A friend once heard some of the below songs and replied: “that’s not music.” I smilingly admitted, yes it is not music. It is kirtan and like church singing, it is somewhat acquired taste. These songs are usually sung in temples and the once below are live recordings from that.
Kirtana is based on the ancient [...]

Sunday, poll day. So here we go:
Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.

They still exist.
I’m not interested in money. I’ve got a job; I can buy tucker; I can go fishing and hunting. That’s all that matters to me.
> Sole survivor sitting on a $5b fortune

Broadcasted live by MooTube, a webcam, the British police took away Shambo, a six year old bull, who had tested positive for TB. Shambo has been in the British news the last months, because he is part of a Hindu community in Wales and the Welsh government had ordered his death. The Hindu temple, Skanda [...]

I’ve always admired counterculture. I once did a magazine and published an ad for TV turnoff week. I never followed up. Until last week, when I threw out my television. Why?
1. The TV takes over your life. Ever found yourself switching between tv channels and not finding anything to watch, but still feeling lazy and [...]

My mom asked me: “Is there always a serious mood or do you have some fun as well?” Being back from my retreat, people asks me questions like this. I like it. They force me to evaluate my experiences and to better understand them. So is monastic life dead serious or is there fun as [...]

Waarschijnlijk vanwege de huidige aandacht voor klimaat verandering stuurden De Pers en Startlog de volgende stelling naar mijn mailbox: “Als je werkgever niets doet tegen klimaatverandering, moet je ontslag nemen.� Je hoort de verhalen steeds vaker van yuppie turned ecopreneurs, de Caroliens en Joosts die de bamboe t-shirt handel verkennen. Zij volgen schijnbaar het credo: [...]

I got the sweetest seat in the airplane. It was right next to the window and had no seat in front of it. My long legs stretched out while I found myself being engaged in a conversation with my neighbor. What had he been up to in Finland? Where did he go and did he [...]

My Finnish friends, Kamalaksa and Krsangi, are currently doing a 1700 km bike trip. On their weblog 1700km, they post daily photos and blog entries. Sadly, their entries are mostly in Finnish and some Swedish, so I don’t understand anything. Apart from the fact that they like biking, they told me this trip was in [...]

Once in a while I come across a house that I really like. My criteria are usually not just design, but also incorporating aspects of green living. This house above definitely incorporates these aspects. I almost want to call it suburban camping. The house is located in Santiago de Chile in Chili. The architects call [...]