Ursi's Eso Garden

Based on years of research, the film is arguably the most thorough and balanced presentation of the crop circle story ever documented on film. Virtually all of the original British researchers are interviewed and shown in historical video footage, as well as most of the modern day experts, writers and webmasters who report on the latest developments. But it’s not just the researchers who have played a major role in the story. CircleSpeak introduces us to other people – the farmers, the police and even several generations of self-proclaimed hoaxers who also claim a share of the crop circle story.

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"We are all circles on the great mandala, and by changing the intensity of color, we clarify the fullness of each circle. Every soul is a circle with a unique combination of color and intensity. Each circle contains two individual circles with a delicate membrane between them".

This powerful dream voice came through me in 1992 while I was painting in Hawaii. It clearly symbolizes the essence of my work as a painter where soul patterns are colorfully manifested through the ancient symbol of the mandala. Mandala means circle or center and it has literally been around for thousands of years, although not well known here in the West.

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ECLIPSE DRAMA - N.5m cows, rams killed to appease ‘gods’ by Nigerian Tribune. (English)
The eclipse of the sun that occurred yesterday turned dramatic when the ‘gods’ were appeased with cows and rams to ensure that evil did not accompany the total eclipse in Saki, Oyo State.

There goes the sun - solar eclipse captivates millions by M&C. With a small but stunning photo gallery. (English)
Millions of people across half the globe were treated to the rare spectacle of a full or partial eclipse of the sun Wednesday, triggering a spectrum of responses ranging from fear to awe to religious emotion.

Vier Mini-Monde aufgespürt von Stern Online. MIT BILDERN. (German)
Es scheint kein Ende zu nehmen mit Saturns Monden. Auf neuen Bildern der Raumsonde Cassini entdeckten aufmerksame Astronomen in den Ringen vier weitere Mini-Trabanten - sie verrieten sich nur durch ihre Spuren.

Astrologen an der Krippe?
Vor Sternendeutung wird im Alten Testament gewarnt. Die "heiligen" drei Könige aber waren Verfasser von Horoskopen ...

Dinosaurier in der Arche?
Noah nahm von jeder Art Tiere mit an Bord der Arche. Was geschah mit den Dinosaurier? Waren sie schon ausgestorben oder auch an Bord der Arche ...

Glaube oder Werke?
Welche Rolle spielen Taten wirklich, wenn es um die Ewigkeit geht ...

Magischer Mond?
Pflanzen, Waschen, Operationen - immer mehr Menschen richten sich im Alltag nach dem Mondkalender. Was ist dran ...

Medicine Buddha by Ella Brewer

Traditional Tibetan Medicine (TTM) has absorbed two great Asian systems of medicine, namely those of India and China, as well as elements of Mongolian, Persian and other medical systems. It is a vast and highly evolved medical science which can no more be summed up in a few web pages than can modern Western medicine. Its depth, vastness, subtlety and maturiy as a medical system strike nearly all who come to study it. In Tibet, these theoretical medical studies took at least five years (with a very intense curriculum), followed by years of internship or apprenticeship for practical experience.

Traditional Tibetan Medicine by Tara Rokpa College of Tibetan Medicine, Edinburgh. (English)

Hier findet sich alles!

Medicine Buddha by Robert Beer

The light of day begins to fade in the middle of the morning. Looking up, you catch a glimpse of what looks like a disk of pure blackness sliding across the face of the sun. Soon the blackness has almost completely covered the sun, and dusk is falling over the land. The air cools. The birds are silent and still. What do you feel as the light drops away? Is an eclipse frightening? Beautiful? Or both at once?

Solar Eclipse: Stories From the Path of Totality. (English)

Monks chant in a waterfall.
Dalat, Vietnam.



Some beautiful photographs!

Footsteps to Buddha
by Dang Ngo.

Welcome to Keyboard Yoga. Here you can unwind in the comfort of your own home or office as our resident yogi guides you through basic postures and self-massage techniques you can do without leaving your keyboard.

A special note to yoga novices: proper breathing is extremely important. Though you may find the breathing exercises a bit tedious - after all, who really needs to practice breathing? - learning to breathe correctly is a critical element of yoga and a wonderful stress-buster.

We strongly recommend using the Learning to Breathe section as a jumping-off point and urge you to return to it frequently. If the thought of breathing lessons sounds too boring for words, just remember to breathe deeply. Take it all in and let it all out.

Buddhist deities are traditionally classified by Japanese art scholars into four main categories, and the same scheme is used at this web site: THE BUDDHA, THE BOSATSU, THE MYO-O, THE TENBU.

In Buddhist circles, there are Ten Worlds or Ten Levels of Existence.

1. Hell (Beings in Hell -- the lowest level)
2. Hunger (Hungry Ghosts)
3. Animality (Animals)
4. Anger (Ashura)
5. Tranquility (Humans)
6. Rapture (Deva)
7. Learning (Hinayana School, Arhat)
8. Realization (Hinayana School, Arhat)
9. Bodhisattva (Mahayana School, Bosatsu)
10. Buddha (Nyorai, Tathagata, Hotoke -- highest level)

Highly recommended! Much more than photo dictionary, you can spent hours here. Superb!

Taraaku