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Very friendly staff with great Vets!Rhonda Andrews
I would never take my little furry kids to any other place. Molly, Lea, Buggy, Theresa and Brian thank you for all that you do for us.Marrianne Fincham
Always great care for my fur baby!Kelly Brewer
The staff are easy to get along with. Friendly, easy to make appointments and the doctors are great.William Rosebrough
Everything was fantastic!Virgina Beall
Everyone is always very kind and gentle with my pets. I have been a long time customer and they have always been there through the good times and the very worst of times . Always very nice, caring, positive and professional people 🙂Susan Alascia, May. 15, 2017
Excellent first appointment. Friendly, caring, respectful staff. Doctor gave my cat a thorough exam and gave me a comprehensive explanation of her findings. She called and e-mailed me the next day with lab results and further treatment recommendations. I like the ease of records retrieval through the internet website, too.Sharon Wells, May. 13, 2017
Highly recommend! Dr. Reinhardt was very focused, attentive and gave us an extraordinary amount of her time and energy learning all she could about our rehomed labradoodle, Khaine, and the behavioral problems he came to us with. She had many positive suggestions and solutions. We left feeling hopeful and optimistic about having brought a wonderful dog into our lives. We've always valued the quality health care we've gotten here, but today we value even more the supportive relationship that has begun as we endeavor to make Khaine's life the best it can be.
M.O.Maggie O'Rourke, May. 2, 2017
We got there a little earlier than the appointment time and were able to be seen right away, which was wonderful! Dr. Reinhardt treats our little guy with such compassion, she is amazing!!Jennifer Maartens-Javier, Jan. 18, 2017
Dr. Colwell and her staff are wonderful. My animals and I have always been shown respect, compassion and have received the best care. I have always been seen on time and I'm never hit with any surprises at check out. My bill is always (privately) detailed and explained thoroughly. If any recommendations are made, there is a very clear estimate, explanation and detailed report given at that time. Which is especially wonderful if your pet isn't well, sometimes you can forget the small details so it's always nice to have it in writing. Dr. Colwell will tell you when she has specials coming up and will do her very best to save you money. I could go on about so many wonderful details, but I'll conclude with what matters to me most. I had to make the extremely hard decision to put my dog down after 15.5 years, which was beyond gut wrenching for me. Dr. Colwell came out to my home with her assistant and explained everything beforehand and during. She was respectful and beyond kind. Her staff through the process leading up to my decision let me cry (sob) and never ever showed any type of judgement. They are truly a professional team and I would recommend them to anyone. I feel very fortunate to have them as part of my team taking care of the pets I love so much.J. Sauls, Dec. 18, 2016
Sarah is absolutely wonderful every time we come to the clinic. She always takes time to say hello to Jackson my Airedale Terrier, and gives him plenty of hugs and kisses She is also very gentle!G. Quarles & 'Jackson', Sept. 2, 2016
Alyssa is wonderful with my dog Rudy! She gives him love and attention above and beyond each time we are here!! 🙂P. Hagg & 'Rudy', Sept. 2, 2016
As always Wanda is patient and very professional and gentle. Sara is amazing in how she reacts with my dog and explains what she is doing.Pat Dorsey, Aug 4, 2016
Wanda has been wonderful with my cats, Hillary, Winston & Zachary today. She is a Star.Joyce Mickey, Aug 4, 2016
Liz was fantastic. This was our ferret's first visit. She was knowledgeable about everything that I asked. Made my husband and I feel happy and we will definitely be back!Nicole Ashe & 'Poptart', Jul 11, 2016
Friendly, excellent service. This was my first visit; felt comfortable.Edgar Wiggins, Jul 11, 2016
Everyone we came in contact with was very nice and helpful. The "techs" were very upbeat and seemed to enjoy their jobs – I loved seeing that! I plan to always bring all of our animals here, it is always a pleasant experience.Heather Colson & 'Diesel & Sally Colson', Jun 15, 2016
We miscalculated our arrival time and got here pretty early and we didn't have to wait (awesome). Coco got a good report! Everyone was super nice!Geneva Lee & 'Coco Lee', Jun 9, 2016
Great service as always.Molly McEvoy & 'Jethro', Jun 7, 2016
The staff are great. They always treat Gracie & Cody like family.Nicole Rose & 'Gracie', Jun 4, 2016
Everyone is great! Service is awesome.Shannon Tidman & 'Hercules', Jun 2, 2016
I always love that they give my pet and myself all their attention and they love up the boy! Best vet ever!Kim Sands & 'Gizmo', May 26, 2016
Alyssa did an awesome job helping Max today!J. Bloom & Max, May 26, 2016
Everyone was real friendly and explained all treatments and questions. The staff was helpful when I needed to to get my pets back into the car and the follow-up calls before and after appointments were a great help.Shana Klein & 'Kattie', May 23, 2016
Everyone is always so friendly. Also, they know all the dogs by name.Taylor Leathers & 'Sabo, Apache, & Bradley', May 21, 2016
I liked how nice the staff was and how attentive they were to Ivanka.Damaris Santiago & 'Ivanka', May 14, 2016
Cathy did a great job putting me & Elizabeth at ease. She answered all questions and helped teach me how to give our pet the medicine. Thanks, Cathy!W. Moffitt & Elizabeth, May 10, 2016
What a great Staff! All girls rock but Destiny was amazing with Lucy!S. Hudson & Lucy, May 9, 2016
Staff is friendly and accommodating.Carly Wilson & 'Opie', May 3, 2016
The staff always greets you with a nice hello and a smile; it makes you feel at home. Also, the staff are always courteous and professional.Mark Sedlak & 'Duncan', May 1, 2016
Very little wait time; everyone was so nice.Theresa Davis & 'Bellatrix', Apr 30, 2016
Comfortable, relaxing, and friendly environment. Prompt service.Michelle Knauf & 'Gracie', Apr 29, 2016
Always so helpful and respectful. 🙂 Great atmosphere.Tina Hartzog & 'Eugene', Apr 29, 2016
Scheduling the appointment was very easy. Staff is always so pleasant.Celia Dallas & 'LoLa', Apr 26, 2016
We were greeted warmly by the staff. Dr. Colwell was thorough and provided explanations in a succinct manner and was gentle with Ava. I felt very comfortable in their laid-back atmosphere.Abigail Shaw & 'Ava', Apr 22, 2016
I appreciate how caring the staff is. 🙂Jayme Bohn & 'Mattie', Apr 11, 2016
I loved the care the staff showed. Brutus was very anxious and they were very calm with him.Jennifer Gibbins & 'Brutus', Apr 9, 2016
I was able to get a Saturday appointment. The vet was very knowledgeable about blood tests and treatment.Rebecca Haberman & 'Charlotte', Apr 9, 2016
Everyone is so good. Best vet staff I have dealt with.Linda Greenberg & 'Meg', Apr 7, 2016
I liked that you called and let me know that Dehlia was only going to get a rabies shot and that you are waiting on the distemper. All my visits have been great.Karen & Jerry Hymiller & 'Dehlia', Apr 4, 2016
Staff is always great. We were in for a few emergency visits recently and always received great and timely care!Danielle Warner & 'Lorie', Apr 4, 2016
Dr. Colwell is awesome. If she took care of people she would be my doctor also!Vonnie Ferguson & 'Blizzard', Apr 2, 2016
I left feeling assured that my dog was given the best care possible and that his quality of life would be great even with his health challenges. And ALL of the staff is wonderful!!!Juan Christian & 'KY', Mar 31, 2016
The staff is and always has been so very wonderful and compassionate. Couldn't ask for a better vet! This is Sandy's second home!!Natalia Houston & 'Sandy', Mar 31, 2016
I love how welcoming & friendly the staff was! AND the Easter Egg 10% off. 🙂 Good idea.Jayme Bohn & 'Remy', Mar 31, 2016
Best little vet with the biggest heart. I love my vet office.Marianne Sickley & 'D*O*G', Mar 26, 2016
Always friendly and helpful. 🙂Kelly Brewer & 'Zen', Mar 26, 2016
Staff as always is very friendly and recall/remember their patients and pet owners.Gale and Dan Dazzo & 'Koki', Mar 22, 2016
I love all the friendliness! Everyone seems to truly love my dog.Tracy Brothers & 'Phoebe', Mar 19, 2016
We have been with Dr. Colwell for 15 years. Always pleasant. Explains findings at each visit. Very gentle with my girls.Marsha Dougherty & 'Shy Anne, Bayleigh', Mar 17, 2016
All of the staff are extremely friendly and seem to sincerely care about our dog!Sarah Blaskc & 'Roscoe Metzger', Mar 17, 2016
Everyone was kind, gentle and attentive to my Tilly – I'm glad I followed Dr. Reinhardt all the way (20 miles further) out here.Davida C. & 'Tilly', Mar 7, 2016
All of your employees performed exceptionally well with my German shepherd, Maddie. They awaited her pacing and calming herself down before administering her shots and tests. Thank you, we really appreciated it.Kendall P. & 'Maddie', Mar 1, 2016
I called this morning and you were able to squeeze us in that day, which was awesome and it was Christmas Eve.Cynthia Bremerman & 'Egypt', Dec 24, 2015
Sykesville Veterinary Clinic is the best place for our pets because they care so much. The little vet with the big heart is such a true statement and perfect slogan. I have been so happy with the care my dogs have received.Lawrence Hyatt, Dec 22, 2015
