M.J. Rose

This art is so otherworldy – I imagine a day far in the future when our ancestors will discover these forms underwater and create a wonderful narrative about their creation. Hopefully the art will stand the test of time, but as you can see by the photograph below, nature has already added her own majestic, exotic touch…

Drowning Beautiful (from Two Four Flinching)

Sometimes an artist creates something so beautifully simple that it takes your breath away…. literally. (hack line – couldn’t help it) Artist Jason de Caires Taylor creates life-size cement sculptures of people and submerges them into the waters of South America. As time passes the sculptures become part of the underwater landscape and slowly become artificial reefs ripe with marine life. The process of experiencing artwork out of a traditional gallery and underwater is described with intimately vivid detail on his site. Absolutely incredible execution merging art, life and the wild seas into an ever-evolving textured aesthetic that will hopefully stand the test of time….

For the rest of the article and a series of incredible photos, click here.

The Tibetan reincarnationists have just completed a beautiful ceremony for the 900th anniversary of the Karmapa lineage – the largest lineage within the Kagyu School, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Karmapa lineage is oldest reincarnate lineage in Tibetan Buddhism!

Karmapa Lineage readies for 900th Anniversary celebration

(Dharamsala) The stage is all set and the guests have all arrived in Bodh Gaya in the Indian state of Bihar, where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, to celebrate the 900 years of the Karmapa lineage.     Buddhist monks are seen circumambulating the Tergar Monastery, the venue for a celebration marking the 900th anniversary of the Karmapa Lineage, in Bodh Gaya, India, Tuesday, December 7, 2010.(Photo: Phayul) This year marks the 900th year since the birth of the first Karmapa Düsum Khyenpa (1110-1193). The unique tradition of reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism started with the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa. He was said to be born in the year 1110 CE in Dreshö, a part of Dreho in Kham province of Tibet. Karma Kagyu, or Kamtsang, is the largest lineage within the Kagyu School, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje, is currently the holder of this oldest reincarnate lineage in Tibetan Buddhism and he has been living in India since 2000 following a dramatic escape from the Chinese-occupied Tibet. A two-day celebration to mark the 900th anniversary of the Karmapa lineage will be held at Tergar Monastery here in Bodh Gaya. The opening ceremony on the 8th will have three hours of pageantry, music and dramatic performances to express gratitude to Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa. In a message for the event, the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has offered his prayers and greetings for a successful conclusion of the event… For the complete article click here.

The very recent discovery of arsenic based life forms here on Earth bodes VERY well for the future discovery of extraterrestrial life. We reincarnationists know just how creative the process of life can be – but the rest of the world still needs a little convincing. Thank you NASA!