this is really an interesting question,
one i already pondered about from time to time.
i  think that personal change is the most effective
and important  way of changing the world,
still i see great  value in activism.
for example the work people do at avaaz.org, or the many people
worrying about the protection of data privacy are doing very important work.

for me personal evolution and activism are nourishing each other,
the activist will last longer and avoid exploiting himself if he is doing for example yoga,
also the perspective changes with any transpersonal practice
away from dogmatism and confrontation towards
understanding and more tao-like  approaches.
the silly idea that throwing bombs would do any good
seems more unlikely for a meditating person.

and on the other hand people whose awareness has risen
for whatever issue get the tools to DO SOMETHING about it
or at least learn something about it,
from activists who are working on that issue and know it quite well,
so that not everyone has to invent the wheel again.

in the end i see society more and more like a living eco system,
with different groups and people filling different gaps,
doing different jobs.
so my focus shifts from "what work is more important"  or
"what approach is right or wrong" to:
how can the different structures complement each other?
how can different pathes  effectivly communicate with each other?
and with which other approaches i wish to resonate with?

love&light
benjamin

it's quite a while since i've been back from france
and the retreats, which were as intense as i hoped.
but on the whole its still  all to fresh to know or tell something specific about.
i have a vage feeling of beeing a bit greater as before.
a step further in growing into my potential.
karta singh is an awesome teacher
and the kundalini yoga community
is a wonderful support in my
personal path of growing.

everywhere i sense a spirit of starting,
eager to do something,
especially in the
circles of people
concerned about
evolving and growing.

this weekend i had a good experience
that seemed to show something about
 having learned this summer.
there were some questions about my social life
i had avoided to face for quite awhile
and specific the last weeks.
and so i sat down
made a room for me and focussed total on this issue;
for 36 hours, i slept and ate between
but all other time was focussed on my questions.
it was a good experience to build up such an intensity
outside the guided workshops, lessons and so on,
but to find the power within myself...

ek ong kar
sat nam
kartha purkh
...

love and light
ben

sat nam!

i just did  a healing meditation for mother earth
(and us hopefully humble human beeings on her).
eating very consciosly food given by her,
and afterwards doing a powerfull ra ma da sa meditation,
a healing chant from our kundalini yoga tradition.
on a website called "fire the grid" it was said
that today at a specific time would be a good moment
 for a global healing meditation.
i like that idea of global meditations,
but propably its still difficult to get the requests
to the people willing to do such "weird" stuff.
just launching a website is not enough.
we'll find ways.

love and light
benjamin

the day after tomorrow i will leave for france
and be on two different kundalini yoga retreats.
it will sure be an intense and interesting time.
curious.
i will see.
i was accelerating the last few days
and learned one time more:
effectiveness is possible.
i'm looking forward
to be logged on
to that state
most of
the time.

love and light
benjamin

after filling my account with content and life
today i sent a big wave of invitations,
and now i'm curious how things will develop.
in the last days i found it easier to focus my energy
on things i have to do,
but still it's often uphill work.
it will become more easy.
in the moment i'm quite focused on the
two retreats  i will visit this july in france.
its the intensive week of my yoga teachers training,
and the wonderful yogafestival of the 3HO europe
which you can check out under www.yogafestival.org.
love and light
benjamin

yesterday i sent the request
today i got the message its accepted.
now that i'm in
i'm excited to be part of zaadz...
its uplifting
makes me curious.
feels a bit like a counterbalance
against that  heavy weight lazyness,
that non-flow of energy
that kept me from realising my dreams....

love and light
benjamin