I would recommend Sykesville Veterinary Clinic because they are always cheerful and helpful. The best vet I have been to by far.Joe Welch, Nov 13, 2015
I arrived 1/2 hour early & they accommodated me. Also, I brought a large dog and a cat and they managed them perfectly. I have been coming to Dr. Colwell for 13 years and have always been happy with the service – even through multiple pets!Denise Stanley & 'Monet & Callie Stanley', Oct 24, 2015
We've been visiting this client for the past 16 years and have always been satisfied.Kathy Davis & 'Simon', July 10, 2015
Friendly and professional staff!Gabriele Miller & 'Bruno', July 9, 2015
I always enjoy all my visits with both dogs. They seem to enjoy themselves as well. I like how they always treat my pets with love and respect.Kimberley Owen & 'Champ & Bailey', July 9, 2015
Genuine caring for animals.Jolita Petersen & 'Schnookie', July 1, 2015
I have been coming for 10 years and love it here.Amy Pond & 'Otis & Daisy Pond', June 29, 2015
We think you guys are great! Everything is always quick and you explain everything thoroughly.Kristen Vargay & 'Gracie', June 26, 2015
Everyone is always so nice and friendly. They are always so nice and careful with our pets.Mackinson & 'Rocky', June 25, 2015
The staff is always friendly and accommodating. My pets always enjoy their visit!Kim Graewert & 'Stitch & Jessie', June 12, 2015
Very friendly and kind to animals.Gail Kydek & 'Abby', June 12, 2015
Very friendly people and very professional. We are completely satisfied with all the services here. I've called in several times with concerns and questions and they've responded very quickly. We order food (prescription) for Adie from them and it's always available or they order it right away.Janet Volpe & 'Adie & Daisy Volpe', May 13, 2015
Our pets are always taken care of with plenty of T.L.C. Dixie loves Wanda, who has a special relationship with our dog since we adopted her 11 years ago.Regina Redman & 'Dixie', May 12, 2015
This is our second dog that has been taken care of by Sykesville Vet/Dr. Colwell. They have taken good care of them and us.Michaelle Leone & 'Hazel Daisy Macie Leone', May 12, 2015
The entire staff is wonderful.Darlene McGivern & 'Cooper', May 9, 2015
Everything was great!! Both cats responded wonderfully. After the fight to get them here, I was amazed at how relaxed they were with everyone once we got here. 🙂Shannon Burlingame & 'Ari & Emmy', May 8, 2015
Thank you for always being so friendly and accommodating to our pets. They love you guys.Megan Andrews & 'Brody and Dottson', May 5, 2015
All the women and doctors have been very welcoming and sweet. We are very lucky to have found this clinic, being new to the area.Megan Puce & 'Roxy, Mack and Holly', May 1, 2015
Very pleasant & supportive visit.Ann Horvatt & 'Kee Kee', April 27, 2015
Very friendly employees that are all very friendly with my dog.M. Thomas & 'Molly Thomas', April 24, 2015
Dr. Colwell gave us advice regarding care for our geriatric kitty that fixed a 10-year issue. I am so pleased!Susanne Shearer & 'Archie', April 21, 2015
We have been with the group for a long time, over 10 years. I always feel that my animals are treated professionally and with care. My animals are treated like family. We will continue to use the practice.Brenda Watson & 'Macy', April 16, 2015
Terrific vet!Judy Thomas & 'Liberty', Apr 7, 2015
Very friendly and courteous staff. Dr. Colwell is a fantastic vet. She has cared for our dogs for over 10 years and we have always been satisfied. We especially appreciate the house calls she has provided.Kelly L. Dolan & 'Petey, Juanita, Gizmo and Peanut', Mar 25, 2015
Maggie is my third dog to be treated here.Betty M. Adams & 'Maggie', Mar 25, 2015
Very thorough. Would recommend highly.L. Powers & 'Tommy', Mar 25, 2015
Very pet-friendly and caring facility.Theresa Clark & 'Bear', Mar 25, 2015
Love you guys! Thank you for taking care of our 'kids'.Kim Sands & 'Gizmo', Mar 20, 2015
Everyone has been great with all of our pets! All the staff is happy and professional and very helpful.Sarah Poulton & 'Rex, Raven and Josie', Mar 11, 2015
My first visit to any vet ever – was referred. First call was amazing as I was a nervous mess regarding my new puppy. The doctor was a bit fast but first but slowed down realizing how anxious I was as a first-time mom to Bohdi! We love it here!Kerri Green & 'Bohdi', Mar 10, 2015
Love the staff and doctors. They are all very knowledgeable and answer my questions, and most importantly, they LOVE our pets and their job.Carol Cormany & 'Cherokee', Mar 9, 2015
We only needed to get a second Lyme shot, but the previous two visits were great, too.Donna Schaffer & 'Tucker', Mar 3, 2015
I have brought my dog(s) here for five years and have recommended this vet practice to others, without reservation.Sarah Hay & 'Carlos', Feb 25, 2015
Very friendly staff and doctor. They explain everything so I can understand what's going on. I like bringing my dog here.Linda Plante & 'Sasha', Feb 20, 2015
I've been coming to Sykesville Veterinary Clinic for 10 years. I have always been happy with the care provided here.Kim Orndorff & 'Poki', Feb 6, 2015
Been coming for years! Very happy.Shirley Snyder & 'Gabby', Feb 2, 2015
Great stuff, great vet & great care for our puppy!Kathy Gounaris & 'Spencer', Feb 2, 2015
Woof!Karyn Adams & 'Sadie', Jan 23, 2015
I appreciate the thorough looking over of our dogs, and am very satisfied with all you've done.Kristen & 'Rusty, Daisy, Baxter & Stanley', Jan 23, 2015
All of the staff is very positive to my dog and to other pets in the facility.Caroline Dow & 'Turbo', Jan 22, 2015
Everyone is very friendly and caring. The staff shows great confidence in the examination and questioning of pet health care. Everything is explained prior to treatment.Zane Warren & 'Bruisen', Jan 21, 2015
Dr. Colwell is a wonderful vet. She has saved Biscuit s life 3 times. Her staff is always very helpful and polite. I will always recommend this veterinary clinic.Vickee McFarland & 'Biscuit & Cheyenne', Jan 16, 2015
Best vet in Carroll County!Steve Karata & 'Max', Jan 12, 2015
We love it here!Siobhan Kauffman & 'Walter White', Jan 9, 2015
Always happy with the care provided. I'm glad that I can be a part of the treatment process. Lizzy is not fond of strangers and I am glad I can keep her calm for exams.Tim Hubert & 'Lizzy', Dec 30, 2014
Samson is 12 years old with many health problems through the years. This vet clinic has kept him healthy and alive with the help of Dr. Colwell and the staff.Jean Hedges & 'Samson', Dec 17, 2014
They are always understanding of my schedule and budget.Pauline Lutz & 'Clarice', Dec 17, 2014
I have always had great care for my cats and dogs over the years that I have been coming to the practice. Everyone always shows compassion for the animals and handle them with great care.Linda Brenneman & 'Polly', Dec 17, 2014
Very friendly experience!Noal Dull & 'Bubby', Dec 9, 2014
We have always received excellent care from this office. They have always gone above and beyond to ensure that our pet is happy and healthy.Rick Jarrett & 'Bacon', Dec 9, 2014
I love that someone called me to set up an appointment and stayed on the phone for quite some time until we found a date and time that worked.Shannon Prunkl & 'Alice', Dec 9, 2014
Great people to work with.Mark & 'Lizzy', Dec 5, 2014
Best vet in town/state.Daniel & 'Chance', Dec 4, 2014
A caring staff – wonderful as always.Georgeanne Trummert & 'Dempsey', Nov 23, 2014
I am very happy with this place. Everyone is nice and loving to me and my pets. I feel very comfortable coming here and have confidence in the way my pets are treated.Tanya, 'Cali' & 'Gwen', Nov 22, 2014
You all rock! Everyone has always been there for each and every pet of mine! The staff is always friendly and helpful. Both Colwell & Riley have always given my pets the best care as if they were one of their own. Thank you for all you do!Anna & 'Kody', Nov 22, 2014
It was very easy to get a same-day appointment. Thanks!Danielle & 'Louie', Nov 22, 2014
Very pleased with the services and care from both Dr. Colwell and the staff.Paula Geppi & 'Violet', Nov 22, 2014
We have always had a pleasant experience and enjoy the personal treatment and friendly atmosphere. We enjoy the professional and courteous staff and our pets always get excellent treatment.Daniel Lubman, 'Grace' & 'Lucky', Nov 21, 2014
Always been happy with the service we receive from Sykesville Vet Clinic, for all three of our dogs.Kristen Wilcox & 'Jessie', Nov 19, 2014
The staff is very pleasant.Cecelia Fish & 'Scotty', Nov 19, 2014
Friendly and sensitive staff. 🙂Andrea Eiblum & 'Taco & Bella', Nov 12, 2014
We have always received excellent care. The staff is extremely friendly and caring. We have moved to Florida but won't hesitate to return to Sykesville Vet Clinic when back in Maryland.Don & 'Ollie', Nov 12, 2014
Very, very helpful. Physical exams were informative and excellent; the staff listened to every concern and was attentive, gentle, and caring to my pets.Mary & 'Merlin', Oct 31, 2014
Very satisfied with the one-on-one care, and the compassion with my cat at a very timely need of help for him.Donna Chaney & 'Felix', Oct 31, 2014
We have used this clinic for all our pets for 10 years and have been very pleased with the friendly, capable, and compassionate care received by our pets and us.Helene & 'Silver Lace', Oct 28, 2014
Everyone is very kind, and their love for animals is obvious!Barbara Martin & 'Bear', Oct 27, 2014
You guys are great, although rather expensive. Of course you get what you pay for so it's worth it.Chris Byrd & 'Baby & Nala', Oct 25, 2014
