Wishing you all the best for the coming year!
Best wishes, Ed and Brigitte
Posted in 2021, 21st century trend, benevolence, Brigitte Saugstad, creativity, dreams, Ed Saugstad, freedom, friendship, fulfillment, fun, Ganesha, Hanuman, happiness, hope, humanity, inspiration, joy, life, light, love, smile, the new Roaring Twenties, thoughtless awareness, timelessness, togetherness, well-being, wonder
Tagged 2021, fun, Ganesha, Hanuman, hope, humanity, inspiration, joy, life
Posted in 2021, 21st century trend, Brigitte Saugstad, children, Christmas, creativity, endearing, enlightenment, friendship, fun, Ganesha, gratitude, Hanuman, happiness, holiday, hope, inspiration, life, light, mouse, smile, togetherness
Tagged Brigitte Saugstad, ceramic art, Christmas 2020, Ganesha, Hanuman
Posted in 2020, 21st century trend, art, benevolence, Brigitte Saugstad, creativity, Diwali, endearing, enlightenment, fun, Ganesha, gratitude, Happy Diwali!, hope, humanity, India, innocence, inspiration, joy, life, light, smile, talent
Tagged Brigitte Saugstad, Ganesha, Happy Diwali!, joy, life, light
Posted in 2020, 21st century trend, art, Brigitte Saugstad, creativity, dreams, fun, gadzooks!, Hanuman, heart, inspiration, life, smile, talent
Tagged Brigitte Saugstad, ceramic art, Hanuman
Posted in 2020, 21st century trend, art, Brigitte Saugstad, creativity, Ganesha, Hanuman, heart, inspiration, joy, life, light, mouse, smile, talent, thoughtless awareness, timelessness
Tagged art, Austria, Brigitte Saugstad, ceramic art, Ganesha, Hanuman, online shopping
Posted in 2020, 21st century trend, alert mental silence, art, books, Brigitte Saugstad, collective consciousness, creativity, dreams, Ed Saugstad, enlightenment, family, forgiveness, freedom, friendship, fulfillment, fun, Ganesha, grace, gratitude, happiness, health, heart, hope, humanity, India, innocence, inspiration, joy, Kundalini, life, light, love, meditation, Oakee Doakee, peace, reality, Shri Mataji, Sir Ed Word, smile, spirituality, thoughtless awareness, well-being, yoga
Tagged Canada, Ed Saugstad, meditation, Sahaja Yoga meditaion
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Posted in 21st century trend, Christmas, collective consciousness, creativity, fun, happiness, inspiration, joy, life, love, meditation, music, party, smile, talent
Tagged Christmas 2019, concert, Rachelle Jeanty, Rayah, Vienna
😁
Posted in 2020, 21st century trend, creativity, fun, gratitude, inspiration, life, music, party, smile
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Dear Friend!
Year 2020 will be the last one of the age of materialism…
✨“The biggest and grandest alignment comes on December 21, 2020 when Jupiter joins Saturn in what’s referred to as the great conjunction. “✨
✨“These grand conjunctions come every 20 years, but this meeting has extra gravitas. It marks the end of a 200-year cycle of unions in earth signs that’s brought the age of materialism, banking, capitalism and corporations.”✨
✨“December 2020 kicks off a new 200-year cycle of unions in air signs. What that will bring isn’t entirely clear yet, but early indications are that thought, philosophy and truth will prevail. This is going to be a big shift.”✨
Posted in 21st century trend, alert mental silence, collective consciousness, courage, creativity, don't panic, enlightenment, forgiveness, freedom, friendship, fulfillment, fun, grace, gratitude, happiness, heart, hope, humanity, innocence, inspiration, joy, Kundalini, life, light, love, meditation, peace, Shri Mataji, synchronicity, the new Roaring Twenties, timelessness, togetherness, well-being, wisdom, wonder, yoga
Tagged 2020, new age, new Roaring Twenties
Posted in 2019, alert mental silence, art, Brigitte Saugstad, creativity, fulfillment, Ganesha, happiness, inspiration, life, peace, smile, talent
Tagged art, Brigitte Saugstad, ceramic art, Ganesha, Hanuman
(Going up fast – looks like it’ll get above 2000 watts electricity production this morning! ⚡️Ω)
Posted in 2019, 21st century trend, creativity, Ed Saugstad, fun, gadzooks!, inspiration, life, nature, smile, technology, well-being
Tagged Ed Saugstad, home improvement, homestead upgrades, Vienna Woods
