Sep 30, 2011 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bambu Batu, Health & Nutrition, Natural Healing, San Luis Obispo
Even without a thorough knowledge of white sage’s (Saliva apiana) mystical characteristics, simple observation of the plant will impress upon the onlooker a profound sense of respect and reverence. Its long, grey-green leaves are covered with hundreds of soft,...
Aug 1, 2011 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, Green Living
Thinking of getting into the bamboo business? Excited by the idea of growing the wonder grass for food or construction projects? Dream of a shady, peaceful zen grove? Whether you are looking to plant for fun or profit, you may want to seek advice from Daphne...
Feb 14, 2011 | Bambu Batu, Eastern Philosophy
It’s a many-splendored thing, it’s a rose, it’s a battlefield. Love is many things, and today, February 14th, is the day we celebrate it. So we’ve collected eight timeless quotations about love that express all its glory and mystery and hope...
Jan 21, 2011 | Bambu Batu, Eastern Philosophy
With the dawn of a new decade, many of us may find ourselves groping for stability; reaching for touchstones of constancy to keep us grounded in the tumultuous adventure we call life; seeking people, objects or ideas that will ensure our security amidst an ocean of...
Jul 31, 2010 | Bambu Batu, Eastern Philosophy
As we prepare for the major undertaking of relocating the House of Bamboo, it’s a good time to pause and reflect on the fact — sometimes hard to swallow — that everything is always in a state of flux. Or as the ancient Greeks were wont to say, “Panta...
Jul 26, 2010 | Bambu Batu, Eastern Philosophy
It is a fundamental tenet of Far Eastern philosophy that the mind is the forerunner of all things. The idea echoes in the words of the Buddha, above. Shakespeare, too, in all his Elizabethan wisdom, was well-versed in this universal truth. “It is neither good nor bad,...
