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Monday, March 09, 2015

David Baum, my Hero and Friend 








David Baum, my Hero and Friend

David Baum is special.  He does things that no one else might think of.  When he was young, he joined a circus and became a fire eater.  Later he set up a camp in the wilds of Canada and entertained unusual people there, some of whom stayed the winter because they loved the subzero temperatures.  When he experienced a major heart attack,
he asked the staff to play a Rumi poem during his operation and received permission from Coleman Barks.  Afterwards, he wrote an outstanding play/monologue about his experience and performed it in a highly professional way as his doctoral project.  After his recovery, he climbed the arduous trail up to Macchu Pichu, and played in the handicapped olympics to demonstrate his renewed strength.

Among other things, he traveled to see the mountain gorillas in Africa.  His professional work became helping women set up projects in undeveloped nations abroad.  He wrote two outstanding books on leadership and change and presented his ideas at Oxford.

And the list goes on.

David is currently traveling in Jordan, traveling overland to see Petra, the famous site of the ancient city carved from rock.  He is staying with Bedouins along the way.

Above all, David is a precious friend.  As well as being a world class adventurer, he is extremely loving and kind (and fun).  He wrote today to say that he read some of my poetry at Petra, the ancient city carved from rock.  This is an honor I would never have expected.  In many respects, he exemplifies the qualities we hope for in the highest manifestation of the Kundalini process.  He appears to have unlimited curiosity and energy. It is as if something inside has been released, and he goes about his world journey, embracing novel experiences and dedicating himself to improving the lives of others along the way.

 And today I received a video of David reading my poem.  Amazing!  It is
certainly an outstanding present for my birthday, coming up in a few days.  I am very moved by this tribute.

Thank you, David, for this and all the gifts you have given me. It is indeed a stroke of good fortune that you have been part of my life for so many years.

I love you.

Dorothy

Here is the poem which David read (from "A Cloth of Fine Gold: Poems of the Inner Journey)


YOUR OCEAN

When you are in love
you do not say
you are near love
or beside love,
or seeking to know
love's truth.

You say you are in love.

Never mind how you got here.
This is your ocean.
Drown in it.










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