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enRapture. Hafiz

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:33:00 GMT

The SecretI need a drink, wine maiden, that cup with grape stain lined,
for love that once seemed pleasing has burdened down my mind.

Ah smell how West Wind wafts her musk through the tavern door;
now feel our pumping hearts beat fast, watch our fears unwind.

Why do we who visit love think we'd stay forever?
We know the yearn to wander will always lovers find.

So we asked the Elder: What law makes love bring pain?
Sobriety, he laughed, you'll feel better when you're wined.

Your plight cannot be aided by that dull fear to risk
the toss and turn of love's dark storm upon the ocean blind.

See clear in all these gathered friends who still hold you dear
love's secret is that you must love without desires that bind.

Hafez, enjoy the one you love, drink deep and embrace;
seek not with her to please your world, just give love and be kind.

From: 'The Spiritual Wisdom of Hafez'
Haleh Pourafzal and Roger Montgomery

Re: My joy award goes to the Garbageman Biotect

http://seek2know.gaia.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:10:53 GMT

Sorry the name of the movie is Garbage Warrior and the man is Michael Reynolds, Garduate of university of Cincinnati, Architecture program.

cheers

My joy award goes to the Garbageman Biotect

http://seek2know.gaia.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:52:08 GMT

This is something brought me lot of joy today. May be it will make you giggle too ;)

See movie trailer of the Garbageman here and

Earthship n. 1. passive solar home made of natural and recycled materials 2. thermal mass construction for temperature stabilization. 3. renewable energy & integrated water systems make the Earthship an off-grid home with little to no utility bills.
Biotecture n. 1. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their sustainability. 2. A combination of biology and architecture.

Visit his inspiring site earthship.net

Cheers
mita for Deep conscious capitalism

Re: Joy of Rumi 800+ years

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:00:04 GMT

Yessss Rumi, I love the poems. They are timeless and forever alive.

Re: Gifting Joyous Music

http://joybringer.gaia.com — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:31:31 GMT

Eric,

What a rare aetheric joyful gift of music you offer us indeed - thank you. The stories behind and around these musical creations and collaborations are as special as the musical pieces themselves. I resonated with the Planetary Celebration one and liked the cheerful ending of the Rivering flow a LOT. You really brought joy to me & i am sure to many more through the mission of the Awakened University, Gaia Community and All the Joyful sentient beings that it reaches through the waves of the heART...

Let All that Joy of being flow as you share with us more of your musical gifts,
D a r i n a :)

Re: Joy of Rumi 800+ years

http://joybringer.gaia.com — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:57:17 GMT

David, Dana, Free Energy and everyone who responded so open-heartedly to Rumi & the celebration of his passionate poetry, timeless devotional love and spirited being & sharing...

What can I say besides quoting one-derful Rumi again and again...

"In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems." ~ Rumi

Re: Joy of Rumi 800+ years

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:08:27 GMT

Carolyn Quan ~ Eternal Rose

Untitled
There's courage involved if
you want to become truth
There is a broken open place   in a lover
Where are those qualities of
bravery and sharp
compassion in this group
What's the use of old and
frozen thought
I want a howling hurt
This is not a treasury where
gold is stored
This is for copper
We alchemists look for talent
that can heat up and change
Luke warm won't do
Half-hearted holding back
Well enough getting by
Not here
- Rumi

The Guest House
This being human is a guest  house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a  meaness,
some momentary awareness  comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them  all!
Even if they are a crowd of  sorrows,
who violently sweep your  house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest  honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame,
the malice.
meet them at the door laughing
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whatever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
- Rumi

Breathing
There is a way of breathing
That's a shame and a  suffocation
And there's another way of  expiring,
A love breath,
That lets you open infinitely.
- Rumi

Reposted from Empowered by Poetry

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Gifting Joyous Music

http://aetheric.gaia.com — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:58:19 GMT

Aho kindred ~

I just posted this piece of music that was born in a state of pure joy, and found this pod of kindred spirits, so I thought I would share the gifting.