Dr. Colwell is great – she teaches as well as cares for our dog.Alene Mohney & 'Ellie', Oct 24, 2014
Wanda was wonderful calming Emma during the procedures!Brenda Cummings & 'Emma', Oct 17, 2014
Thorough, careful with my dog's knees, and very clear on options and explanations. A true pleasure in customer service. Thank you!Heather & 'Blaze', Oct 16, 2014
The staff is always pleasant and gentle with the animals, and pet owners' questions are clearly and concisely answered.F. Garvis & 'Jasmine', Oct 13, 2014
Our 15-year-old Beagle passed away a few weeks ago. The staff and doctors were gracious and compassionate.Wendy & 'Sadey', Sept 9, 2014
Great vet practice with very professional and friendly staff! My pets are always well cared for.Rhonda Andrews, 'Cooper', 'Riley', 'Buddy' & 'Amber', Aug 28, 2014
I have been coming to Sykesville Vet for several years. I foster dogs and have many of my own. We have always been treated with friendly faces.Joyce, 'Darby' & 'Dylan', Aug 15, 2014
We've always had good memories at Sykesville Veterinary Clinic. I know my pets are well taken care of because the doctors are very knowledgeable and caring.Janet Davis & 'Maggie', Aug 12, 2014
Sykesville Vet is a place we can trust to care for our pets. They are knowledgeable and thorough.Julie & 'Kona', Aug 4, 2014
Dr. Colwell and the staff were welcoming and very knowledgeable. They demonstrate a very high level of care and attention to your pet's needs. Thank you for excellent service and please continue to care!Peter Swartley & 'Cherry', July 30, 2014
Everything was good. It was my first visit and very easy. I was able to get in the room in 5 minutes or less.Ashley & 'Aspen', July 29, 2014
Had to come for injury to my dog's paws. They took him right in. They have A+ customer service and Dr. Colwell is great with the animals. Love this place!Nancy Miranda McLaughlin
Sykesville Veterinary handled our visit with such professionalism and a sense of love. I felt very comfortable even though I had never been there before, and will definitely be going back in the future!Brittany Roop
I am always pleased with my visits here. I wouldn't take my kitties (Skylar and Skittles) any place else.Leslie & 'Skylar'
Friendly staff that likes dogs.Christina Kriska & 'Little Jacky'


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This desert rose, each of her veils a secret promise; this desert flower, no sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this. And as she turns, this way she moves in the logic of all my dreams; this fire burns, I realize that nothing's as it seems.
Photograph was taken in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Thursday, June 18, 2015
Question: Do You Think The Iraq War Was a Smart Move?
16 comments:
No we did not need to be there Desert Storm did not need to last 15 years.ReplyDelete
I don't know why anyone in the US was taken in by that "weapons of mass destruction" BS. The Canadian government certainly wasn't, thank goodness, and kept us out of Iraq despite American pressure to join the coalition. I will always admire Prime Minister Jean Chretien for that.ReplyDelete
All wars are no good.ReplyDelete
All wars are no good.ReplyDelete
Well, north or the border we never believed that weapons of mass destruction existed. And like Debra, I am grateful that we were kept out of that war. But I feel sad at all the lives that were lost needlessly.ReplyDelete
Based all on bullshit and lies.ReplyDelete
Saddam was just a little blurp in the way of the USA
getting what IT wanted!
As Debra states - congratulations CANADA on not being bullied by
a bloody BUSH ( REPUBLICAN !!! and OIL!!).
Australia showing our dog waving tail under the leadership of
the Monarchist, John Howard, couldn't follow the Lord of Texas
fast enough - Shame on Australia!
I think Howard wanted to bring back the Bloody British Empire
of Queen Victoria times.
And look what we have there now!!!! Absolute anarchy and murder
galore!! Thanks Bush, Blair and Howard - a fucked up bloody mess!
Colin (Brisbane. Australia)
Yeah they conveniently forgot about how they said there was "weapons of mass destruction" when there was none. Just went on with the blindfold pretending they were in the right, pffft, all came down to greed. Fund the war machine and get oil. Saddam was only a little more of a threat than a camel, but they needed a bad guy.ReplyDelete
It was a tragic mistake, one we're still paying the price for.ReplyDelete
I think was all by power,ReplyDelete
And USA is not the exception
It´s a shame for that poor innocent people involved in this
It was about power, oil....a waste of human lives. The war to me didn't achieve anything. But then what do I know! The powers to be know.ReplyDelete
Totally unnecessary!ReplyDelete
Never should have happened.ReplyDelete
I didn't agree with it then, and I still don't agree with it now.ReplyDelete
no offense, Adam, but kinda a stupid question.. no war can be smart... you know that.... at least I hope so.... And it wasn't a war but a US hostile terrorist invasion of a sovereign country ... call it what it isReplyDelete
A monstrous cock-up. The vast majority of wars are stupid and unnecessary.ReplyDelete
Iraq was certainly one of them.


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All photos by René Kissien from Caprica-City. Thank you so much for letting me use them! I was going to pick the right picture to go with each answer, but truth be told, I don't have that kind of patience, so apart from the one where he's fiddling with the bottle, these are pretty much picked at random. He looks great in all of them, and that's all that matters.
James is introduced and comes in to much applause, smiling charmingly.
Thank you very much. This is a very.. I would say quaint gathering, thank you very much indeed for coming. And I've just literally hopped off the plane from London, um.. so I'm here to answer some questions. Whatever you'd like to kind of ask me, within the bounds of reason [laughter; he removes the scarf and places it on the table.] And if I can answer, I shall. It's my second time in Bonn, I thought I'd say, I was here earlier in the year for FedCon. It's a really beautiful city, and just as I was coming here, we heard the church bells ringing. It's a beautiful sunny day as we head into the winter. I imagine that you're all Battlestar aficionados but I don't know. And you've all made your way here. Is everyone here from Germany?
Voice from the audience: NO!
No? (laughter) Goodness me. So why don't I just open this up to the floor and try and answer your questions. I don't know where I'll place myself.. I might look more nonchalant standing here by this desk. (leans on the desk; laughter) So does anybody have a question at all? No? You all came here just to look at me? How disappointing, I'm very sorry. Who's gonna be the first? There aren't any prizes for the first person. But come on, ask me a question, I'll try and answer it if I can.
Always good at breaking the ice, and he seems completely at ease and relaxed in this setting. He's warm and friendly, and he gives very loqacious answers. I'm actually glad there weren't that many questions, because he gets to really elaborate on the questions he does get, and it's one of the best panels, if not THE best panel, ever.
The way he describes the day and the church bells makes me think, once again, about his attitude and personality. Some people are always complaining, while others see beauty wherever they go. It's an odd thing. I'm sure James has bad days and bad moods, but there's something positive about his general disposition, like he sees the world as a beautiful, fascinating place and the people in it as inherently good and ... well, fascinating as well. There are many instances of that in this panel. He just makes things and people sound so... interesting. I feel uplifted by it.
(Gotta love the scarf!)
Fan: I would like to ask you what do you remember about the first day and the last day on set?I'm amused that he stops to ponder on the meanings of the word "can" - and looks rather amused at the toilet connotation. Does the British humor rely heavily on toilet stuff? Kixxa tells me it does, but I do wonder about James. Hmm.
James: First and last day. Well, this has been um..chronicled, because I suppose it's like... the first day on set and I was the very first person to film on set. It was basically number Six and Gaius Baltar meeting each other for the first time in the story, where she comes into the house and we end up kissing. That was the first day. That's quite a memorable day. [laughter] If you remember, I was actually sat doing a television interview with this... I was sitting in my own house, and then the TV screens showed the interviewer. The funny thing about that was, the interviewer was actually in the next room behind me, not in a TV station (?) science. So she was being filmed on another camera while they were filming me. There was a discussion, I believe, into my role in developing methods of artificial intelligence.
The first day was really just um... just this thing where Tricia and I have this huge embrace and we end up kissing lots and lots. [laughter] And I think possibly, in a rather cynical way, they wanted that to be the very first thing, because they weren't particularly sure necessarily about me or Tricia. So it was like "le's get this in the can first of all" that's what they call it.. as in the film can. "Can" is also used colloquially as bathroom or toilet in England, but that's not what they meant. [laughter] They said "Let's get this in the can", and I think so that it could be hurried to the executives at either Sci Fi or NBC, so they can look at it and say...
