Jai guru deva, indeed

In memoriam of the Maharishi, who died last Tuesday leaving a powerful footprint on western culture behind--most notably through the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Donovan and David Lynch--I take you to the foothills of the Himalayas, hanging over the Ganges for a fab four love fest...



On a related note, to mark NASA's 50th anniversary, space cadets beamed "Across the Universe", er, across the universe, directing the song towards Polaris--431 light-years away--last week. Scientists at Arizona State University were concerned that the broadcast could provoke an attack by aliens. "Before sending out even symbolic messages," a researcher told Harper's, "we need an open discussion about the potential risks."

P.S. Thank you Hilary, for telling me about "Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity" on audiobook. I will be listening David Lynch's glorious voice as he describes transcendental mediation and the creative process on my ipod at every spare moment.