Nov 7th, 2009
Never Give Up!
It took 68-year-old Korean Cha Sa-soon 950 attempts to pass her driving test. She finally got her license yesterday, which she needs for her vegetable selling business. It took her four years and the equivalent of £2,600 (US$4,200), but most of all a truck-load of determination. “I believe you can achieve your goal if you [...]
Aug 7th, 2009
Ashrita’s Everywhere
Last night I was telling someone about Ashrita Furman’s Guinness World Record for holding the most Guinness World Records, and within an hour I discovered there were two articles in the UK news about his self-transcendence feats on the very same day.
Aug 4th, 2009
Irish Joy
I spent last weekend in a country house just outside Dublin, an international gathering hosted by the Irish Sri Chinmoy Centre. As always we were treated like kings and queens, or at least lords and ladies of the manor in this case.
Jul 29th, 2009
World Heart Beat
I recently had the good-fortune of creating a website for a new venture in London: World Heart Beat Music Academy. The project is the dream of my dear friend Sahana Gero, and I'm really proud to play even a small part of making it a reality.
Feb 15th, 2009
The Princess and the Pirate
During a recent trip to Bali a few friends and I performed a rhyming play for some of Sri Chinmoy’s students, based on two stories by Sri Chinmoy.
Jan 17th, 2009
Immortality’s Flame-Waves
Okay, I’m talking about work again, but when work is this much fun you’ll have to let me off. I’ve just finished a website for IMMORTALITY’S FLAME-WAVES — an all-female theatre company based in London.
Nov 9th, 2008
Temple-Song-Hearts Tour of France
Last week I was fortunate to join Temple-Song-Hearts on their tour of France. Temple-Song-Hearts is an all-female ensemble solely performing the music of spiritual master Sri Chinmoy. We gave concerts in Montpellier, Paris and Nancy, and enjoyed a very warm reception at each venue.
Sep 16th, 2008
The Near-Death Experience and Endless Consciousness
“You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life.” – Kahlil Gibran Following my last post, I have read some research on ‘Near-Death Experiences’ (NDEs), which I thought may be interesting to share. Dutch cardiologist Pim van Lommel made headlines with an [...]
Sep 1st, 2008
Sri Chinmoy’s 48,000 Birthday Candles
Most people would have to wait until their 48,000th birthday to have this many candles on their cake, but not spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy. Ashrita Furman is one of Sri Chinmoy’s students, and also (not-so-coincidentally) happens to hold the Guinness World Record for holding the most Guinness World Records. This 48,000-candle cake was his 86th [...]
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