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. …
Religious Rock. 30 of the Best Religious Rock Songs, plus 1
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.
Rock on….
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More Meditation Centres in Burma and Malaysia
Here are further centres in Burma and Malaysia to consider. Sent by a senior in the Dharma from Germany.
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Three Burmese Meditation Monasteries. Reviews from a Practitioner
Tanja from Germany spent months practising meditation in Myanmar (Burma).
I asked her to send me a summary of the three places. …
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Dharma Yatra (Pilgrimage) photos in France for 10 days in late July, 2017
Here are the links to around 450 photos of Dharma Yatra (pilgrimage) in late July 2017.
Around 150 adults and children participating in the annual Yatra started in 2001.
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