The 2007 Twin Cities Tibetan Film Festival will take place May 11-13 at the Riverview Theatre in Minneapolis, showcasing some of the most acclaimed movies focusing on Tibet's rich spiritual and cultural heritage, as well as its troubled political history. Proceeds will benefit the Tibetan American Foundation of MN, Society for Gyuto Sacred Arts, and the Rime Foundation, which are committed to preserving Tibet's rich heritage and providing access to its spiritual and cultural resources. Tickets … [Read more...]
How We Become Who We Are Not
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from the new book The Mandala of Being (New World Library).We are not born, in essence, American, French, Japanese, Christian, Muslim or Jew. These labels are attached to us according to where on the planet our births happen to take place, or these labels are imposed upon us because they indicate our families' belief systems.We are not born with an innate sense of distrust of others. We do not enter life with the belief that God is external to us, watching us, … [Read more...]
God Doesn’t have Bad Hair Days
Editor's note: This article is an excerpt from Pam Grout's book, God Doesn't Have Bad Hair Days."How the world still dearly loves a cage." -Ruth Gordon in Harold and MaudeThe New York Times rang in 2004 with one doozy of an investigatory scoop. According to a prominent scientist at Columbia University, it appears that two fundamentals of our everyday reality - space and time - are not all they're cracked up to be. In fact, there's good reason to believe that most of what we think of as … [Read more...]
Creating the Relationship of our Dreams: Is there Something We’ve been Missing?
Relationship is the final human frontier. So says visiting channel, Jennie Marlow, who will present a workshop at Echo Bodine's The Center on July 21-22. Marlow and her spirit guides will explore groundbreaking principles that can transform the way individuals solve their most challenging relationship problems. "There are new models that can provide deeply practical solutions for the issues we face when we attempt to relate to each other in a higher way," says Jennie Marlow, who … [Read more...]
A Preview of New Books, Music, Products on the Horizon of Edge Life’s View
New poetry | What Light, by mnartists.orgAn anthology featuring the work of 27 Minnesota poets has been published by mnartists.org, an online database of Minnesota artists and organizations from all disciplines developed and maintained in partnership with the Walker Art Center and the McKnight Foundation. Edited by poet and critic Lightsey Darst and showcasing the work of 27 Minnesota poets, the book features such esteemed poets as Anna George Meek, Ryan Vine, Jen March, Robert Buchko, Joyce … [Read more...]
Natural Remedies for Iron-poor Blood
Anemia or iron-poor blood is a condition where there aren't enough healthy red blood cells in the body to carry sufficient amounts of oxygen to the tissues. Each of our red blood cells contains hemoglobin, an iron-rich protein that gives it its red color. Hemoglobin is responsible for the transportation of oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. If you lose too many red blood cells before they are replaced, or produce cells that are unhealthy, you can end up experiencing … [Read more...]
Step It Up movement on Global Warming
On Saturday, April 14, thousands of people across the country rallied to curtail global warming as part of a national day of action on global warming called "Step It Up." Every group said the same thing: Step it up, Congress! Groups and individuals called on the lawmakers to enact immediate cuts in carbon emissions, and pledge an 80 percent reduction by 2050. Several thousand gathered on the Capitol Mall in St. Paul, listening to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Keith Ellison, Rep. Betty … [Read more...]
Illusion, with Kirk Douglas & Michael Goorjian
Celebrated actor Kirk Douglas never expected to still be acting at the age of 88, especially after suffering from a debilitating stroke in 1996, until he found an irresistible script called Illusion. Douglas, the star of more than 80 films including Spartacus, gives the performance of a lifetime in Illusion, a feature film that will be available during the month of May 2007 to members of The Spiritual Cinema Circle DVD club. The award-winning Illusion tells the story of a once powerful but now … [Read more...]
The Be It Poem
Tag.You're it.I just touched you with the peace batonand now you have to be itfor a day.Peacethat isgoing one whole day(an eternity)forgiving all thingsthoughtswhich seem to transgressupon you.This task now yoursEnjoy your dayfinding peace to be much moreheavenlythan the hell you are used to.Pass it on! … [Read more...]
Crossing Paths with Sai Baba
contributed to Edge Life by Philip Charles QuinnI gradually had become aware of Sai Baba (an avatar born in India in 1926) during the last decade or so because stories about him kept surfacing. I'd find out that friends of mine were devotees. So I was curious about him. Of course, when I saw what he looked like, I thought, "You've got to be kidding!" First of all, the very idea that I would consider devotion first to a human being...I cannot process that. That doesn't work in my … [Read more...]
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