which is going to remain highly radioactive and carcinogenic for the next thousands of years - and which has already leaked into the environment hundreds of times.

There is an arsenal of 50,000 nuclear missiles that can destroy the planet several times over.

What could be more criminal than this.
What could be more abnormal than this.

Lawyers and Judges are trying to catch a few criminals.
They don’t realize the entire Industrial Society is criminal.

Psychologists and Psychiatrists are trying to classify a few people as abnormal.
They don’t realize the entire Industrial Society is abnormal.

Industrial Society is collectively making millions of tonnes of weapons and explosives [of all kinds] every year – and then it wonders why there is so much violence in this world.

Big Mystery.

If you make millions of tonnes of weapons and explosives on earth they are going to be used on earth – they are not going to be used on Mars.

The entire Industrial Society is a terrorist.
The Military-Industrial-Complex is the real terrorist.
Science and Technology is the terrorist.

Make things
Buy things
Sell things

This is not the purpose of life.

Destroy Shopping Culture.

No one deserves more.
Everyone deserves less.
Life can sustain on earth only when everyone has less.

There was a time when Man knew nothing about the number of species and millions of species existed.
Today Man knows the names of millions of species and nothing is left of the species.

It took millions of years for millions of species to slowly come into existence on earth - and man has decimated all other species.

After destroying millions of highly-developed species on earth Man is today searching for a few molecules of life in outer-space.

If a few microbes, a few molecules of methane / water are found on Mars - it becomes the newspaper headline.

They call it progress.

The following is about to come true.

Nature can exist

(1) before man.
(2) after man.
(3) not with man.

Destruction of environment can be divided into two parts - destruction of environment for producing food - and destruction of environment for making thousands of consumer goods. In pre-Industrial Society people destroyed environment primarily for [b]food.[/b] In Industrial Society people are destroying environment for [b]food and consumer goods.[/b] If we want to save environment we will have to bring down the second to the minimum level by not making all unnecessary consumer goods.

Environment can be saved only if we stop production of most [ more than
99% ] of the consumer goods we are making today.

[b]Environment cannot be saved by recycling.

The attempt of an industrial society to save the environment by recycling is like shooting someone 10,000 times and then trying to save him by taking out one bullet. [/b]

Time is running out for this planet.

Regarding Industrialization there is an important point to be noted. Modern Industrial Society has existed for 100 years - 200 years - 300 years. When we compare this period with the total duration for which human society has existed on earth this period is so short - so small that it almost does'nt exist. It is almost zero.

Material things don't bring peace and happiness. Today billions of people have got things which even Kings did not have in the past. Car, computer, television, fridge, telephone - no King ever had these things. But people are still restless and unhappy.

Industrial Society is consuming psychiatric drugs/ sleeping pills by tonnes and tonnes.

A very large percentage of the population is surviving on precription drugs, illegal drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.

One-third of the population has become fat like elephants.

People talk about increase in lifespan. What is the use of increased lifespan if people have to resort to Drugs, Alcohol and Cigarettes to pull through life. And just wait a few more years - the average lifespan will soon become zero - human life will cease to exist on earth.

Consumerist-Lifestyle is just not sustainable. If we do not immediately return to living a very simple and frugal life then very soon there will be no human life on earth. We would need several planets[earths] to sustain the present lifestyle.

The human race has been destroying/ killing animals, trees, air, water, land and people from the very beginning of civilization. [b]Science and Technology has increased this destructive capacity millions of times. [/b]

Every man is a serial-killer. The per-capita destruction of Environment - per-capita destruction of Animals, Trees, Air, Water and Land is thousands of times greater than what it was 1000 years ago - 500 years ago - 200 years ago.

The [b]Military-Industrial Complex[/b] is all set to destroy whatever life and environment that remains on earth.

There is a reason why the two World Wars happened in the recent past and not 1000 years ago?

It was not possible to have world wars 1000 years ago. World Wars became possible only when Science and Technology developed aeroplanes, ships and other carriers which could transport millions of troops and millions of tonnes of weapons[once again a creation of science and technology] from one corner of the globe to another.

And today one does'nt even need all these to fight a war. One just needs to move finger-tips to launch missiles that can destroy the planet several times over.

Right at this moment there are several countries fighting wars with one another. There is internal war going on in almost half of the the countries of the world. All these wars are being fuelled and sustained by billions of tonnes of weapons produced by the Military-Industrial Complex every year.

And it is going to get worse and worse every day.

If you kill one person they call it murder.
If you kill a few hundred they call it terrorism.
If you kill a few million they call it war.

Science and Technology has made this world [millions of times] more violent and unsafe than before.

