To put it crudely to get the point across. Homo Deus primarily offers readers a Silicon Valley view of the future of humanity. Continue reading
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To put it crudely to get the point across. Homo Deus primarily offers readers a Silicon Valley view of the future of humanity. Continue reading
I was born a year after George Harrison, the Beatle. In the 1960’s in Britain, fans of the Beatles often asked each other “Who is your favourite Beatle?” My favourite Beatle was George – years before he went to India. George died from cancer on November 29, 2001. Here is a poem to George. Continue reading
I make a regular pilgrimage on my bike to the local Totnes gym in Devon, UK. I take with me my MP3 player.
For seven years, I have been a paid up member of the Church of Gymism, where I bow down to the barbell and lift some modest weights up to Heaven.
A few days ago, I looked at my Most Played List on the MP3. Lots of songs had lyrics with a certain religious/spiritual flavour.
The word ‘religious’ here makes no reference to a religion or religions. A religious/spiritual flavour carries a deep intimation, a sense of the transcendent, beyond the song and its lyrics. We can find such intimations in all the religions. We can experience spiritual sensitivities in music.
Music offers reminders and revelations of the profound nature of human experience and our capacity to respond to reality.
Let’s dance to that. Let’s move to that.
Here are further centres in Burma and Malaysia to consider. Sent by a senior in the Dharma from Germany.
Tanja from Germany spent months practising meditation in Myanmar (Burma).
I asked her to send me a summary of the three places. Continue reading