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Those who know me well, know I live in multiple domains. I am equally at home in the heart of a big city, and deep in the wilderness fully off-grid and miles from civilization-- where I live currently. I am a computer scientist, my passion is open source software customization. I develop powerful database driven web applications for various clients, mostly from Oahu. My job is 100% telecommuting. I also love permaculture and organic farming.
I met my wife at a rainbow gathering near Nelson, BC, in 2000. We now have 2 beautiful children. I have a strong commitment to rainbow gatherings because I feel they have played a major role in my spiritual awakening-- which seems odd if you have already written off rainbow gatherings as big parties for mooching if not vampiric, inebriated yet jonesing hippies-- and it's true, you will find these types in various numbers at any gathering. BUT, you will also find, if you look hard enough, small circles of those kindred souls who have found some degree of genuine self-actualization.
These are quiet types, they tend to make their shanti fire circles out on the periphery, up hill and away from the hubbub if possible. Many have traveled the world and found some degree of economic buoyancy that enables them to truly live the lifestyle of their own choosing-- for the long term. These are people who have often participated in radical political direct action, or have volunteered for the needy in disaster areas. These are people who love gathering herbs, preparing natural medicine, looking up into the sky and identifying planets and constellations and the full moon... in heartsongs, they follow the polite norms of musicianship, regardless of their skills, never overpowering, always nurturing, not rushing, savouring the quiet moments. These are the rainbow warriors.
Spiritual community is vital to almost any path. What is more solitary than modern life in Babylon, where we live packed with neighbours we don't know, isolated from the community villages that our ancestors took for granted? I have come to see the whole point of vision quests and other solitary retreats, including the solitary retreat of modern life, is that one has the opportunity to bring BACK what one has learned while alone to share with the community. I have come to see that this is one of the great opportunities of rainbow gatherings.
Aloha,
Benjamin
I met my wife at a rainbow gathering near Nelson, BC, in 2000. We now have 2 beautiful children. I have a strong commitment to rainbow gatherings because I feel they have played a major role in my spiritual awakening-- which seems odd if you have already written off rainbow gatherings as big parties for mooching if not vampiric, inebriated yet jonesing hippies-- and it's true, you will find these types in various numbers at any gathering. BUT, you will also find, if you look hard enough, small circles of those kindred souls who have found some degree of genuine self-actualization.
These are quiet types, they tend to make their shanti fire circles out on the periphery, up hill and away from the hubbub if possible. Many have traveled the world and found some degree of economic buoyancy that enables them to truly live the lifestyle of their own choosing-- for the long term. These are people who have often participated in radical political direct action, or have volunteered for the needy in disaster areas. These are people who love gathering herbs, preparing natural medicine, looking up into the sky and identifying planets and constellations and the full moon... in heartsongs, they follow the polite norms of musicianship, regardless of their skills, never overpowering, always nurturing, not rushing, savouring the quiet moments. These are the rainbow warriors.
Spiritual community is vital to almost any path. What is more solitary than modern life in Babylon, where we live packed with neighbours we don't know, isolated from the community villages that our ancestors took for granted? I have come to see the whole point of vision quests and other solitary retreats, including the solitary retreat of modern life, is that one has the opportunity to bring BACK what one has learned while alone to share with the community. I have come to see that this is one of the great opportunities of rainbow gatherings.
Aloha,
Benjamin
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