Science and Technology has produced billions of tonnes of weapons and explosives - chemical, biological and nuclear weapons - millions of tonnes of Radioactive material [ which will soon be used to make dirty bombs - which are going to contaminate the environment for hundreds and thousands of years]. [b]Science and Technology is the real terrorist.[/b]

[b]Think Positive. [/b]

Psychologists say -- Think Positive.
Politicians say – Think Positive.
Economists say – Think Positive.
Scientists say – Think Positive.
Everyone says – Think Positive.

Arctic ice is melting – Glaciers are melting – Rivers are drying up.
Think Positive.

Fish population in Oceans is down to 1/3 of what it was 100 years ago.
Think Positive.

Pollution levels are going sky-high and valley-deep.
Think Positive.

There used to be millions of members in most species of Animals and Birds. Now they are down to thousands and hundreds.
Think Positive.

Weather is getting more and more irregular and unpredictable.
Think Positive.

Metal everywhere - Concrete everywhere - Plastic everywhere.
Think Positive.

Thinking positive is the height of insanity.
Thinking positive is the height of abnormality.

This is a world that has become completely incapable of feeling Pain, Compassion, Remorse and Guilt.
The planet is getting destroyed moment by moment – and people are thinking positive.

Very soon there will be 1 Animal and 1 Tree left in this world – and people will still be thinking positive.

They will be holding Seminars, Conferences and Global-Summits to save the Environment.

There is an important point which the human-species needs to understand. People think they can save the Environment by doing something.

We can never save the environment by doing something.

It is overactivity that has destroyed environment in the first place.

Human-species is the only one out of millions of species that has indulged in overactivity on this planet [ And for this very reason the human speciesis going to exist on earth for the least amount of time]

And it is not Mild Overactivity – It is Excessive Overactivity – Exponential Overactivity.

We cannot save the environment by doing something.

We can only save it by doing less of what we have been doing - much less of what we have been doing.

If we want to save environment we will have to reduce human activity [overactivity] by 99%.

[b]The Illogical Logic of Man. [/b]

A few birds have got infected with bird-flu and Man has started killing millions of birds.
They say birds are a threat to humans.

Sometime ago there was Mad Cow disease and Man started killing hundreds of thousands of cows.
They said cows are a threat to humans.

Ever since Man came into existence - millions of humans with infectious diseases have transferred such diseases to millions of other people - and will continue to infect millions more in future.
Such people are a threat to rest of the people.
Man should follow the same logic here and kill all infected people.

It is Man who has killed millions of people in Wars and other forms of Violence – and can kill millions more any time in future.
Man should follow the same logic here and kill all people.

It is the human species which is the greatest threat to humans and all other life on this planet - In fact the human species is the only species which is a threat to all life on Earth.

Man has decimated all Animal and Plant species – polluted the Sky and Oceans - and poisioned every square inch of earth.

In a mere 200 - 300 years Industrial Society has destroyed all that Nature laboriously created over a period of millions of years.

Humans pose the greatest threat to other humans.
Humans pose the greatest threat to all other life on earth.

The so-called Rational and Civilized Man should follow the same logic here - and destroy the entire human race.

Please note :

If you indulge in Factory Farming – If you torture the birds – confine millions of them in prison like conditions – depriving them of Sunlight and the freedom to walk and fly – you are creating an environment for the spread of virus and disease.

[b]Lifestyle of Mass Destruction. [/b]

Destruction is an inherent feature of Development.

Progress = Destruction of Nature.
Development = Destruction of Nature.

We can have Sustainable Lifestyle.
We cannot have Sustainable Development.

Development can never be sustainable.
Sustainability and Development cannot exist together.

Development and Sustainability are opposites.
Development and Sustainability are contradictory.

Sustainable Living is associated with consuming less – being satisfied with a simple and frugal life.
Development is associated with never ending desires – always wanting more.

Sustainable lifestyle requires Constancy.
Sustainable lifestyle requires Sameness.
Sustainable lifestyle requires Repetition.

Development is associated with Change.
Development is associated with New.
Development is associated with Transience.

Industrial Societies can never be sustainable – When you make thousands of consumer goods you kill Nature - you kill Animals, Trees, Air, Water and Land.

A Society that does mental work [city based] can never be sustainable - it will keep on making consumer goods - destroying the environment moment by moment.

Only agriculture-based societies that do physical work can be sustainable.

The term Sustainable Development is like the terms

Stationary Walk.
Silent Talk.
Wakeful Sleep.
Dark Sun
Gentle Torture.
Dry Rain.
Peaceful War.

There was a time when Man used to say –

I work in order to feed my family.
I work in order to put Food on the Table.

Today man is putting a lot more than Food on the Table.

Cars, Computers, ipods, Aeroplanes, 200 TV Channels, Luxury Yatchs, Caribbean Vacations, Palatial Homes, Video Phones, Designer Clothes, Designer Drugs, Cosmetic Surgery …………… The list is endless.