They are very ruthless, these people, genuinely. If they don't like what they see, then you're out of a job. And there's no... it's like X Factor without laughs, or Pop Idol. It's just like "Hey, you - bye." By that stage already, cos I'd been involved... I'd had this before where somebody I was working with.. After about a week the producers and directors, they didn't like what they were seing, and it's a very... like I said, very cruel and ruthless. So whilst this person I knew was sacked, there were four people waiting in the hotel, to take that person's part. And I assumed that one of the reasons we filmed that thing first was because both myself and Tricia were unknown entities, quantities, for the network. And they wanted to check that that worked ,or tht scene really worked. I was just lucky that I was opposite Tricia, who's very beautiful and fantastic. I think that the people watching it were like, "Yeah, this works, ok." So we had some reprieve..
[leans on the table and tips over a glass] Oops! There's nothing in it, it's ok. [There's a bottle of mineral water next to the glass, and he finds it's already been opened] How am I gonna get... oh, it's been done already. [pours water into the glass.]
So that was the first day. Actually it took me several.. I dunno, about three weeks to actually get on Galactica. You know, the whole show is Galactica but our particular storyline, we didn't get on set, we were filming somewhere else. It was memorable in lots and lots of ways. The director Michael Rymer, who was with us all the way thru... was very bold. And because it was the first day there's a lot of tension, and there's a lot of... There were several people on set who were executives, and they kept on crowding in by the monitor, you know, checking. Basically at some point, the director Michael Rymer just said, "Can you guys let me frakking od my job and get lost?" It was quite brave, really, a lot of people wouldn' t have said that. So they disappeared and things became slightly easier.
This has been told lost of times, seriously, but I was very self-conscious getting undressed in front of all these people. And I asked the camera crew if they would be gentle with me and maybe not make fun of me when I got my clothes off, to which the cameraman replied, just seriously went, "Do you think anyone's looking at YOU?" (laughter) "You're in the room with Tricia. Doesn't matter what you do, you could be chopped liver, forget it, don't worry." Which was quite helpful. [laughter]
I don't think he's mentioned that thing about the interview in the first episode before. It's a nice addition, because I often feel like he skips that bit to get to the hot sex stuff (well, who wouldn't?) I started to think about the woman who played Kellen the journalist. She appears on screen at the same moment as Gaius, it's the first time we see Gaius Baltar, and that's a moment a lot of people in the world have seen. Yet I don't remember ever hearing what her name is or hearing anything about her. I should look her up. Hmm. She doesn't even seem to be listed as "Kellen". I guess it's Suleka Matthew? I'm impressed James still remembers her name.
I think I've already commented on the sex scenes as much as I can - I won't get into the donuts here - but just one more thing: I cannot imagine what BSG would be like if James wasn't Baltar and Tricia wasn't Six. Can you? Honestly, that sounds like some hellish parallel universe where everything is wrong.
I was wondering why I made a note of him being so natural about the glass and not being distracted by it. Maybe it's because, had it been me, I'd already be sooo nervous about talking in public, and the glass would have made me even more nervous. (Little things like that really put me off at work.) But he keeps acting like he's talking to friends in a relaxed setting, and this is one of the reasons why I love him so much.
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And we kinda jump, like Battlestar, I dunno, five years in the future, to the last day. The last day was terribly hectic and I think it was filmed until something like 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. Normally when you finish the season and you forget something, you can always go back and do little bits you haven't done before. But on the last night, nobody's was ever coming bak,so it was just finishing when you finish.It's interesting that they apparently filmed out of order, with the battle on BSG coming last. I'm not a huge fan of space battles, but there was something endearing about seeing James in army gear. There are certain types of clothes where he just looks... small and loveable. (L)! The big helmet was especially cute on him. Amusingly, Tricia looked much more at home in her army gear, maybe because she's more athletic and taller than James.
There was something like three units, that means there are three cameras on different stages. It was like being part of some big battle, because... While you were doing your scene, I'm waiting to do my scene, I'm like "when are you gonna do my scene?" Well you have to do the scene, Jamie's in your scene, and Jamie's on a sound stage over there, filming. There was trouble coordinating everybody together, people hanging around for ages. And we were all, as you've seen in the finale, everybody's in like fighting gear, everybody's got their guns and wahtever. You're just like... honestly felt like being in some battle. you stand there having a cigarette like that, and over the radio they go, "second unit! second unit!"I remember one man running up to me, pointing at me very.. "third unit, third unit, quickly quickly!" and just disappearing into the night. (laughter) And there were a lot of battles that we were filming, you could hear sporadic gunfire.
I think I got home at something like.. around 3 o'clock in the morning, I was gonna have a, you know, little drink or whatever.. and i remember ringing Jamie Bamber who's my close friend, and he was filming until something like 5:30 in the morning, he was very disappointed. He was like, [indignant voice] "Yeah, you go have your drink. You know some of us are still working!"[laughter]
And the last scene I filmed, actually, there's something slightly poetic about it but it was also with Tricia. Funnily enough, I don't actually think it actually made the cut. It's not in the final show. But it was her and me running around the corridor firing these huge guns at imaginary cylons. I think there was only like one chance to get it right and you can only rehearse so many times. Actually you may know, firing these guns is genuinely dangerous. You've got people who are armors who tell you what to do, but... if the magazine jams, these things are... they're called blanks, but they're like real bullet casings that can come out and hit you in the face and burn you. And there are so many ppl around firing guns that uh... I don't know, people were getting shells in the eyes... so that was the beginning and that was the end.
(applause) Any other questions?
The final days of shooting sound like a pretty chaotic experience - even if James described it as "frakking awesome" in the 08 Comic Con panel - and he doesn't sound all that emotional talking about it. Maybe it was one of those things where it just went so quickly, you had no time to process it until later.
The next question is about director Michael Rymer and what kind of techniques he used while filming.
We were terribly lucky to have this man lead us. I've worked with a lot of people over the years, and I'm not... I'm in a slightly difficult position to talk about it, because I am so partisan. I'm a fan of the show, but I'm also a big fan of Michael Rymer, a big fan. So I dunno. Just learned so much, and not just about film, but about the way that .. the way he manages people. He's very nonconfrontational. He always wants everybody's idea first of all before he'll tell his idea. He wants to hear what YOU think and what you want to do. If he likes it, he'll, he'll stand, he... He's someone who has the courage and the confidence to stand back. This is a big deal, because a lot of people don't have that courage or that confidence and they're constantly jumping [jumps forward] in and changing things, that can be quite difficult. This is somebody who's like, "Yeah, do what you want. If I don't like it I'll tell you." Very mild-mannered with a very good sense of humor. But like a lot of people out there, like the ... [he doesn't finish this thought]I don't really know enough about Rymer or film making to really comment on this very much. However, I always love hearing James praise other people, because it brings out his warmth so much. He seems excited to get to talk about Rymer. And I like that he can appreciate spirituality and mentions it as a positive quality (that will come out more later in the panel). It makes me feel like he might appreciate mine as well.
Making the show was a gentle experience, it wasn't a hard experience. He's a very nice man who wants the best out of everybody and the best FOR everybody, so I was.. also as well... He would give everybody a chance to do their thing. Occasionally, for example... say you were trying to work out a scene that's going to be a big scene and you didn't quite know what he was going to go. A lot of directors then would be like, "Well, I don't know.. how much time have I got [pretends to look at watch] I have to get this thing in the can. It's just about getting it shot. So you're the guy talking. Right. It's gonna be on you first of all, right, that's it." You understand, even though you do this for a living, that's quite a lot of pressure for somebody, and sometimes if there's too much pressure, you can't do the thing you need to do.
So occasionally I would say... [?] how we're filming this, Michael would put the camera at the back of people, like make it move back. I'd say what for, what are you filming.. He went,"What I'm doing is... this will give me a great cutting point at any point during the scene, but it will also allow you as the actor to get your confidence up. By the time you're cooking? with gas, then I can come around and be on your face." That's a rather marvellous technique, but a lot of people I don't think would have the confidence to do that, because they'd spend five or ten minutes shooting people's backs to see the room, and there'd be a lot of people in the studio going, "Sorry, what the hell is this man doing? He's just giving us lots of people's backs." I suppose I'm delving into the tricks of the trade there, but.. He also said, you know, sometimes that'll give him leeway to see where he wants the angel of the picture to be.
And in my.. I dunno how many years I've been acting now, I think it's like over 12 or 15 years, but one of the .. one of the most generous men, like from the second week on, the whole cast spent most of their time at his house. And it was one dinner party after a cocktail party after.. So in some way he was the person who galvanized the family together. I just remember, my experience is like, when you've done the day's filming, everybody's off on their separate little trip(?). I've rarely been invited into the director's house to discuss what we're doing. Rarely. This was something that happened for five years. And.. that's a pretty special connection. So that then.. I'm a firm believer that actually anybody can act, really, anybody. But you have to feel comfortable, you have to feel confident enough to do that thing. He's somebody who really did make us feel comfortable and confident enough to give it our all.
