<----50th B-DAY-PARTY---->

---Krishnasurfi's thought for the day----> what will bring peace is inward transformation, which will lead to outward action…..inward transformation is not isolation, is not withdrawal from outward action…..on the contrary, there can be right action only when there is right thinking and there is no right thinking when there is no self-knowledge…..without knowing yourself, there is no peace…..an ideal is merely an escape, an avoidance of what is, a contradiction of what is….an ideal prevents direct action upon what is…..to have peace, we will have to love, we will have to begin not to live an ideal life but to see things as they are and act upon them, transform them……as long as each one of us is seeking psychological security, the physicological security we need; food, clothing and shelter, is destroyed…..some of you will nod your heads and say, “I agree”, and go outside and do exactly the same as you have been doing for the last ten or twenty years…..your agreement is merely verbal and has no significance, for the world’s miseries and wars are not going to be stopped by your casual assent……they will be only stopped when you realize the danger, when you realize your responsibility, when you do not leave it to somebody else…..if you realize the suffering, if you see the urgency of immediate action and do not postpone, then you will transform yourself

Hollywood/day 8

…….in today's "tales from the hollywood bowl"……it was party day…..it was stressful/fun/great/emotional/laughs/tears/music/food/coffee……..lots of old faces, old friends……..there were 5 friends I've known 45+ years, some 40+ years, plenty 30+ years……it was a day of food, friends, and good music…….3 different music acts……it was a day to remember……I never have to have a party again……..

......today's photo is of a fun day out on the island………below……………..…the sign-series continues……….below(sea-level)…………………..below………….…….is from the un-ridden wave series…………below…………………is from the point-&-shoot series………below…………..……is the 2015-mentwai-surf-section….……...below……………..……..is the drone "screen-grab" pic……..…below……….……….…is from the "shoot-from-the-hip" collection.….…and finally , it's the penal code #459 section…….