Man is putting thousands of consumer goods and services on the Table.
There is too much weight on the Table.
[b]And the Table has begun to creak. [/b]

The more you put on your table the more you take out from the mouths of Animals and Birds.

The more you put on your table the more you kill Animals and Trees.

The more you put on your table the more you kill Water, Air and Land.

The more you put on your table the more you kill Mountains and Valleys.

The more you put on your table the more you kill the Sky and Oceans - the Rivers and Lakes.

There are so many things on the Table that one can barely see the Food.

We need just a few things to live.
And we are making thousands of things.

Billions of people are engaged in making, buying and selling of thousands of consumer goods.

Destroy Shopping Culture.

Go back to Simple Living.
Go back to putting just Food on the Table.

sushil_yadav

[b][I am seeking help from volunteers in spreading this message far and wide][/b]

http://www.planetsave.com/ps_mambo/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,75/func,view/id,68/catid,6/
http://www.freeinfosociety.com/wforum/viewtopic.php?t=3649
http://www.ephilosopher.com/bb-topic-244.html
http://www.corrupt.org/transcendence/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1167537083

[I want to inform the Moderator that I have also posted this article on boards of other tribes related to keywords in my article]

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wanting to question some portions of "New Age" thought

2007-04-20T06:11:35Z

Hey, i just joined this tribe after going around wanting to share this with lots of hippie folk. Pretty interestin' angle on thangz, this tribe. Good idea! Well, here's my way to come to the fire, virtually...(taking my foot outta my mouth now)

Um, so...
i've been listening to various dissent from a seeming label ("New Agers") given to we hippie-folk-types, and wanted to share some of my thoughts, and seek others' input.

Some background
i've been getting into discussions in other places about some of the challenges and problems with the label (?) of "New Age" given to so much of "what hippies are" and what we're about and such, and thought i'd offer a thinking-through here in the midst of one of our hives, so to speak. Heh heh.

So one thing i've been thinking about this "New Age" thing, which actually "gets my goat", is that there is so much attention and single-minded focus given to the idea of *detachment* (i.e. from "ego") without a seeming awareness about *when* such things were/are likely valuable.

To give an example of when such can be valuable, i thought of the war movie "The Thin Blue (?) Line" in the scene where the "americans" were rushing into an 'enemy' camp and one guy (an 'enemy'), there in the chaos of it all, was sitting in a Buddhist-type pose!

my line of thought
So here's my line of thought on this, and i'm wondering if others think this is in the right tune of things. So i'm thinking that this Buddha dude came along into the world with his visions in the context of his original people being over-run and under conquering attack by much-too-heavy invaders from elsewhere. And Buddha's vision-way *greatly aided* people in pain, and thus he was seen as a kind of saint. And his methods made sense for use in heavy situations of all kinds.

On the other hand, in the context in which we find ourselves, we "americans", we (settlers and indigneous peoples) are not over-run completely, and we can *still* make a difference, so we need not always orient ourselves to this way of passivity. You see what i'm saying?

But those who influence so much of our movements, have experience and reason not to feel this, and they seem to accept defeat (and assimilation), when they can't run, without *crucially challenging* in every POSSIBLE way. (Indeed, even their otherwise deep consciousness--in a certain area of 'enlightenment'--reveals that they, like anyone, have blindspots. And so they pursue ideas like *detachment* and their focus and their influence comes to somewhat dominate other ways of possibly seeing --and those deemed non-elders ---or "capable" of seeing deeply--- those with seemingly "not useful" gifts to add-to the banquet of joy in this world, are to basically go along with the program.

Because for one, "the elders of the hippie movement" (at least in my limited experience) have had planted in their heads similar pollutions or strategically-challenged alienations like everyone else; and are thus *products* like the rest of us, of colonization.

Am i digressing?

So, stuck in such a tradition, we end up not even *trying out* resurgence in ways that we're not "used to." (See the broader ramifications of this blindspot, anyone else?)

a curious thing
So i see this curious thing; and i see it amongst settlers who also are learning the ways of the indigenous directly. It's like there's no awareness of ourselves as *part and parcel* of this alternative system; we're, like, just following something like orders. We're so "in the flow" that we don't seem to *give ourselves permission* in even **this area** of our lives!

Now, at the risk of going perhaps off-topic "too far"(?), i just wanna say that this is how we settlers (and perhaps as well, growing numbers of indigenous people) are being hoodwinked by this entirely "normalized" state of affairs...because in this scenario, *all these people* are not allowed (in their minds, anyway) to complement or add-to what is being shared. And in the old days --i really feel this-- the old ways *ABSOLUTELY NEEDED* EVERYONE's heart-felt input! (But the re-writing of history has come along and polluted our ability to see this reality) Without such input from all (and without being able to see such value), they were rendered much weaker (why do you *think* that the invaders liked talking only to chiefs, whether an indigenous group had one or not!).

