Sail on.... Many of us chose long ago to conceal our love because someone hurt us.In order to survive the pain,we decided never to expose ourselves again,but now it's time to re-emerge. As ships are meant to sail the seas, the heart is here to save our... more
  New Kadampa Tradition/Update : Photos from January Baguio TeachingsPhotos below are from our first stay in weekend retreat,study of refuge practice followed by actual refuge ceremony. 18 attended the weekend. 9 took refuge,6 of whom took for their first time. Kelsang Yangdak from Compassion Meditation Centre in... more Chef ShantiChef Shanti , who has been a vegetarian for 30 years , is the heart & soul of the ' mystical galley ' at Bliss.The goal of Shanti and her team at BLISS is to bring you a creative and fresh veggie experience each and every visit. Rough Guide (... more  The Arts / Current and Upcoming ExhibitBliss has constant exhibits that run for a duration of 4 - 6 weeks. We ' partner ' all exhibits with a cause (NGO or INDIVIDUAL) selected by the artist currently being shown. Bliss is open to all creative expression.Click on photo for details of... more  The PeopleJim was a stressed out corporate guy who had lived and worked in Asia since the 70's... Six countries/Six cultures.Shanti was a calm and serene vegetarian/yoga/meditative person since the 80's who worked with special children in Quezon City.... more A word on ' Bliss Refuge ' The photo is a bit misleading...ours is not in a hollowed out tree but our intention was something like that...a quiet place where one could seek refuge. It started just like that....visiting Buddhist Monks and Nuns would stay there... more
 Films for the Body, Mind and SoulArt Films tend to bring ' bliss ' to the viewer...small storylines w/o big budgets that aim straight at the ' body mind & soul '.Recognizing this fact BLISS since it's inception in 2004 has presented it's SUNDAY NIGHT ART FILMS at 7pm @ the... more
 Nina/Kata CompetitionA tradition continues...In the early 70's I started Karate while stationed as a Medic in Japan...something I have carried on the rest of my life. This Video is my 8 year old granddaughter (Nina) who is growing up in Japan. Her Dad Bryan who is a New... more
Bliss was established in July 2004...and has run continuously since. Hotel Elizabeth is it's third creative effort to find the right space and vibe (which we feel we have) and we hope it will be here for a very very long time. 90% of Bliss guests are NOT vegetarian...relax. The food is very eclectic and we are sure you'll be smiling as you head out the door. And if you are that rare 10%...an honest to goodness 'Vegetarian' well...you have found your refuge. If you're really ENTHUSIASTIC... the best way to show it is to give us 'three hits' on our Balinese Gong you'll see on our 'World Peace Stage'. . .Bliss is about a lot of things beyond sentient food. It's meant to be about fellowship, social activism in a cafe environment and about art and music 'intertwined' with food to create a better and more compassionate world. . It's a cliche that veggie restos around the world 'have an agenda'. Well, that's true perhaps, but if it's a positive agenda, ok lang. O 'di ba? . .Breathe...Smile...Eat (your veggies)...and enjoy your/our BLISS. Namaste Shanti & Jim Partners n BLISS
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