We’ve had some ups and downs this week on the farm. Our pea trellis is up, and a few of the peas have found their way, with the ‘Purple Mange Tout’ variety winning the race to the trellis. Tomatoes are gradually being introduced to their final home of the season, we’re inter-planting them amongst some ...read more
The Farm Stand Is Open!
The farm season is in full swing! With the warming and lengthening days, our challenge now is to find balance between maintaining our spring crops, planting our summer crops and dreaming about the crops for the fall. Our farm team is fully assembled! Working in our core farm team are: Jack, Emily, Farrah, and David, ...read more
Shankar’s May update
Greetings: The swallows are back and fluttering around the back deck, choosing corners and ledges to build their mud nests, just like their parents and so many generations before them. The goldfinches have returned and will spend their summer splashing in the fountain in front of the main house. And, earlier than ever, our farm ...read more
Founding Member Feature: Kishori Hutchings
Before meeting Babaji Prior to meeting Babaji, I was a wild child: I owned a motorcycle, I skydived, and I did lots of illicit drugs – but I was looking for something else. When I was around 20 or 21, I listened to a recording (vinyl record) of Be Here Now by Ram Dass. A ...read more
Keep it Simple!
Here is Babaji’s response to a letter from one of his students: Simple and straight understanding is better than getting into complicated philosophies. I make it very simple for myself. That means ‘keep God’s presence in my heart and move on.’ I don’t think about life after death, what I should do for others etc. ...read more
The Growing Season Has Begun
Muscles and veggies are growing stronger every day on the farm. With the arrival of a willing and eager group of Karma Yogis, we’ve been digging, raking, planting, weeding and more digging! We’ve planted new apple trees in the orchard, our compost piles are flipped and getting nice and toasty, and we had the first ...read more
Shankar’s April update
Greetings: Often when people come to the Centre as guests or KYs, they hope to start a regular yoga practice or strengthen an existing one. Babaji has said that his main aim in life is to bring people into regular sadhana (he even has a rubber stamp with RS on it), and this is an ...read more
Babaji on Living in Community
Over the years Babaji often commented on the importance of community life as a place to practice karma yoga and cultivate positive habits. He was also very aware of the difficulties that arise when people from diverse backgrounds live and work together – this is the grist for the mill of spiritual practice. In a ...read more
Farewell, Donna!
After thirteen years of living on Salt Spring and contributing to the Centre and Centre School, Donna is moving “off the rock” for the next phase of her adventures. (translation for non-islanders: leaving Salt Spring). We’ve been blessed to have her here in our community all these years. Athough many of you know Donna as ...read more
Founding Member Feature – Sanatan
I was already a seeker looking for a living master when I heard about Babaji in Ram Dass’ book, Be Here Now. Then The Yellow Book by Babaji showed up in my hands, and I was inspired. Around that time, Anuradha, my girlfriend from university, went to Vancouver and started studying with Anand Dass, one ...read more
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