BLAKETASHI MEDIA LINKS
Multi-media
Links:
This
section will include links to music, videos, and imagery other than print.
Please welcome the Blaketashi Darwishes to the 21st
Century.
The
following video clip (or transcription, as you wish) is from the
prestigious TED organization, and relates a fascinating person experience
dealing with brain/ mind issues, and the nature of reality, by
neuroanatamist Jill Bolte Taylor. (You
may need to download, vs play; or read transcript.)
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229
The clip that follows was
forwarded by a Friend. While
no attribution was given with the clip, it appears to be a sema amongst
some West Indian Sufis. It is
an interesting work as both a cultural study, and also as a work of
spiritual art. Why it is
called ‘milkandcookies’ is anyone’s guess:
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/65258/detail/
Also referred to us is a very gifted artist named Alex Gray. His reputation has spread rapidly over the last few years, and his work and his vision is very impressive. What follows is a video-clip of the artist, discussing his work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f5905BuE4c&feature=related
As a simple
palate-cleanser, there is Adam’s monkey dance:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d2AN7kBQOsw
It has been often said that
‘the eyes are the mirrors of the soul.’
If one’s eyes are open, it is a true statement.
Are you eyes open?
There is a wonderful clip of
Peter Murphy, in Peter Murphy Cuts You Up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQcrUY515A
In every
religious tradition, there are individuals and organizations who transcend
their tradition, in the sense that they grow beyond the constraints of one
way of thinking. One of the
universal men was Ramana Maharshi, who many Blaketashis hold dear.
A video about Maharshi can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlRkmbqRB88
Also important to many
Blaketashis is the Kriya Yoga of Yogananda, as articulated by Paramahamsa
Prajnanananda. Their
excellent site follows:
Nazim
Haqqani is not a bad fellow, for a Sufi.
The description given of his role in the world is much overblown,
but he is a wise man who is up to the Idries Shah experiment.
Please forgive him and us. You
may see a video about Nazim at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAeoMbXs8wM&feature=related
Some of our UK friends have mentioned the work of Eugene Halliday, audio files from whom may be accessed at:
http://www.eugenehalliday.com/
And for those interested in a (very) Islamic vocal praise:
http://owaisqadri.com/audio-section.htm
And last, and
least, is a palate cleanser with an after-taste:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=18014697