Stephen Gaskin was an old good friend of mine and of many of us, teacher, tripping guide, tribal Chief and mainly a living inspiration to be brave and compassionate in our chaotic and greedy world. The first time I met him on The Farm in Tennessee, he was standing by his bike surrounded by a bunch of friends having an enthusiastic rap. He somehow noticed me and said Hey Mwana, welcome to The Farm man! I joined in with the group, we hugged and I noticed a button on his hat saying Question Authority. I told him I liked it so he took it off and gave it to me. I wear it on my hat the two years we lived there while receiving technical training as Plenty volunteers, and of course I got in trouble several times for questioning the authority of my straw bosses ha ha. I loved sitting zazen with him and a few hundred hippies on sunday, wow what a magic experience that was sometimes. Later we travelled together to Guatemala, him on the wheel of the Scenecruiser driving through Mexicos narrow streets all the way to the border, telling me some amazing stories while reefing together through the night. A few years later when he and Ina May visited our Plenty project in Lesotho (Africa) and again we drove together this time reefing African herb and me as the driver. I took him to be introduced to our local Mosotho Chief in Ha Makoae, I said to the local Chief This is our Chief Stephen who has come to visit your country and pay his respects to you and your people. Stephen loved being there with all of our team and enjoy the great work being achieved by the Canadian, American and our African volunteers. Thanks Stephen for all the spiritual guidance and inspiration beyond words, tsamaea ka khotso (go in peace) until our spirits meet again in the Cosmos! Love from Africa to Ina May and all family, your pain of letting him go is ours too Mwana en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gaskin
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 19:19:22 +0000
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