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Pamiętam kiedy byłem małym chłopcem rozmawialiśmy z kolegami o tym, co byśmy zrobili, gdyby wybuchła wojna nuklearna. Wszyscy zgodzili się, że woleliby umrzeć niż przetrwać i żyć w świecie zniszczonym przez wojnę. Ja jednak miałem silne poczucie, że wolałbym przetrwać i żyć. Zawsze miałem silną wolę przetrwania i wiarę w to, że może być stworzony lepszy świat i że taki właśnie będzie stworzony. Urodziłem się dwa miesiące przed wyznaczoną datą porodu i chyba również wówczas narodziła się we mnie silna chęć przetrwania, która zdeterminowała moją wolę do życia. Tę chęć przetrwania noszę w sobie do dzisiaj.

THE UNIQUENESS AND SPECIALNESS OF BHRUGU ARANYA:
FULL MOON AND NEW MOON

Among the many unique and special activities that grace Bhrugu Aranya, two highlights each month are what takes place on Full Moon and New Moon days.

Though, of course, daily sunrise/sunset Agnihotra fire is the core of the setting up of the healing energy field here, one of the three other fires that are done here is performed 24 hours, non-stop on Full Moon and New Moon days.

The Om Tryambakam Homa (Homa is a Sanskrit word for fire) is done approximately 12 hours before and 12 hours after the exact moments of the Full and No Moon as a team effort by residents here.

It is a truly wonderful time also for guests to come and either just experience the energy and/or also participate if they wish. The mantra is easy to learn and anyone is welcome to attend while the only requirement for participation in making offerings to the fire is that the person already be performing Agnihotra daily.

There are some additional rules that pertain to women coming to Bhrugu Aranya that should be consulted on the website.

Here nestled in Southern Poland, about 600 meters high, far enough from Warsaw to be mostly unaffected by the political events in Poland , yet close enough to Krakow to avail ourselves of the cultural offerings there, we continue our march into Spring.

I understand now the greater emphasis on monitoring weather here than in say, Southern California or India. It changes on a dime and grey often being the colour de jour here in winter, the sun is appropriately praised when making an appearance.

Note that I am writing after 7 months here, 6 1/2 of which have been winter and a very short autumn. Read more in 5 1/2 months after which a Spring and Summer, the likes of which travel journals wax poetic, will have manifested.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION BHRUGU ARANYA
APRIL 22, 2010
By Parvati

To celebrate the worldwide 40th anniversary of Earth Day, our Bhrugu Aranya community planned a celebration that included tree planting, Yajnya, a mini workshop on Homa herbs & teas, a showing of the straw bale house, a potluck vegetarian dinner, followed by Agnihotra and crystal singing bowl with toning. We sent out emails and letters to everyone in our network, knowing that Thursday was not the best day for working people, and many live at a distance from our farm centre. Still, we wanted to connect with the energy of Earth Day being celebrated around the world, which also coincided with the global Mega Yajnya also scheduled for four hours during the day.

Mother Earth created herbs as a natural medicine chest for all beings that inhabit this planet. In ancient times, man was led by instinct and knew exactly which herbs to use. In modern times where contact with Nature has been lost, our natural inner wisdom and intuition has also been forgotten. Yet the healing plants continue to live in the pastures, forests and gardens. Let us recognize them again and learn to use the amazing bounty of Nature.

DEVA HERB WORKSHOP
at Bhrugu Aranya

Our first Homa Herb Workshop was held at Bhrugu Aranya Homa Farm this July. The workshop was led by Asia and Rory Maher, in their recently built their straw bale house in our community and who for ten years have been growing Homa Herbs and gaining practical experience in their medicinal uses.