I hope this brings you as much joy as it has brought me.

Aetheric's Pa-Tang Grin

Always love,
Eric

Re: Joy of Rumi 800+ years

http://alaynacole.gaia.com — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:37:53 GMT

Re: Joy of Rumi 800+ years

http://singstoeagles.gaia.com — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:50:19 GMT

I LOVE Rumi!!!!!! Rumi and Rainer Maria Rilke (my three r's) are my most powerful influences! Rumi to me is such a beautiful and enchanted combination of enlightenment, passion, love, harmony, yearning of the soul and body.

Props to Rumi, Kudos to Rumi, Shout Out to Rumi, Thank you Rumi!

Sings to Eagles

Joy of Rumi 800+ years

http://joybringer.gaia.com — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:18:53 GMT

Let us continue to celebrate 800+ years of Rumi as we enter another amazing year!
May the beauty We love, be what We do for Love is who/what WE are in 2008 & always...

Below are some of my favorite quotes, poems, images & cards from, about & with Rumi.
Feel free & invited to share your Joy & Love for Rumi in any way, form & time...

Why Are You So Reasonable?

You are our soul.
You have the face of an angel.
You have given up all thoughts.

The One who gets lost in thought
is looking for a cure for his illness,
but thoughts themselves are the cause of his illness.

Thinking causes confusion.
Don't be a man of thought.
Stay pure and clean.
Become a man of joy and ecstasy instead...

Soul Here For Its Own Joy ~Rumi

A wonderful short flash Rumi movie - http://www.byregion.net/rumi/

And another Rumi poem "Say I am You" transformed in an exquisite short video...

Rumi: Say I Am You (Sufi poem) 04:15

"Glorious Bird of Paradise" poem video

"Come My Sweetheart" poem video
Edward Munch images

Rumi cards from BrushDance.com
http://brushdance.stores.yahoo.net/newrucaarmam.html

For more amazing Rumi cards visit http://www.amberlotus.com/ilrubgrca12i.html

CUT IT SHORT

You are wrapped up in the self from head to tail.
What are you looking for in yourself?
You're like water in the jug,
encased in earthenware.

Embark on a journey of Love.
It takes you from yourself to Yourself.
And cut the story short, my friend.

~ "The Forbidden Rumi"

Re: EnJoy the Holiday Spirit ALL Seasons - Inner Christmas...

http://joybringer.gaia.com — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:23:37 GMT

THANK YOU Sally, Sawinder, Dana, Jeremiah, Silent Temple, Mom, ~ * ~ Snow * Moon ~*~, Sings to Eagles, GregBe, Sanmugan, Tom, HeyOK, Bryan, Mikaila, Francez, Meenakshi, Umoja, Vishnu, Happiness, and ALL of you for responding in such an amazing way to my Holiday message & greeting!

Time for me/WE to have an Inner Christmas as invited by the meaningful short movie & call.

EnJoy whatever way & place you celebrate or not, for Holiday is what/where WE are...

Merry Christmas To The One I Love

~ Nicholas Gordon ~

Merry Christmas to the one I love,
Even on this day of love for all,
Remembering the love of one whose call
Redeemed all those whose hearts his love might move.
Yet only one love does my spirit prove,
Chosen in a passion like a squall,
Having in such ecstasy withal
Rejoiced in what we were created of.
In such love do we find our way outdoors,
So to be drawn to love of flesh and soul,
Traveling beyond our village green,
Moving towards the wash along our shores
As our love joins the greater love unseen,
Shining with such passion on the whole.

Re: EnJoy the Holiday Spirit ALL Seasons

http://singh.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:48:37 GMT

HUGS

Certainly this season is not Filled with some "old "joys !
Certainly No more we live in world of Unconcious Separation
As the cosmos smiles with heaven's Joys, we too here
On earth prepares for the coming CHRIST - CONCIOUSNESS
hahahah .. So lets hail and love and laugh and kiss and hug
..and Bow to each other and embrace in Non judgement ...
Let us allow Cosmos itself to take over.. this season and further
Let Mother God make us REALIZE that WE ARE ONE !!
For this is the essence of CHRIST CONCIOUSNESS ....
And we who will Drown in Infinite Divine LOVE shall
FLOAT (and not swim ! ) with the Current of New Sprituality !!
Singing JOY TRUTH LOVE and lots of Christmas Carols .....