And I suppose, you know, different things.. he's Australian, he's not American, so he's got a you know, a different... When things got a bit gung ho and a bit like you know, "Let's go!" whatever, Michael would always step back in that, slightly. In a way that I think if you were American, you'd be gunning for it! "No, that's... I'm not sure about that. I'm not sure that's the.. um... " in the sense that he's got a healthy dose of cyniscism, he's not totally... what's the word, your party man or your party line.
And another thing he did, which I think they really liked, although I think they found it tough at the time, was that he'd embroider(?) ideas they gave him. Most people just wanna shoot what they've got, that's it, you know, what have I got on the page? Right. He would always be looking into... where'd the idea come from? How can I make the idea slightly more interesting? "You know, it says this but what if you did that? You come into the room, you're already.. you're already upset." Just little ideas that would then elevate the material. I believe actually his wife, Loretta, was the person - she and Eddie - that come to that song that we used at the beginning of the show, the Gayatri mantra. He's an informed.. spiritual... enlightened individual. An absolute privilege working with.
I just have to return to his Battlestar yearbook entry where he wrote about Rymer in a teasing way that, I suspect, he reserves only for people he knows well and who truly get his humor:
Four years passed pretty peacably - although the Hiring of Mike "Boomerang" No reason or Rymer - threatened to sink the whole project down the crapper - For a start no one could understand a word the man said - Think Crocodile Dundee meets Orson Welles - then double it. Luckily his hold over the proceedings was only slight - and when they made him a producer - he disappeared altogether - which seems to be a running theme in this particular line of work.:D :D What can I add to that?
James: Let's just talk about sex, shall we? [laughter] Any other questions? Cos like we've got 90 minutes. I could tell a joke, but uh...Heee! I'm not sure if James is so much flattered as amused at the comment. I'm a bit curious about him in this respect. Does he, in fact, realize he's drop dead gorgeous but tries to keep himself humble? Or does he genuinely have such a negative body image and self image that he thinks he's pretty bad looking? As for the fan's comment: I SECOND, with a great big Gaius hand raise. Sexy professor charm! *droools* (I wouldn't necessarily have stood up and said that to his face, but then I'm posting it in public where he may read it anytime - so I guess I can't judge.) And he did say "Let's just talk about sex", so it's all his fault if the fans' minds are in the gutter now. ;)
Fan: Hello, James.
James: Hi.
Fan: I don't have a question, but I'd like to say that you're looking frakking gorgeous tonight and that's already worth coming.
James: That's really sweet, and I believe that there is an eye doctor somewhere in the hotel. You can get... (laughter) And your head tested as well afterwards. That is very sweet, thank you.
Um.... this IS the Battlestar Galactica event, right? Not Stargate? (laughter) I have come to the right place, have I? I'm just checking, just checking.
Asked about the lack of goodbye scene between Laura Roslin and Gaius Baltar. "How would you picture such a goodbye scene between Laura and Gaius?"
You know, it's a fascinating.. I've never thought of that before. I think that it would have been a goobye with no words, I think, essentially. There's something that these... we were so lucky the writing on the show was so brilliant, and a lot of the writing isn't just writing lines, it's writing the things you don't say. Several points that.. "Gaius can't reply", "Gaius doesn't know what to say", "Laura wants to say something but doesn't". And I'm thinking now that there was a big deal of things like when Gaeta was going up before the firing squad, there was a thing where I said to him about, "I know who you are." I think this was important for everyone on the show, there's a kind of recognition about "I know who you are", or "I know what you're about". And I don't think, given their history, that there would be any words. It would be a look in the eye... And that look in the eye would say so many things. On some level it'd be like "Go, go do whatever you're going to do." And the fact that we can look at each other means on some level that we wish each other no harm. We've gone thru so much together.
It's a slightly one-sided thing because I think Gaius really had um... Gaius appreciated Laura, Gaius found Laura attractive and briliant and honest, and she was everything that he could never be. And this is something I tried to bring, I suppose, to the character, that he could see it. It wasn't that he hated it, he could see it. But given the kind of character Gaius was, it's not necessarily something she could see in him. So it's like one of the those things, a love-hate relatioship, I think on some level he really loved her and she really hated him. (laughter) Like I said, if there had been a goodbye, they wouldn't have tainted it with words. She's too clever. He, Gaius, might have tried to say something... inappropriate or wrong.. but Laura was a really classy lady, and she wouldn't have needed to say anything. A look, a nod... and then goodbye. That's all.
This is a beautiful answer, and that's how I picture Laura and Gaius' goodbye as well. Again, James sounds very warm talking about it. I love the idea of "I know who you are" as a running theme between the characters. They know each other; humanity has dwindled to very little, and the same people have been stuck together for some years now; everybody knows each other, and maybe it's a bad thing in some ways, but there's also a recognition, an integrity about it. You can see the others' humanity when you know them.
It's interesting how much respect James has for Laura Roslin, and I imagine it also has something to do with his respect and admiration for Mary McDonnell. I personally found Laura's position as the main character annoying sometimes, by the end, because she would do horrible things and yet people would hail her as a heroine. But I'm not saying I disrespect the character in general; she was smart, she was classy, and there would probably have been a really awesome goodbye scene, had they thought to make one. I'd rather have Baltar and Six back together, of course, but it would have been nice to have that too.
The next question is about whether James watches the show. The fan had had seen somewhere that Eddie and Mary do not.
James: They didn't watch the show?
Fan: Yeah.
James: Not true. [laughter] No. I can tell you right now that's not true.
Fan: Okay.
James: I know for sure it's not true about Eddie. Because, I mean, Eddie used to come to me and say, [eddie voice] Have you seen the rushes? [/eddie voice] The rushes are what you.. when you just filmed something, that's called.., before it's processed, before they make the sound and everything, the stuff just out of the film cam... Although it's not a film camera.. by the first season we were shooting on digital video, HD, but the rushes are the thing that gets processed. So Eddie was always like, "Have you seen the rushes?" And I said, "I haven't actually watched anything, no." [ev] "I watch everything. [laughter] Everything. So should you." [/ev] And.. yeah, when I hear Eddie hasn't watched the show, it's not true and not real.
Maybe Mary hadn't, or I don't know about Mary. I find... I was just in London a few days ago, and um... I just come home from dropping one of my kids at school, and I turned in the new.. I had just gotten satellite television for the first time, been away from it... [something seems to happen off camera] Thank you. Thank you very much. [laughter] Don't try this at home.
I just got satellite TV, been away from it five years in Canada, getting back to London and getting all the stuff... Flicking through channels, and there's Battlestar Galactica... for me gen.. I couldn't work out what episode, what season, what was.. you know, in the sense of being involved with so much product and so much stuff. I knew it was our show and not the sone from the 70's. [laughter] Other than that, it was like.. do I appear in this one? Do I have a lot to say? I can't really remember.. Yeah, but they did, or they will. I'll send Mary the box set on your behalf.
I love how he makes the most Eddie face while doing the Eddie voice. It's uncanny. He nods his head, looking entirely serious, and he really does look like Edward James Olmos for a moment. It's weird how he can do that.
It's odd to think of how little he can tell the different episodes and seasons apart. The interviews show that he's seen the episodes when they first come out, and he remembers Baltar's storylines well - because he lived through them - but it seems like the fans have more of an idea about what happened in which episode/season. It's interesting that being inside the thing actually makes you less exact about this type of thing. (He proves this later on by not remembering what episode the nuked Earth was in, "but it was the end of one season".) Or maybe he's just a scatter-brained professor. We can never fully discount that possibility.
The next question is about his future projects. I already transcribed most of this for the original con post:
I've been involved in something in England, a pilot... [Meet Pursuit Delange] It's a rather difficult thing to describe. It was a comedy and it was very risqué, very very risqué. So risqué that the pilot possibly won't be made, but now, people are interested perhaps in a movie that will be less risqué. Do you understand risqué? Essentially risqué is rude.. I think, essentially, rude or crude, or both. I play this guy who was a wannabe, he wanted to be involved in the media in some way. And he's very naïve and a bit... sweet, like a nice guy, sweet, but he gets... he meets up with an old school friend who never was actually his friend at school. And the old school firend is really mean, really nasty. So it's like a duo between myself who was like Bambi and my friend who was like Satan. (laughter) It was very funny to do.
Since then, actually, I've just done a film in London called Re-Uniting the Rubins. Which is about a family, the Rubins family, who haven't spoken to each other in fifteen years. And because of a course of events, they were thrown together. It's kind of a bittersweet comedy. Do you have, in Germany, do you have a show like The Apprentice... so you've got your own Donald Trump? A German version of Donald Trump? -You don't? You just get Donald Trump? Well, in England we have this guy called Alan Sugar, who runs The Apprentice. And he's um... terribly successful businessman but started from very humble beginnings. And the character that I played in this film is.. wants to be a business magnate, and is actually rather... I dunno, unpleasant, naïve..There's just been something on the news about what I was doing on the film... Which I didn't... when I got the script, I was... It's true, and that's on the news at ten.
