FREIBURGER ZEITGEISTLITERATURE (Satis Shroff)

THE TIBETAN PRAYER WHEEL (Satis Shroff) (Subtitle: O, cry with me) Adieu winter, The signs of growth are here, Between sunshine and rain. There’s a subtle greening everywhere. People work line bees, Cutting and pruning weeds Using their ancient hoes To plough the terraces The joy that plants have survived Beneath the deadwood. There’s optimism in the air And with it hope, When crocuses rear their heads. Lovely lupins, delphiniums and daffodils, In the meadows of the Himalayas. People are bathing in the tributaries of holy rivers, Chanting vedic hymns. Those who have lost their mothers, Remember them through rites, Followed by a bath in the river Matatirtha. The sound of thundering hoofs in Tudikhel, In the heart of Catmandu. Snorting and foaming horses, And cheering Nepalese. Spectators who watch the great chariots Of Bhairawa and Bhadrakali. The joy of the fresh air, In the tranquility of the blue Mahabharat hills...

Freiburger Nepalese Association & Satis Shroff NEPAL HELPLINE: We in Freiburg also did the same with candles this evening at the Augustinerplatz (5pm) to remember the Nepalese and foreign visitors who lost their lives in Nepal due to the earthquake recently. May their souls rest in peace. The Nepalese students and residents of Freiburg gathered around three tables with information of the works of the Freiburger Nepalese Association​ and donations for the quake victims were invited. We would like to thank the people who donated. There was even a bride who gathered money from her wedding guests for Nepal, instead of going out to drink with them, and told us that we should pray for her long life. We assured her we'd do that.   --- Satis Shroff's Zeitgeistliterature​ & the FNA https://www.facebook.com/beautifulbhaktapur/photos/a.251027265102031.1073741828.250630345141723/364084623796294/?type=1 https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t...

Himalayas: Once the Abode of the Gods (Satis Shroff) Through the power of the mind the human being creates his or her own environment, which we call culture. Even though Homo sapiens has physical handicaps we are able to create a civilisation wih our special culture-technic which enables us to live in the foothills of the Himalayas (Nepali Sherpas), the Arctic (Inuit) and in hot sandy deserts (Tuaregs). European thought has taken over the thought of living in symbiosis with Nature. The Himalayas were always holy, a sacred Abode of the Gods and Goddesses. The victory of European line of thinking of become victorious over other countries, and the urge to rule them, exploit them for more profit and power became the aim of colonial powers which captured and even sold slaves from Africa for the cotton fields of the USA and elsewhere. The colonial idea of conquest of the highest mountain in the world was one such longing of the British rulers in India. The Everes...

Commentary: Nepal After the Seismic Shock (Satis Shroff)   The birds are flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted have been pulverised and what has remained are gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 4000 people have died, 6,500 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range ...

Nepal After the Seismic Shock (Satis Shroff) The birds are flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted have been pulverised and what has remained are gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 4000 people have died, 6,500 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range of 15 km. The...

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EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATES EVEREST COUNTRY (Satis Shroff) The birds are flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted have been pulverised and what has remained are gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. At least 1000 people have died, 1700 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range of 15 k...

EARTHQUAKE IN EVEREST COUNTRY (Satis Shroff) The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 400 people have died, 400 injured,  and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. The streets are Long gaping holes. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range of 15 km. The worst thing about the quake is that multiple tremors are expected to come. The area of the earthquake hit also Pokhara to the west of Kathmandu.  The major quake was felt in New Delhi, Bangladesh and Pakistan.  Nepal is a tectonically ac...