MAY GOD bless you with Ultimate realization of our unity and
May you manifest all your dreams ... blessings and Merry Christmas

Re: EnJoy the Holiday Spirit ALL Seasons

http://Devichandra.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:06:13 GMT

The quote and pic in the beginning touched me, thanks Joy Bringer

EnJoy the Holiday Spirit ALL Seasons

http://joybringer.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:41:35 GMT

"For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, YES."
~ Dag Hammarskjold ~

And here's a prayer that WE can ALL share:

May there be peace on earth & in us.
May all beings be safe & protected.
May all beings be healthy & happy.
May all beings be free in and out.
May all beings live in harmony.
May all beings be joy & love.
And so it is. Here & Now.

Somehow not only for Christmas, but all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others Is the joy that comes back to you.
~ Elwyn Brooks White ~

If you did not have time to send all the presents & cards you intended, here's another chance.
Jacquie Lawson's point-and-click animated holiday cards are among the best on the internet.

You can also send a special coded message to your friends through Secret Santa or a
Jumping Christmas Card - where real people with letters leap across a moonlit sky & spell out
any message you wish - just type in your own personal greeting & see it jump into the sky!

If you are curious you can learn how Merry Christmas is said around the world @ Santas.net
(Thanks to Ursi for sharing some of these joyful findings & sites.)

~ Perhaps the best Holiday decoration is being wreathed in smiles & dressed in Joy... ~

May you have the BEST Holidays Ever & EnJOy the Holiday Spirit ALL Seasons!

D a r i n a, the JOY SOULutions Pod & ALL of us/WE

Re: Remembering with Good Deeds - More on 9/11

http://joybringer.gaia.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:08:06 GMT

There are so many ways to commemorate & remember. Why not with charity & good deeds?
Here are some good ieas shared in the article below.

In 9/11 remembrance, a turning to good deeds

by Alexandra Marks

On Sept. 11, Jacob Sundberg of San Antonio has pledged to make eye contact and smile at everyone he meets. Kaitlin Ulrich will bring goody baskets to the police and fire departments in and around Philadelphia. And 100 volunteers from New York – 9/11 firefighters and family members among them – are going to Groesbeck, Texas, to rebuild a house destroyed by a tornado last December.

This is a minute sampling of the hundreds of thousands of people who have pledged to memorialize those killed on 9/11 by doing something good for others.

The heroic acts of all those killed trying to save others that September morning has spawned a growing grass-roots movement. The goal is to ensure that future generations remember not just the horror of the attacks, but also the extraordinary outpouring of humanity during the days, weeks, and months that followed.

"It was the worst possible day imaginable, and in some ways, a remarkable day, too, in the way in which people responded," says David Paine, cofounder of myGoodDeed.org. "We need to rekindle the way we came together in the spirit of 9/11: It would be almost as much a tragedy to lose that lesson."

Sept. 11 has inspired dozens of philanthropic efforts – from groups dedicated to building memorials to foundations designed to improve education in the Middle East. But myGoodDeed has a more universal goal: to turn 9/11 into a day dedicated to doing good – from small, simple things like Lisa Scheive's pledge to help stranded turtles cross the road in Pompano Beach, Fla., to lifesaving efforts, such as John Feal's decision in New York to donate one of his kidneys to help a seriously ill 9/11 worker.

The idea has been endorsed by members of Congress, and at myGoodDeed's urging, President Bush for the first time this year included a call for volunteering in his annual 9/11 proclamation.

