Archive for the ‘Inspiration & Poetry’ Category

Green Ragas Concert Video

24/08/2010

Chinmaya Dunster has recently released the Video of the Green Ragas Concert in Delhi in February 2010. If you could not attend the concert and haven’t had a chance to soak in the beautiful sound-scapes and visual impressions yet – here is your share:

It’s a blessing to have dedicated artists spreading awareness for our environment. [...]

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Picture of solar eclipse January 15, 2010

15/01/2010

It is somewhat off topic, but I wanted to share with you a picture of the eclipse as I observed it from Pune India at around 1.30pm. The picture also features some leaves of a tree and some clouds (thanks to which I could take the picture without the need of a filter). While the [...]

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Chinmaya Dunster – Concerts for India’s Environment

15/01/2010

Chinmaya Dunster is a very productive and proactive musician and filmmaker, who inspires environmental awareness with his lovely compositions and lively pictures. He will perform again as part of his row of ‘Concerts for India’s Environment’ with Sandeep Srivastav and the Celtic Ragas Band at British Council, New Delhi on 2nd Feb at 7pm. If [...]

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The REAL cause of climate change

23/12/2009
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One man’s work

13/10/2009

Amai Mahalinga Naik, an illiterate farm worker who used to harvest coconuts as a freelancer dreamed of his own plot of land. One farmer satisfied with Amai’s work helped him to get two acres of barren land on a hilltop from the government. When Amai got the land nothing was growing there and there was [...]

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Music from a Tree

2/10/2009

How about trying what the sound designer and composer Diego Stocco did: Spending a sunny afternoon out in the garden and composing and recording a piece of music played on a tree! It’s quite interesting, how many different sounds one can create with a tree. What do you think: did the tree enjoy this playful [...]

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The Man who planted Trees

11/09/2009

Sit back and enjoy!
Frédéric Back – The man who planted trees (1987) – 30 Mins.

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Climate Conference 2009 Copenhagen

1/09/2009

December 7th – 18th there will be the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. For this occasion the Guardian UK invites everybody to send a personal message to the conference by submitting a picture to the flickr group “a message to Copenhagen”.
One simple, heartfelt and beautifully designed message will surely inspire the hearts of [...]

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The Emperor’s Witness

21/08/2009

This Impressive Banyan Tree you can find in the heart of the City of Pune, on Jangli Maharaj Road in the compound of the Pataleshwar temple. This remarkable rock cut Shiva Temple probably dates back to the eighth century. The saint Shri Jangli Maharaj came here to rest in peace and his name implies that [...]

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Take off!

20/08/2009

This balloon hovering over Mullumbimby, Byron Bay/Australia, has been photographed by the food alchemist Clive Lawler who transforms Nuts and Seeds into the most delicious foods on earth (contact Clive or visit the 2die4 Live Food Homepage).
A small meditation practice:
1. click on the picture to enlarge it
2. look at the picture and imagine yourself inside [...]

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