Sacred Camel Gardens

Once upon a time in the small sacred temple on the banks of the Wailua River the wise forest sage, Adi Da Samraj, hung a sign.

“Be Kind To All the Non-Humans, Or Else!”

When fully felt, these words may transform the way we relate to all non-humans, the natural world, life itself.

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On Saturday, November 5 at 11am, the second Sacred Camel Puja was performed in the Sacred Camel Gardens’ outdoor temple.

(Please read about the October ceremony.)

Gentle Peaceful Baba participated again, while the rest of the herd mingled about outside the temple or otherwise roamed the fields.
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In January 1992 the Naitauba Island staff informed Adi Da that they felt it was necessary to reduce the number of pigs being kept on the island because the organic food off-cuts from the kitchen had lessened, so they felt they had no way to continue feeding all the pigs at that time.

Adi Da replied humorously, but seriously, clearly communicating his protection of the pigs. Continue reading →

The term “care-giver”, or “animal care-giver”, is not recommended by Adi Da Samraj.

To him “care-giver” implies an attitude of superiority over what are presumed to be basically inferior creatures. Whether used in reference to non-humans or humans it communicates a fundamental philosophical arrogance toward other beings, effectively subordinating them under our care. Continue reading →

What would happen if we decided to stop objectifying animals, decided to stop owning them, selling and buying them, decided to stop experimenting on them, using them in sports and entertainment, and also stopped doing all the unkind things we do to them simply because we find we can… What would happen?  How would this effect things? Continue reading →

Here is a link to the blog-site of a gifted young camel lady in Tucson, Arizona.

With her two dromedary camels Alex Komechak has developed a great relationship, and an excellent, loving, training approach, as can be seen in the several short videos she’s uploaded.

Visit Camels & Friends

Lets all work together to create a better world for camels, and camel people, everywhere…

Our first Sacred Camel Ceremony was a wonderful occasion.

The purpose of the ceremony was to simply and directly invoke mankind to become more sensitive to the Life and rights of all non-human beings and natural non-human processes.

The small group of participants gathered outside the camels’ pasture. Together we walked down into the grassy fields, down in among the shady trees to the Sacred Camel Temple, a large circle of boulders set within a circle of old oaks. Continue reading →

I recently read a well written article by Peter Gray, excerpted below. A lot of what he covers in terms of culture and the dynamics within egalitarian culture runs in parallel with camel (or any grazing) herd culture.

How Hunter-Gatherers Maintained Their Egalitarian Ways: Three Complementary Theories

The roles of play and curiosity as foundations for learning

by Peter Gray

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Several years ago in a dusty African art store in Sacramento an old man from Senegal, Mamemor Mbacke, reminisced with us about some of Africa’s animals.

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Adi Da Samraj’s Blessing of both humans and non-humans is equal and without distinction.

His Heart-intention to protect the non-humans from human insensitivity is an urgent Call, a Heart’s Shout! for a rapid shift in the way humans relate to each other and all other beings in the natural world. Continue reading →

Our new white baby camel (one of Everest’s sons) is already growing into a spectacular, and soon to be quite large, individual.

His name, “K2″,  was given by Quandra Sukhapur and Naamleela, after the second tallest mountain in the world.
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Lakshmi and Ramana

Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879 — 1950) is the most famous Indian sage of the twentieth century. He was renowned for his saintly life, for the fullness of his self-realization, and for the feelings of deep peace that visitors experienced in his presence. So many people came to see him at the sacred mountain of Arunachala that an ashram had to be built around him. His example of love for animals was uncompromising…
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