After major disasters, Americans have historically tapped a deep reserve of compassion and reached out to others. But in the months and years that follow, those compassionate and civic urges tend to recede. Studies at Harvard's Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America found that in as few as five months after 9/11, most Americans had gone back to their daily lives and were not more engaged as they said they'd hoped to be. Part of the goal of turning 9/11 into a national day of service is to remind Americans of the inherent joy of giving and to hopefully spur volunteering and charitable acts throughout the year.

"I don't know of any research that's been done on one day of service, but studies have shown that people who do volunteering in high school are more likely to volunteer throughout their lives," says Thomas Sander, executive director of the Saguaro Seminar.

The idea of turning 9/11 into a day of service, charity, and good deeds came from the family and friends of one man: Glenn Winuk, a volunteer fireman and lawyer who worked a block and a half from the World Trade Center. After he helped evacuate his Broadway law offices, he grabbed a medic's bag and ran toward the smoke pouring from the South Tower. That's where his remains were found after the towers fell. Mr. Paine and Glenn's brother Jay had been friends for years. They decided that turning 9/11 into a day of service was best way to memorialize Glenn.

"It completely reflects the way my brother lived his life, and it also specifically reflects how he died," says Mr. Winuk, myGoodDeed.org cofounder. "He laid his life on the line for other people that day."

In 2002, Paine and Winuk sent e-mails to friends and family and suggested they do a good deed, such as donate a day's pay on 9/11. Then the idea evolved, and they founded myGoodDeed.org. In 2004, 100,000 visited their website and pledged to do a good deed on 9/11. This year, those pledging number more than 250,000.

"A lot of people don't know what to do on 9/11," says Paine. "This hits people in their heart and their soul. It connects with something that's fundamental."

Good News!

http://Devichandra.gaia.com — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:43:54 GMT

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/

A New Memorial for the Fourth of July

http://LightDancing.gaia.com — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:49:55 GMT

In the United States we have just celebrated our Independence Day, on the 4th of July. It is typical at this time to honor the men and women who make up our armed forces, as well as to remember those who helped to make us a Nation.

There are many people who have strong feelings about the war our country is currently involved in. I am one of them myself. This poem, however, is about a war that did need to be fought. I wrote this poem and painted the picture on Memorial Day in 2004, when at long last they dedicated the Memorial to those who served in World War II.

It has always seemed to me that there is someone else who ought to be honored. I’ve never seen a Memorial like this - maybe when I’m rich I’ll build one. My Mom and Daddy were only twenty four when Daddy was deployed to Panama. My sister was six months old and just beginning to crawl. My Grandmother kept my sister so that my mother could take the train from Utah to Texas with my Daddy and they spent two days together before he sailed for Panama.

The painting was done from an old, very cracked photograph, it was intact enough to show me what the pier looked like at Galveston the day my Daddy sailed.

Galveston Bay

When they knew he'd have to go away
My mother joined my father at Galveston Bay
For a few short days of sea and shore
Before he left her there and went to war

Not much more than a boy, he picked up a gun
And joined in doing what had to be done
That he would come home, he had no guarantee
But my father knew that freedom, never has been free

Today they raise a shrine to the men who served
The enduring recognition they always have deserved
Beside it I suggest another shrine should be created
To honor the courage of those who - waited

To remember those who lived with the fear of the unknown
The bravery of those who raised the children alone
Women who ran a country with hearts broken or yearning
Who built the planes and still kept the home fires burning

Who learned to get by on just the will to survive
Who sacrificed to keep the dream of freedom alive
Who mourned, and worked and waited, because it was her part
Who gave her country her not her blood, but her heart

And so I stand to honor on each Patrotic Day
The courageous woman who stood waiting
At Galveston Bay

© Edwina Peterson Cross - May 31, 2004
For My Mother - Zetta Benson Peterson

Joy of the Month - MARCH ~ CELEBRATE WIND POWER

http://LightDancing.gaia.com — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:21:05 GMT

Cross Posted (literally) from my Blog by Dryad

The Wind

I saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around I heard you pass,
Like ladies’ skirts across the grass—
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

I saw the different things you did,
But always you yourself you hid.
I felt you push, I heard you call,
I could not see yourself at all—
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song

O you that are so strong and cold,
O blower, are you young or old?
Are you a beast of field and tree,
Or just a stronger child than me?
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song:

(Robert Louis Stevenson)

Who Has Seen the Wind?