DANCE AS THOUGH
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07P5ZJZ5K
I CAN DANCE
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07P16KS86
HUG ME
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07P7W7VXM
DANCE WITH ME
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PG92H2S
DANCE DANCE WHEREVER YOU MAY BE
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PM8YR9L
I LOVE SUMMERTIME
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PPK2TQX
I LOVE MY CRAZY FRIENDS
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PPXZX5W
ALL OF US HIDE A HERO INSIDE
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PS6VDL2
(gold sitting Ganesha front/back)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PR7M2P6
CHILL
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PNZ2RWK
(red-white large sitting Ganesha)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NRVQV4W
(white standing Hanuman)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q47QL8P
(white looking up dancing Ganesha)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q4GF693
DANCE AS THOUGH
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P23LKL4
I CAN DANCE
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P9WBYJ1
HUG ME
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PB1L9FN
DANCE WITH ME
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P9DK54T
DANCE DANCE WHEREVER YOU MAY BE
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PGBPKTL
I LOVE SUMMERTIME
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PSVF8QM
I LOVE MY CRAZY FRIENDS
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PPXYH7J
ALL OF US HIDE A HERO INSIDE
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PR25RL1
(gold sitting Ganesha front/back)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PN1521L
CHILL
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PSF54HK
(red-white large sitting Ganesha)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NRVQLG2
(white standing Hanuman)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q6HCGY2
(white looking up dancing Ganesha)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q4FZF6W
TANZ ALS OB
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07NX9CPF4
ICH KANN TANZEN
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07NYBJCHS
UMARME MICH
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PSPVJTM
TANZ MIT MIR
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PG91SXM
(DANCE DANCE -wordless)
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PN78YS1
I LIEBE SOMMER
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PSVT25L
I LIEBE MEINE LUSTIGEN FREUNDINNEN
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PR2F43N
HELD
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PMTMBQG
(gold sitting Ganesha front/back)
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PN15SKY
CHILL
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PR845BJ
(red-white large sitting Ganesha)
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PZFB5BF
(white standing Hanuman)
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07Q47RQXY
(white looking up dancing Ganesha)
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07Q8VRCVF
Posted in 2019, 21st century trend, art, Brigitte Saugstad, creativity, fun, Ganesha, Hanuman, inspiration, life, Sir Ed Word Designs, smile, talent
Posted in 2019, 21st century trend, art, Brigitte Saugstad, children, creativity, Ganesha, happiness, hope, Inner Peace Day, innocence, inspiration, joy, life, light, love, meditation, peace, silence, smile, talent, thoughtless awareness, timelessness, togetherness, well-being
Tagged 2019, Brigitte Saugstad, Ganesha, Inner Peace Day, meditation, springtime
Posted in 21st century trend, art, birthday, Brigitte Saugstad, creativity, fun, Ganesha, inspiration, life, people, smile, talent
Tagged art, ArtInnsbruck, Brigitte Saugstad, Ganesha
or here:
http://edsaugstad.com/VIDEO-files/the-cool-breeze-and-forgiveness-from-The-Shack.mp4
Sarayu = Wind: The name is the feminine derivative of the Sanskrit root सर् sar “to flow”; as a masculine stem, saráyu- means “air, wind”, i.e. “that which is streaming”.