There's all this mining going on in Africa for [ore?] that ends up in our mobile phones. Do you know about this? Some of you do. You go to the top of the class, the people who do. [laughs] Anyway, there's all this stuff that it's a huge conflict in the sense of the mobiles... Mobile or cell phones are a multi-billion dollar industry and business. We're all slaves to being on the mobile phone. But it's causing wars and havoc in Africa where people are being paid nothing. They spend their whole lives mining this stuff out of the Earth. And that's something that I was doing in the film. I was very unscrupulous. So that was that.
I didn't actually know that. So I guess I go to the back of the class. *blushes* Meet Pursuit Delange sounds awesome - James is NOT the bad guy? This should be a great change to his roles lately. When he described it was gross earlier, I wasn't sure if I'd like it, and I'm still not sure. It sounds very hit or miss. But I'm still eager to see it. I'm trying to think back of his roles, if he had any that were just "nice guy", and I guess he was as Tom and the Wolf, but not in so many others. Most of his TV and film roles have been somewhat menacing - Gaius is actually from the nicer end of the scale, considering crazy cult leader Mason Duryea or Haman the anti-Semitic mass murderer.
Re-Uniting the Rubins sounds pretty cool too. This sounds more like a "baddie" role, but not one he's done before. His role in Going Wrong was a sort of business man, but he was also dealing drugs and other shady stuff. Unless Danny Rubins does that, this might be a different thing. There's a family angle, which certainly isn't very common in his work. I can't remember him doing many roles where he even had a mother or father or sibling. In fact, have there been any? *muses* There may not have been.
Granted, I might actually hate these projects when they come out, so I won't say too much about how awesome they are, but we'll see. Sounds promising and slightly different to what he's been doing.
And uh, possibly some other stuff... Until I've actually got the job, until I'm actually on the set, I don't really like to talk about it, because our industry is so up and down. I have been called out before going, "You'll see me in this." And it doesn't really happen. So we'll see, watch this space.
I wish he weren't quite so secretive, but it's certainly a job where there are no certainties (pun unintended but I'm leaving it), and after getting to translate only 40 pages of a book myself - after bragging to everyone I know about translating a book - I can see where he's coming from. Things can change, and more often than not, they do.
To be continued...
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I am starting to get my head around building applications for Microsoft Office / PowerPoint, and this can be done easier on a Windows machine, so I am now pretty much all day working in a Microsoft environment on Apple hardware. (Don't worry, the result of the effort will run on Windows and Mac).
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The only issue for me is to get the Apple keyboard and mouse properly integrated with the workflow (scroll directions, knowing where certain keys are, and getting used to the difference between CMD and CTRL). (And... the Logic Pro X music software does not run on Windows).
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Reply #705 on:
January 26, 2015, 04:32:47 AM »
Questioner: I have been moving from place to place investigating the various Yogas available for
practice and I could not decide which will suit me best. I should be thankful for some competent
advice. At present, as a result of all this searching, I am just tired of the idea of finding truth. It
seems to me, both unnecessary and troublesome. Life is enjoyable as it is and I see no purpose in
improving on it.
Maharaj: You are welcome to stay in your contentment, but can you? Youth, vigour, money -- all
will pass away sooner than you expect. Sorrow, shunned so far, will pursue you. If you want to be
beyond suffering, you must meet it half way and embrace it. Relinquish your habits and addictions,
live a simple and sober life, don't hurt a living being; this is the foundation of Yoga. To find reality
you must be real in the smallest daily action; there can be no deceit in the search for truth. You say
you find your life enjoyable. Maybe it is -- at present. But who enjoys it?
Q: I confess I do not know the enjoyer nor the enjoyed. I only know the enjoyment.
M: Quite right. But enjoyment is a state of mind -- it comes and goes. Its very impermanence
makes it perceivable. You cannot be conscious of what does not change. All consciousness is
consciousness of change. But the very perception of change -- does it not necessitate a changeless
Q: Not at all. The memory of the last state -- compared to the actuality of the present state gives
the experience of change.
M: Between the remembered and the actual there is a basic difference which can be observed
from moment to moment. At no point of time is the actual the remembered. Between the two there
is a difference in kind, not merely in intensity. The actual is unmistakably so. By no effort of will or
imagination can you interchange the two. Now, what is it that gives this unique quality to the actual?
Q: The actual is real, while there is a good deal of uncertainty about the remembered.
M: Quite so, but why? A moment back the remembered was actual, in a moment the actual will be
the remembered. What makes the actual unique? Obviously, it is your sense of being present. In
memory and anticipation there is a clear feeling that it is a mental state under observation, while in
the actual the feeling is primarily of being present and aware.
Q: Yes I can see. It is awareness that makes the difference between the actual and the
remembered. One thinks of the past or the future, but one is present in the now.
M: Wherever you go, the sense of here and now you carry with you all the time. It means that you
are independent of space and time, that space and time are in you, not you in them. It is your selfidentification
with the body, which, of course, is limited in space and time, that gives you the feeling
of finiteness. In reality you are infinite and eternal.
Q: This infinite and eternal self of mine, how am I to know it?
M: The self you want to know, is it some second self? Are you made of several selves? Surely,
there is only one self and you are that self. The self you are is the only self there is. Remove and
abandon your wrong ideas about yourself and there it is, in all its glory. It is only your mind that
prevents self-knowledge.
Q: How am I to be rid of the mind? And is life without mind at all possible on the human level?
M: There is no such thing as mind. There are ideas and some of them are wrong. Abandon the
wrong ideas, for they are false and obstruct your vision of yourself.
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January 27, 2015, 02:52:22 AM »
Q: Is there not a state of absolute perfection which does not decay?
M: Whatever has a beginning must have an end. In the timeless all is perfect, here and now.
Q: But shall we reach the timeless in due course?
M: In due course we shall come back to the starting point. Time cannot take us out of time, as
space cannot take us out of space. All you get by waiting is more waiting. Absolute perfection is
here and now, not in some future, near or far. The secret is in action -- here and now. It is your
behaviour that blinds you to yourself. Disregard whatever you think yourself to be and act as if you
were absolutely perfect -- whatever your idea of perfection may be. All you need is courage.
Q: Where do I find such courage?
M: In yourself, of course. Look within.
Q: Your grace will help.
M: My grace is telling you now: look within. All you need you have. Use it. Behave as best you
know, do what you think you should. Don't be afraid of mistakes; you can always correct them, only
intentions matter. The shape things take is not within your power; the motives of your actions are.
Q: How can action born from imperfection lead to perfection?
M: Action does not lead to perfection; perfection is expressed in action. As long as you judge
yourself by your expressions give them utmost attention; when you realise your own being your
behaviour will be perfect -- spontaneously.
Q: If I am timelessly perfect, then why was I born at all? What is the purpose of this life?
M: It is like asking: what does it profit gold to be made into an ornament? The ornament gets the
colour and the beauty of gold; gold is not enriched. Similarly, reality expressed in action makes the
action meaningful and beautiful.
Q: What does the real gain through its expressions?
M: What can it gain? Nothing whatsoever. But it is in the nature of love to express itself, to affirm
itself, to overcome difficulties. Once you have understood that the world is love in action, you will
look at it quite differently. But first your attitude to suffering must change. Suffering is primarily a call
for attention, which itself is a movement of love. More than happiness, love wants growth, the
widening and deepening of consciousness and being. Whatever prevents becomes a cause of pain,
and love does not shirk from pain. Sattva, the energy that works for righteousness and orderly
development, must not be thwarted. When obstructed it turns against itself and becomes
destructive. Whenever love is withheld and suffering allowed to spread, war becomes inevitable.
Our indifference to our neighbour?s sorrow brings suffering to our door
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Reply #707 on:
January 28, 2015, 02:32:45 AM »
Questioner: There are so many theories about the nature of man and universe. The creation
theory, the illusion theory, the dream theory -- any number of them. Which is true?
Maharaj: All are true, all are false. You can pick up whichever you like best.
Q: You seem to favour the dream theory.
M: These are all ways of putting words together. Some favour one way, some favour another.
Theories are neither right nor wrong. They are attempts at explaining the inexplicable. It is not the
theory that matters, but the way it is being tested. It is the testing of the theory that makes it fruitful.
Experiment with any theory you like -- if you are truly earnest and honest, the attainment of reality
will be yours. As a living being you are caught in an untenable and painful situation and you are
seeking a way out. You are being offered several plans of your prison, none quite true. But they all
are of some value, only if you are in dead earnest. It is the earnestness that liberates and not the
Q: Theory may be misleading and earnestness -- blind.
M: Your sincerity will guide you. Devotion to the goal of freedom and perfection will make you
abandon all theories and systems and live by wisdom, intelligence and active love. Theories may be
good as starting points, but must be abandoned, the sooner -- the better.
Q: There is a Yogi who says that for realisation the eightfold Yoga is not necessary; that will-power
alone will do. It is enough to concentrate on the goal with full confidence in the power of pure will to
obtain effortlessly and quickly what others take decades to achieve.
M: Concentration, full confidence, pure will! With such assets no wonder one attains in no time.
This Yoga of will is all right for the mature seeker, who has shed all desires but one. After all, what
is will but steadiness of heart and mind. Given such steadfastness all can be achieved.