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.

(Christina Georgina Rossetti)

There are multiple huge wind turbines standing in the harbor in Copenhagen. They are strangely beautiful, standing there in the cold bluegray water spinning their slim, yet massive blades. I was amazed that I did not find them intrusive or distracting at all as I looked out over the harbor, just fascinating and lovely, like slim white dancers spinning on the edge of the horizon. Denmark's wind generation provides about 12-15% of total electricity demand in the country, with many offshore windfarms. Denmark plans to increase wind energy's contribution to as much as half of its electrical supply. Copenhagen also burns every bit of their combustible garbage. The energy from this burning is used to heat water which is pumped through the streets of Copenhagen, where it is used as energy in homes and businesses. Between the wind power and the heated water, Copenhagen is reaching its goal of being energy independent. The estimate is that all of Denmark will be energy, and oil, independent by the year 2020. Gasoline costs $7.50 a gallon, but electricity for cars is very afordable, because of government incentives. If you were buying a new car in Denmark, what would you buy?

We must find a way to make our world better and safer for our children. One such way is to decrease our dependence on oil and gasoline. Not just foreign oil, but all oil. There are clean, safe, energy alternatives that are not being used to their potential. Investigate Wind Power, Solar Power and other alternative forms. Trade in that big gas guzzler and get a small hybrid. Reduce. Recycle. Reuse. Think Green. Live Green. It is the only way our planet will survive. Petition the government about everything from global warming to finding, encouraging, demanding forms of clean energy, renewable energy. Many cities in the US still do not even have a recycling program. Copenhagen is running their city on hot water from their recycled garbage. If Denmark can do it, so can we.

The following poem was written for Kindergarten aged students. It applies all the way through, however. Clean, renewable energy is possible. We must demand that it be the standard we live by.

WIND POWER

Though we cannot see the wind
The wind is full of power
A whole house can be run on
The power from just one tower!
The wind can be our helper
It’s an excellent solution
Because wind power is very clean
It causes no pollution
Wind power is now at work
In harbor and in field
The turbines are called ‘wind farms’
Because wind is what they yield!
Everyone can use the wind
Wind power is very do-able
The wind will always be there
Energy that’s renewable!

©Edwina Peterson Cross

This is the best web site I have found on wind power. It is from the Danish Wind Industry, who ought to know, since they manufacture most of the wind turbines for the world.
http://www.windpower.org/en/core.htm

DENMARK IS GREEN. Economically support a country that not only talks the talk about energy conservation, but walks the walk as well. Buy Havarti Cheese, Lego, Tuborg Beer, Carlsberg Beer, Aalborg Aquavit (snaps), Dansco Shoes (which are the best shoes in the world. I don't wear anything else.) http://buydanish.home.comcast.net/products.htm

Did anyone notice the FUN FACT on the first painting? The birds that are flying around with the kites? They are Kites!

Tagged with: Wind Power, March, Kites, Who Has Seen the Wind?, Robert Louis Stevenson, Christina Rossetti, Copenhagen, Denmark, Energy, Decrease Oil Dependence, Solar Power, Alternative Power, Hybrid Cars, Recycle, Reuse, Reduce, Think Green, Live Green

Re: Joy of Being a Woman today: Celebrate Woman's journey!

http://maryrives.gaia.com — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:08:14 GMT

i posted this on my blog and wanted you all to be sure to learn about this wonderful organization---MADRE!. Powerful work and fab website...

March 8, 2007

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Happy International Women's Day!

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MADRE celebrates the many achievements of our sister organizations and reaffirms, on this International Women's Day, that by working together, we can re-create the world.

Thanks to all of you for your partnership in this work and for celebrating with us.

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