"It's not the right time, yet."
And then there's the subordination-oriented value/belief of just when "the right time" never is. And when i speaque up, in my own spiritual way, un-aligned with *any* noted/reputable interest group (and yes, of the *informal* kind!), i'm automatically deemed DISRESPECTFUL or "rattling beyond my parameters" and "preventing others' tranquility, prayers, quiet"!

And seeing the context i've brough here, isn't that way of seeing a curious thing?

Ancient traditional ways, not yet fully polluted by colonization, saw that all can *intuitively* see that "speaking up" (in myriad ways, including the "crazy") was where the strength of survival was; the strength of thriving! And quite likely, the strength of the excellence of having this human experience! Intelligence was in full gear in myriad ways. People prioritized thinking things through in ways whose reflections brought them the kind of great spirit they wanted in life. It wasn't perfect (whatever that is!), and it made for a way of life which many many refugees from europe sought to integrate with!

Well, once again my ancestors with the Long Wind have spoken through me, heh heh!

Anyone wanna get into this more? (or maybe i've confused ya, and maybe i can un-confuse ya?)

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International Contact festival in Italy \ second call

2007-04-18T20:58:45Z

Zipfest07
International scene of improvisation live performing arts

Orvieto - Italy
19-24 June 2007
eighth edition
www.contactfestival .it

International project of Art and Culture on the Poetics of Performance and Improvisation Dance.
The festival will be held in Orvieto in Italy, from 19 to 24 June 2007.

Registration are still going on from March 15th.
Our website has all the information on Zipfest07 calendar.
www.contactfestival .it
Please visit it !!

Guest performers and teachers Zipfest07:
K.J. Holmes (USA),
Oleg Soulimenko (Austria\Russia) ,
Charlie Morrissey (United Kingdom),
Patricia Kuypers (Belgium),
Rossella Fiumi (Italy),
Keith Biesack (USA),
Jacky Miredin (France),
Adrian Russi (Switzerland) ,
Bettina Helmrich (Germany),
Laura Moro (Italy),
Ruby Worth (Scotland),
Manuela Bondavalli (Italy),
Barbara Lucarini (Italy)

Special guest for Music
the group of songs and dances of Salento
Officina Zoè

Focus zoom
Project 2007 also plans for a special appointment addressed to all the participants
registered in the festival, who are invited to present an original performance.
We request the participants who register for the festival to spontaneously
propose their creations.
It is an interesting occasion offered to those who wish to share and highlight
their own performances for an international audience.

See you soon at Zipfest07
...
Zipfest team

Caravajal 15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15 Orvieto (TR) Italy
tel +39 0763 341479
fax +39 0763 340669
info@contactfestiva l.it
www.contactfestival .it

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Zipfestival's video 2005 on line

2007-04-18T19:45:56Z

Dear Friends
As they say, better late than never!
We have published a few video extracts from Zipfestival 2005 on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/
We shall shortly send you the websites (URL) so you can see and download the video extracts.
Or you can easily find it on the festival website’s page
http://www.contactfestival.it/2007/ITA_2006/zip_video.html
In the meanwhile we are working on the 2006 video and in June 2007 (19-24) we remind you the next festival is just around the corner!
Have fun watching and let us know what you think!
Till then
Zipfest

http://www.contactfestival.it/2007/ITA_2006/zip_video.html

OR check one by one on these links:

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roqpVM-nKRA

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ADwTz58GY

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 3
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EoUY1KECUU

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 4
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFfvZe9Qkw

Performance Real Time track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T3NWzqGmG4

Performance Real Time track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHlJotx0U0E

Performance Real Time track 3
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QepglIvIEM

Performance Last Minute track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS2TI6x83gk

Performance Last Minute track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5PVVHJh_ao

Performance Solo in Motion
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uGTf0oA8go

Duo Piano concerto Bollani-Salis
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SefO-o4d29k

Trio concerto Salis-Rabbia-Bellatalla
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch9i-Q1Bfz8

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Change Your Mind Change Your Brain

2007-04-17T06:45:55Z

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share an excellent movie I found on google video.
Here is the link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1424079446171087119
Here is the abstract: If happiness is an inner state, influenced by external conditions but not dependent on them, how can we achieve it? Ricard will examine the inner and outer factors that increase or diminish our sense of well-being, dissect the underlying mechanisms of happiness, and lead us to a way of looking at the mind itself based on his book, Happiness: A Guide to Life's Most Important Skill and from the research in neuroscience on the effect of mind-training on the brain.

Speaker Bio: Matthieu Ricard, a gifted scientist turned Buddhist monk, is a best selling author, translator, and photographer. He has lived and studied in the Himalayas for the last 35 years where he currently works on humanitarian projects. He is an active participant in the current scientific research on meditation and the brain.

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