https://www.sciencealert.com/yoga-and-meditation-in-the-us-are-totally-exploding-right-now
Posted in 21st century trend, Christmas, creativity, enlightenment, freedom, fulfillment, happiness, hope, inspiration, Kundalini, life, meditation, mental silence, music, peace, people, reality, Shri Mataji, thoughtless awareness, well-being, yoga means 'UNION'
Tagged cool breeze, Ed Saugstad, Eero Heinonen, Matt Malley, Neil Young, Sahaja Yoga meditaion, Shri Mataji, thoughtless awareness, Tim Bruce, Van Morrison
Posted in 2018, art, Brigitte Saugstad, creativity, Ganesha, TV
Tagged Austria, Brigitte Saugstad, ceramic art, Ganesha, TV
My existence has been a silent song
awaiting the dawn of music 🦋🎶
Posted in creativity, dreams, enlightenment, freedom, fulfillment, grace, happiness, heart, hope, inspiration, life, light, music, smile, Uncategorized
Tagged enlightenment, hope, music
Posted in 2018, creativity, Ed Saugstad, fun, holiday, inspiration, life, light, meditation, music, nature, peace, smile, thoughtless awareness, timelessness, well-being
Tagged Cabella, Ed Saugstad, keyboard improv., TEV
Posted in 2018, art, books, creativity, drugs, Ed Saugstad, enlightenment, friendship, fun, happiness, hope, India, inspiration, life, love, meditation, music, Oakee Doakee, party, Shri Mataji, Sir Ed Word, smile, talent, writing
Tagged Brigitte Saugstad, Ed Saugstad, love, Oakee Doakee, Sir Ed Word
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Posted in art, creativity, Ed Saugstad, fun, inspiration, life, smile, wonder, writing
Tagged art, creativity, Ed Saugstad, fun, writing
36 years ago today I crossed an essential threshold and embarked on an epic journey …
into enlightenment.
Almost every day since the 20th of April, 1982, I’ve been able to attain clarity, and briefly glimpse blissful Reality through the instrument of my central nervous system, and the state of thoughtless awareness.
The upward spiral unfolds, with wonderful surprises arising just around every curve.
More than anything else, I wish this for you.
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(for full-size headphones or bass intense speaker system!)
In separation have I suffered long,
But now am glorified in the eternal bliss of Union.
And from my core,
That once was small,
The sound of Light
Expands to all.
Never will I shrink again
Into a ball of doubt and pain.
Forever forth, in inner sky,
I spread my wings and upward fly.
All Life pulsates within my breast.
I have become
The hollow drum.
~Ed Saugstad
20 April 2018
—special thanks to Linda Dzus (wife of one of my old best buddies, Doug) who took this amazing photo in their neighbourhood on Mayne Island, British Columbia, the oasis that I briefly took refuge in after attaining self-realisation, 36 years ago—
Posted in 1982-2018, creativity, Ed Saugstad, enlightenment, freedom, fun, gratitude, heart, hope, inspiration, life, light, music, smile, thoughtless awareness, yoga means 'UNION'
Tagged drumming, Ed Saugstad, enlightenment, freedom, inspiration, Sahaja Yoga meditaion
1970 and 2018 TV interviews
Posted in 1970-2018, art, creativity, inspiration, life, talent
Tagged 1970-2018, Brigitte Falk, Brigitte Saugstad, ceramic art, ice skating
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Posted in art, books, children, courage, creativity, hope, humanity, India, life, timelessness, writing
Tagged adventure novel, history, Oakee Doakee, Ramayana, Sir Ed Word
A few years ago a friend of ours was among the runners-up for a prestigious international short films award. After the viewing ceremony, a celebrity in the audience (Natalie Portman) sent Silvina a note telling that she had never felt such a deep experience from a spiritual film before.
May the Force be with us.
Posted in courage, creativity, film, fun, gadzooks!, life, smile
Tagged Ed Saugstad, life is a stage, smile, Star Wars
Posted in creativity, fun, joy, life, music, smile, talent, Uncategorized
Tagged Rachelle Jeanty
Posted in art, creativity, fun, gadzooks!, inspiration, life, music, party, people, smile, well-being
Tagged art, art in the park, Boersepark Vienna, Brigitte Saugstad, Ed Saugstad
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here’s a little futuristic musical sketch i doodled last friday afternoon (and afterwards added some video clips to)
wishing you a fine day!
Ed:-)
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Posted in creativity, Ed Saugstad, fun, gadzooks!, inspiration, life, music, smile
Tagged dancing robots, Eddie Saugstad, fun, keyboard improv.