Q: I feel the Yogi did not mean mere steadiness of purpose, resulting in ceaseless pursuit and
application. He meant that with will fixed on the goal no pursuit or application are needed. The mere
fact of willing attracts its object.
M: Whatever name you give it: will, or steady purpose, or one-pointedness of the mind, you come
back to earnestness, sincerity, honesty. When you are in dead earnest, you bend every incident,
every second of your life to your purpose. You do not waste time and energy on other things. You
are totally dedicated, call it will, or love, or plain honesty. We are complex beings, at war within and
without. We contradict ourselves all the time, undoing today the work of yesterday. No wonder we
are stuck. A little of integrity would make a lot of difference.
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Reply #708 on:
January 29, 2015, 11:58:01 PM »
Q: How do I come to know that my experience is universal?
M: At the end of your meditation all is known directly, no proofs whatsoever are required. Just as
every drop of the ocean carries the taste of the ocean, so does every moment carry the taste of
eternity. Definitions and descriptions have their place as useful incentives for further search, but you
must go beyond them into what is undefinable and indescribable, except in negative terms.
After all, even universality and eternity are mere concepts, the opposites of being place and timebound.
Reality is not a concept, nor the manifestation of a concept. It has nothing to do with
concepts. Concern yourself with your mind, remove its distortions and impurities. Once you had the
taste of your own self, you will find it everywhere and at all times. Therefore, it is so important that
you should come to it. Once you know it, you will never lose it.
But you must give yourself the opportunity through intensive, even arduous meditation.
Q: What exactly do you want me to do?
M: Give your heart and mind to brooding over the 'I am', what is it, how is it, what is its source, its
life, its meaning. It is very much like digging a well. You reject all that is not water, till you reach the
life-giving spring.
Q: How shall I know that I am moving in the right direction?
M: By your progress in intentness, in clarity and devotion to the task.
Q: We, Europeans, find it very difficult to keep quiet. The world is too much with us.
M: Oh, no, you are dreamers too. We differ only in the contents of our dreams. You are after
perfection -- in the future. We are intent on finding it -- in the now. The limited only is perfectible.
The unlimited is already perfect. You are perfect, only you don't know it. Learn to know yourself and
you will discover wonders.
All you need is already within you, only you must approach your self with reverence and love. Selfcondemnation
and self-distrust are grievous errors. Your constant flight from pain and search for
pleasure is a sign of love you bear for your self, all I plead with you is this: make love of your self
perfect. Deny yourself nothing -- glue your self infinity and eternity and discover that you do not
need them; you are beyond.
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Re: Quotes of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Reply #709 on:
January 30, 2015, 10:01:34 PM »
Abandon false ideas, that is all.
There is no need of true ideas.
There aren't any.
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February 02, 2015, 12:35:36 AM »
Q: Who are the people in this room? Are they your disciples?
M: Ask them. It is not on the verbal level that one becomes a disciple, but in the silent depths of
one?s being. You do not become a disciple by choice; it is more a matter of destiny than self-will. It
does not matter much who is the teacher -- they all wish you well. It is the disciple that matters -- his
honesty and earnestness. The right disciple will always find the right teacher.
Q: I can see the beauty and feel the blessedness of a life devoted to search for truth under a
competent and loving teacher. Unfortunately, we have to return to England.
M: Distance does not matter. If your desires are strong and true, they will mould your life for their
fulfilment. Sow you seed and leave it to the seasons.
Q: What are the signs of progress in spiritual life?
M: Freedom from anxiety; a sense of ease and joy; deep peace within and abundant energy
Q: How did you get it?
M: I found it all in the holy presence of my Guru -- I did nothing on my own. He told me to be quiet
-- and I did it -- as much as I could.
Q: Is your presence as powerful as his?
M: How am I to know? For me -- his is the only presence. If you are with me, you are with him.
Q: Each Guru will refer me to his own Guru. Where is the starting point?
M: There is a power in the universe working for enlightenment -- and liberation. We call it
Sadashiva, who is ever present in the hearts of men. It is the unifying factor. Unity -- liberates.
Freedom -- unites. Ultimately nothing is mine or yours -- everything is ours. Just be one with
yourself and you will be one with all, at home in the entire universe.
Q: You mean to say that all these glories will come with the mere dwelling on the feeling 'I am'?
M: It is the simple that is certain, not the complicated. Somehow, people do not trust the simple, the
easy, the always available. Why not give an honest trial to what I say? It may look very small and
insignificant, but it is like a seed that grows into a mighty tree. Give yourself a chance!
Q: I see so many people sitting here -- quietly. What for have they come?
M: To meet themselves. At home the world is too much with them. Here nothing disturbs them;
they have a chance to take leave of their daily worries and contact the essential in themselves.
Q: What is the course of training in self-awareness?
M: There is no need of training. Awareness is always with you. The same attention that you give to
the outer, you turn to the inner. No new, or special kind of awareness is needed.
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Reply #711 on:
February 04, 2015, 03:40:39 AM »
There is a way out within easy reach, not a conversion to another set of ideas,
but a liberation from all ideas and patterns of living.
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February 05, 2015, 02:58:10 AM »
Maharaj: The seeker is he who is in search of himself. Soon he discovers that his own body he
cannot be. Once the conviction: 'I am not the body' becomes so well grounded that he can no
longer feel, think and act for and on behalf of the body, he will easily discover that he is the
universal being, knowing, acting, that in him and through him the entire universe is real, conscious
and active. This is the heart of the problem. Either you are body-conscious and a slave of
circumstances, or you are the universal consciousness itself -- and in full control of every event.
Yet consciousness, individual or universal, is not my true abode; I am not in it, it is not mine, there is
no 'me' in it. I am beyond, though it is not easy to explain how one can be neither conscious, nor
unconscious, but just beyond. I cannot say that I am in God or I am God; God is the universal light
and love, the universal witness: I am beyond the universal even.
Questioner: In that case you are without name and shape. What kind of being have you?
M: I am what I am, neither with form nor formless, neither conscious nor unconscious. I am outside
all these categories.
Q: You are taking the neti-neti (not this, not this) approach.
M: You cannot find me by mere denial. I am as well everything, as nothing. Nor both, nor either.
These definitions apply to the Lord of the Universe, not to me.
Q: Do you intend to convey that you are just nothing.
M: Oh, no! I am complete and perfect. I am the beingness of being, the knowingness of knowing,
the fullness of happiness. You cannot reduce me to emptiness!
Q: If you are beyond words, what shall we talk about? Metaphysically speaking, what you say
holds together; there is no inner contradiction. But there is no food for me in what you say. It is so
completely beyond my urgent needs. When I ask for bread, you are giving jewels. They are
beautiful, no doubt, but I am hungry.
M: It is not so. I am offering you exactly what you need -- awakening. You are not hungry and you need no bread.
You need cessation, relinquishing, disentanglement. What you believe you need is
not what you need. Your real need I know, not you. You need to return to the state in which I am --
your natural state. Anything else you may think of is an illusion and an obstacle. Believe me, you
need nothing except to be what you are. You imagine you will increase your value by acquisition. It
is like gold imagining that an addition of copper will improve it. Elimination and purification,
renunciation of all that is foreign to your nature is enough. All else is vanity.
Q: It is easier said than done. A man comes to you with stomach-ache and you advise him to
disgorge his stomach. Of course, without the mind there will be no problems. But the mind is there
-- most tangibly.
M: It is the mind that tells you that the mind is there. Don't be deceived. All the endless arguments
about the mind are produced by the mind itself, for its own protection, continuation and expansion. It
is the blank refusal to consider the convolutions and convulsions of the mind that can take you
beyond it.
Q: Sir, I am an humble seeker, while you are the Supreme Reality itself. Now the seeker
approaches the Supreme in order to be enlightened. What does the Supreme do?
M: Listen to what I keep on telling you and do not move away from it. Think of it all the time and of
nothing else. Having reached that far, abandon all thoughts, not only of the world, but of yourself
also. Stay beyond all thoughts, in silent being-awareness. It is not progress, for what you come to is
already there in you, waiting for you.
Q: So you say I should try to stop thinking and stay steady in the idea: 'I am'.
M: Yes, and whatever thoughts come to you in connection with the 'I am', empty them of all
meaning, pay them no attention.
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Reply #713 on:
February 07, 2015, 08:13:47 PM »
The meaning of the centrally important part of the Upanishads is:
'Have no expectation.'
That is the greatest mystery.
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February 08, 2015, 11:10:21 PM »
Maharaj: If you sit here quietly, being one with the knowledge "I Am", then you are not concerned
with the world or what goes on in the world. It is only when the consciousness starts operating and
there are various movements in the consciousness that the behavior in the world takes place. When I
am not conscious of the existence of the body, experiences are not registered.
Just as the universe is contained in consciousness, so too this physical body is merely an
appearance in consciousness, perceived and cognized by consciousness. No amount of effort can
make you understand this; only the deepest apperception of this in consciousness will make that
experience happen by itself.
Anyone in that condition, where the consciousness is present but the registration of the
existence of the body is not, even in that state the conditions in the body change constantly. All of
this is an appearance in consciousness; therefore, consciousness has to suffer all of the changing
In that state any number of events happen, but all that is really happening is a total functioning
against the background of this void which, in reality, is really consciousness. There is no separate
identity; what IS is this consciousness, apart from that no one can exist.
