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Fiji part four

life is a beach...

messing around between sessions...

catching up on some much needed sleep...

with dasas krishnaraji – who is a great singer and can be heard on many of the oneness cd’s - and kumarji (divine being).

we had the great pleasure to meet sikhs guru singh and his beautiful wife guruperkarma.
here we are together with donny epstein (far right) and his wife jackie (second left).
donny is the creator of the network chiropractor system, and has since moved on to amazing discoveries in the world of metaphysics and healing.
as for guru singh – we heartily recommend any of you interested in ecstatic chant to check out his album ‘a game of chants’ with seal and friends.
it is such a great uplifting album and should be in everyone’s collection!
get it at spiritvoyage.com

spending some time with our beloved dasa and friend, pragyanandaji

the great nathan east came too, here he is with wife anita, and sister gerty.
nathan is one of my all-time favourite musicians – bass player of the highest degree, he has played with such luminaries as eric clapton - among others - and is now touring with his band fourplay, with guitar maestro larry carlton, bob james (keyboards), and harvey mason (drums).
this band is way beyond the label ‘smooth jazz’ but the term points to the style of music they play.
these guys are simply head and shoulders above the rest, in any genre.

Fiji part three

it wasn’t all work.
we had time to hang out and meet some very inspiring new friends.
here’s deva with genpo roshi, who gave an enlightened discourse during the conference

the village people came and sang for us...

...and danced...

deva got some dancing in, too...it was such a treat to hear those island harmonies...

Fiji part two

Paradise, fiji style

we unpacked the instruments and began the age old practice of – sound check

the meditation hall...

religious leaders from all jerusalem and palestine were with us..here are a few leaders from the churches of fiji
that mudra means ‘I love you’.

... the dasajis ...

tony introduced the first two days – he is a truly inspirational and amazing being.
osho spoke often of zorba the buddha – I felt tony totally embodied osho’s vision.
he lives very successfully in the world, but has come to learn the very elusive quality of surrender and humility, through his love of amma and bhagavan (and of his beloved wife sage)

here’s guru singh leading the morning yoga classes...

Fiji part one

hi friends – the european tour is unfolding as we speak – it’s intense - a whirlwind of music, joy and meditation...and at the centre is the silence of the hurricane.
we’re way behind on the blog, in fact we haven’t even managed to post any news since our trip to fiji.
yes, fiji.
one of our more off-the-wall undertakings lately was to fly to fiji and back in six days, to participate in a gathering hosted by sage and tony robbins, at their resort on the fijian island of savusavu.
amma and bhagavan were there too, although we missed their darshan because we had to leave in time to get back to munich for our concert there.
also present were the dasajis and many of tony’s friends and associates...not to mention many renowned world religious leaders and teachers, there to experience the blessing of ‘oneness’ - which amma and bhagavan have been sharing these past years.
thanks to our dear friend rafia, who acquainted tony with the process, we found ourselves playing every night for the evening blessings.
quite a time!
here are a few pics.

...the flight to savusavu was...hmmm...scary!

..as you can see manose wasn’t totally convinced

but take off changed his mood a bit...

the islands are breathtaking...(like the flight!)

..too close for comfort..?

anyway, we arrived safely, to a beautiful welcome of song, hugs and flowers from the people at the namale resort

tired, but happy...

Rainbow spirit 2007 part four

baden baden is a beautiful old town, known for its spa waters

outside the rainbow spirit festival

Rainbow spirit 2007 part three

we met up with some dear friends..here’s peter makena

michael barnett

prem joshua and band (satgyan, chintan, m&dp, peter, and joshua)

we go back a long time – satgyan was in ah this, the band which deva wanted to join!

and here’s our sweet ritama, tour organiser, and right hand angel

Rainbow spirit 2007 part two

I like these shots, even though they are out of focus, they capture the energy of the concert

satsang at 10 am on sunday morning was different energy, but no less beautiful.
it was a meditative and deep gathering...

Rainbow spirit 2007 part one

hi friends
here are some pics from rainbow spirit festival 2007

our concert on friday night was such a blast – so many friends - we felt like we’d come home.
and the celebration was beyond the beyond...
love and thanks to all of you who rode the god train to bliss with us.

we were happy to introduce deva’s new album at such an auspicious concert!

here’s a nice pic from our tour photographer manose(!)

- preparing the sound in the afternoon...

..getting it right...

.... here’s how the stage looks from the light booth...