😀
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Posted in creativity, Ed Saugstad, fun, gadzooks!, inspiration, life, music, smile
Tagged dancing animals, Ed Saugstad, jammin'
Posted in 2016?, art, creativity, freedom, Ganesha, hope, innocence, inspiration, joy, life, smile
Tagged 2016?, Brigitte Saugstad, ceramic art, Ganesha
Posted in art, creativity, fulfillment, fun, Ganesha, happiness, heart, inspiration, life, music, random, smile
Tagged Brigitte Falk, creative expression, cruising upwards, Ed Saugstad, freedom, life
It’s never too late to follow your dreams.
I once told a friend of ours, a classical music conductor here in Vienna, that before I die, I’d love to be able to professionally sing a song and accompany myself simultaneously on the piano. He laughed and exclaimed, Before you die! Why don’t you do it right now? That was over ten years ago. I never tried.
It’s been forty-three years since I stopped playing piano and took up drumming. In June of 1969 I got the highest mark in Vancouver at grade one level piano with the Toronto Royal Conservatory, and at age fourteen completed eight of ten grades after just 3 1/2 years of some (almost) daily practice. I remember later, as a wayward teenager, sitting in my mom’s living room with the headphones on listening to Stevie Wonder pour out his magic, thinking — and feeling — how wonderful it would be to do that. Sometimes I would cry when the feeling became too real. I never completely lost that feeling, but it ended up getting buried deep down.
Often we have to just keep plodding along until our inner skies clear, and the sun finally comes out.
I could never have imagined that someday far away, when I was getting very close to oldness, I would finally have enough spontaneity and self-respect to simply open a piano and play around with it, at the same time opening my heart through my voice. The weight of old patterns in us may be an illusion, waiting for a fresh breeze to come around and disperse it. I guess we really can reach that legendary state of Second Childhood.
Never wait too long to amble forward and peek around that next bend. Something delicious your soul’s been thirsting for might be shining there, out where the buffalo roam!
Posted in 2015, creativity, freedom, fulfillment, fun, gadzooks!, inspiration, life, music, smile, Uncategorized
Tagged Eddie Saugstad, feeling happy!, follow your dreams, Home on the Range, piano singing improv
March 18, 2015 in art, creativity, fun, happiness, heart, inspiration, joy, life, love, random, smile, talent, well-being, writing
Tagged adventure, creativity, dreaming, happiness, hope, live your dream
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Posted in creativity, fun, inspiration, life, music, smile, talent
Tagged Ed Saugstad, HandSonic, harp, Maria Theresia Trefny, music, Vienna-Casablanca
(Eva and Yoann, like me, are seasoned sahaja yogis 🙂 )
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And here’s the whole recent episode in Austrian national television, ORF:
(auf Deutsch)
(and don’t miss Eva in Cop Stories in ORF 1 at 21:20 on Tuesday, Nov. 18!)
Here’s Eva’s site:
http://www.evamarianeubauer.com/index.php?site=video
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Posted in creativity, film, inspiration, life, people, smile, talent
Tagged acting, Eva Maria Neubauer, Super Star, Super Talent
Posted in creativity, fun, Ganesha, happiness, heart, hope, inspiration, life, love, music, smile
Tagged Ed Saugstad, happiness, harp-keyboard, music, one autumn evening, Shri Mataji
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after Yoann
http://edsaugstad.com/YoannFreget/TheVoice2013-Finals.html
😀
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Posted in creativity, heart, inspiration, life, music, smile
Tagged heart, sing, Super Talent, Tatiana Samoylova
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Permanent link to all translated videos of The Voice 2013, France:
(here, the Finals — allow a few minutes for video streaming)
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http://edsaugstad.com/YoannFreget/TheVoice2013-Finals.html
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and:
Here’s an article in “Le Parisien” (major French newspaper):
Vincennes’ mayor put posters “Vote Yoann” on the walls of the town, on the walls of the schools, and organized a support evening! (before the contest finals)
~click on Yoann~
and:
In another newspaper interview (before the finals) Yoann explained that he’s not sure why he won over his old friend and teacher, Emmanuel Djob, but that the people voted that way, and maybe because he (Yoann) gave love from his heart, and maybe because coaches Jenifer and Florent Pagny were also supporting him; and that he does not get stressed or nervous because he practices meditation regularly, and music is an extension of his self, making no difference if he sings alone or in front of thousands, and seeking to perfect, not just the skills, but to go deeper to reach the true self; and this approach to singing is not restricted to one culture or religion, but can express all aspects of spirituality; and he will continue to sing, and someday hopefully create a music school in Paris. (In one more article, it’s mentioned that he meditated with other contestants, helping to calm their stress.)