When you are very quiet, you have arrived at the basis of everything. That is the deep, dark
blue state in which there are millions of stars and planets. When you are in that state, you have no
awareness of your existence.
Questioner: If the consciousness in all the different forms is identical, then why do thoughts and
actions differ from one human being to another?
Maharaj: The thoughts and actions belong to the body-mind and the body-mind is the essence of
the five elements. The nature of the form depends on the various degrees of the five elements and
the three gunas. The thoughts and deeds depend on the conditioning received right from the time
the consciousness is there. Without the consciousness, there would be only dead forms.
Consciousness and the body are kept in working condition by the food and medicine that we
imbibe. In each form the thoughts, words, and deeds depend not only on the conditioning the form
has received after it has been created; but they depend on even earlier conditioning at the time of
conception. The consciousness was latent in that birth chemical.
How amusing it is that one identifies with the body. How long have you been following
Q: For forty years. I was following the 'Who am I' of Ramana Maharshi, and 1 have read the book
of Maharaj's teachings.
M: So far, so good. What do you understand about your own Self? What are you?
Q: Consciousness.
M: The Ultimate is prior to any experience. 'I Amness' is the beginning of experience. On the
Ultimate there appeared this knowingness, and the question arose, 'Who or what am I?' That
feeling of being is not colored by form. It is just a feeling of being, of 'I Amness'. That was the first
Q: This is Maya.
M: Because you don't get the answer to 'Who am I,' you give the reply that this is Maya. You
cannot catch it by a reply. With what do you identify?
Q: I am the Brahman.
M: This is not your direct experience. You are just repeating what you have read or heard. What do
you think you are?
Q: I have experienced....
M: The experience can be there when the 'I Amness' is there, but prior to this experience 'I Am',
what was the state?
Q: I do not know.
M: I am talking to you because you have the wisdom to understand.
Q: Can I stop this 'I Amness' and be before the 'I Amness'?
M: What natural processes can you stop? Everything is spontaneous. Presently you are in the
consciousness, which is stirring, vibrant. Don't think you are something separate from this stirring,
vibrant consciousness. You are part of the play of this consciousness. You, the consciousness, are
the product of the food consumed.
At the level of active consciousness, which is Self, and which is in activity, there cannot be
identity of a body.
Q: How can I be convinced of this?
M: When you remain still in your Self, then you receive the conviction. You stay in quietude.
From Consciousness and Absolute
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February 10, 2015, 10:24:45 PM »
Q: What is death?
M: Death is also a hearsay. Have you experienced death? Having followed the course of
spirituality, you have come to the end of personality and there is no more human being. There is
only impersonal consciousness. In this realm of consciousness all that is going on is dynamic
playfulness, a process of functioning. There is no differentiation in this process as to a person, an
entity, a community, a creed, a religion.
In the flash of your consciousness, all this play is going on. The play will come to an end.
Questioner: In pursuing what Maharaj says, the result may be a type of behavior which will be
considered peculiar in the world.
Maharaj: Whose behavior? And considered peculiar by whom? All that IS is the essence of the
five elements. By this aperception, the nature of the five elements is not going to change. The
essence of the five elements is this momentary sense of presence, as compared to eternity.
You come here with a sense of love and regard for me, and you will benefit to the extent of
how you perceive me. If you continue to see me as an individual, that will be the extent of your
benefits; if you see me as I see myself, and as I see you, that will be the further measure of your
benefits. The real state is that state which was prior to the arrival of consciousness. Very few will
have reached that state. Most of you will not want to go beyond identification with an entity or a
This identification, which has been changing from infancy to your present state, and which will
continue to change in the course of time, is purely seasonal.
You identify with the body on the strength of hearsay. Your parents told you that you were
born on a certain date, and that this body is what you are. So, based on hearsay, you formed your
identity with a certain image. You may think that now you have become jnanis and that you know
your identity very well, but most often this is a case of sensory deception. Whatever your image of
yourself, it is nothing but a concept.
Just understand what you are, and carry on your daily life to the best of your ability.
Q: Is daily puja (worship) being observed here?
M: Yes. Here the worshipper is the consciousness, and the object of worship is also the
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February 12, 2015, 11:48:06 PM »
Q: What does it mean to know myself? By knowing myself what exactly do I come to know?
M: All that you are not.
Q: And not what I am?
M: What you are, you already are. By knowing what you are not, you are free of it and remain in
your own natural state. It all happens quite spontaneously and effortlessly.
Q: And what do I discover?
M: You discover that there is nothing to discover. You are what you are and that is all.
Q: I do not understand!
M: It is your fixed idea that you must be something or other, that blinds you.
Q: How can I get rid of this idea?
M: If you trust me, believe when I tell you that you are the pure awareness that illuminates
consciousness and its infinite content. Realise this and live accordingly. If you do not believe me,
then go within, enquiring 'What an I'? or, focus your mind on 'I am', which is pure and simple being.
Q: On what my faith in you depends?
M: On your insight into other people's hearts. If you cannot look into my heart, look into your own.
Q: I can do neither.
M: Purify yourself by a well-ordered and useful life. Watch over your thoughts, feelings, words and
actions. This will clear your vision.
Q: Must I not renounce every thing first, and live a homeless life?
M: You cannot renounce. You may leave your home and give trouble to your family, but
attachments are in the mind and will not leave you until you know your mind in and out. First thing
first -- know yourself, all else will come with it.
Q: But you already told me that I am the Supreme Reality. Is it not self-knowledge?
M: Of course you are the Supreme Reality! But what of it? Every grain of sand is God; to know it is
important, but that is only the beginning.
Q: Well, you told me that I am the Supreme Reality. I believe you. What next is there for me to do?
M: I told you already. Discover all you are not. Body, feelings, thoughts, ideas, time, space, being
and not-being, this or that -- nothing concrete or abstract you can point out to is you. A mere verbal
statement will not do -- you may repeat a formula endlessly without any result whatsoever. You
must watch your-self continuously -- particularly your mind -- moment by moment, missing nothing.
This witnessing is essential for the separation of the self from the not-self.
Q: The witnessing -- is it not my real nature?
M: For witnessing, there must be something else to witness. We are still in duality!
Q: What about witnessing the witness? Awareness of awareness?
M: Putting words together will not take you far. Go within and discover what you are not. Nothing
else matters.
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Reply #717 on:
February 21, 2015, 11:17:54 PM »
Yes, you, the Absolute are neither one nor two.
But you are prior to both.
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February 22, 2015, 11:43:29 PM »
To refer to the sense of being as 'one' is not quite correct.
Since in this state only the sense of being prevails,
where is the need to say even 'one'?
When one looks into one's self,
that is when one abides in the self,
then there is 'none'.
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March 01, 2015, 05:33:18 PM »
That which is not percieved is Reality.
Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj
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As a preparation for the Turing computation properties of the chemical concrete machine, in this post I shall explain what multipliers and co-multipliers are.
Basically, multipliers and co-multipliers are molecules which self-multiply. More precisely, in the next figure we see the definition of those:
Here and are molecules from the formalism of the chemical concrete machine and and are labels. The blue arrow means any chemical reaction which is allowed.
Question: by close examination of the previous posts on graphic lambda calculus, can you identify any multiplier? or co-multiplier?
If not, then be patient, because in a future post I shall give plenty examples of those, especially connected with logic.
Further, we shall see that zippers, introduced in Chemical concret machine, detailed (III) , multiply in a very graphic way, kind of like what happens with the DNA of a cell when it divides. Let's see.
We want to know if a zipper can be a multiplier. In the following figure we see what happens in the presence of DIST enzymes:
The reaction continues:
Now, the zipper multiplied into two zippers, but they are still connected. We need more information about and . Remark that:
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A collaboration between The Residences at Seashore Point and The Bakker Project, this exhibition of paintings by 13 Women Artists Worth Watching includes artworks by historic Provincetown artists Maude Ainslie, Evelin Bourne, Florence Brillinger, Nancy Ferguson, Susan Flint, Dorothy Lake Gregory, Dolly Lewis, Dorothy Loeb, Henrietta Mears, Jane Mumford, Mary Spencer Nay, Margaret Patterson and Olga Sears. The exhibition will open in the Hatches Harbor Room at The Residences at Seashore Point, 100 Alden Street, Provincetown on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. A public reception beginning at 4pm marks the occasion and includes a gallery talk by gallerist Jim Bakker. Refreshments will be served.
Jim Bakker has always been a champion for women artists. This exhibition celebrates 13 women artists from the Bakker Collection. Several of these artists are additionally featured among over two hundred works of art from his collection currently gracing the hallways in The Residences at Seashore Point for the last ten years. Often neglected in the shadows of their male counterparts and unrecognized for their talent, these artists were just as much responsible for the longevity and popularity of Provincetown as a vibrant art colony. Join us for the reception to celebrate them!
Hatches Harbor Exhibitions is a collaborative project between The Residences at Seashore Point and local art galleries to promote seasoned Provincetown artists and present unique exhibitions of work of interest to the residents at Seashore Point and to the community of outer Cape Cod.
Location: Hatches Harbor Room