a few months later,
Yoann’s first single:
and:
A short video-compilation, ‘Love/Courage/Innocence’:
http://edsaugstad.com/YoannFreget/Love-Courage-Innocence.html
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Posted in courage, creativity, fulfillment, fun, inspiration, joy, life, love, meditation, music, people, smile
Tagged freedom, Garou, gospel, hope, inspiration, joy, love, stuttering, success, The Voice 2013, Yoann Freget
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Posted in creativity, fun, inspiration, life, music, people, smile
Tagged Ed Saugstad, freedom, happiness, hope, music, soul, Yoann Freget
http://edsaugstad.com/YoannFreget/TheVoice2013-Semifinals.html
Shri Mataji (Nirmala Srivastava), founder of Sahaja Yoga meditation, once told sahaja yogi Matt Malley, former bass player of the world famous Counting Crows band, that if he puts his attention on the kundalinis of the audience, it’s much better than just focusing on one’s own performance. He often tried it, finding that his eyes would become cool and his heart filled with love, ‘watching’ everyone’s pure spirits. Giving creatively to an audience from your heart can have amazing results. What the world needs now, is love, sweet love.
Van Morrison on alert, creative mental silence:
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Posted in alert mental silence, creativity, enlightenment, happiness, heart, humanity, inspiration, Kundalini, life, love, music, smile, spirituality
Tagged alert mental silence, hope, inspiration, kundalini, love, singing, The Voice, Van Morrison, Yoann Freget
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😉
And here was my fun birthday beginning (around midnight last Saturday) with:
http://www.reverbnation.com/ruslanpashynskyi
and
http://www.wienersaengerknaben.at/about_us/organization
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Posted in creativity, fun, gadzooks!, inspiration, life, music, smile, well-being
Tagged drumming, Ed Saugstad, fun, Gerald Wirth, HandSonic, Ruslan Pashynskyi, Vienna Boys Choir
Posted in 2013, art, creativity, fun, grace, inspiration, life, nature, smile, Uncategorized
Tagged Austria, book illustrations, Brigitte Saugstad, ceramic art, Edward Saugstad, Gmunden, Oakee Doakee, Sir Ed Word
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~click on the image to zoom in on the fun~
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Posted in art, creativity, fun, Ganesha, life
Tagged Austria, Brigitte Saugstad, Cafe Blanda, ceramic art, Eichgraben, Oakee Doakee, Sir Ed Word
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Here was an evening of outstanding creativity and inspiration,
a moment of surprising light
in dark times …
Every age has its greatest discovery.
The greatest of all is inside of us.
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Posted in 2012, alert mental silence, courage, creativity, enlightenment, freedom, friendship, fun, hope, inspiration, joy, life, love, meditation, music, party, smile, spirituality, synchronicity, togetherness, well-being
Tagged generosity, hope, joy, music, Paris, Sahaja Yoga Meditation, Shri Mataji, youth
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~18 minutes of pure fun~
😀
(this is not a Roland advertisement)
don’t miss the beginning of the mini dance party at the end…
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(if you visited during these five hours of the first day of this posting, you might see yourself here …)
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Posted in 2012, alert mental silence, creativity, freedom, heart, inspiration, life, music, party, random, smile, technology, well-being
Tagged creativity, drumming, Ed Saugstad, HandSonic, music, rhythm, Roland
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Posted in creativity, freedom, gadzooks!, inspiration, life, music, random, smile, Uncategorized, well-being
Tagged creativity, doodle, drum, music, Saugstad