We can visit an art gallery and appreciate hundreds of paintings by some of the world’s renowned artists. We can meditate on a painting in a gallery or at home. We can meditate on a plant. We can meditate on a photograph in a book, on screen or on our wall. …
A MEDITATION ON A PAINTING Read More »
I received below this email message today announcing a new book by Julian David, a remarkable Jungian analyst, visionary and essayist. …
Earlier this week, I took out a subscription to Spotify, the Swedish music streaming provider. It is the world’s largest such provider with over 365 million monthly active users. I wanted to listen to more music in the gym.
I am a member of the Church of Gymism for the past decade raising weights to heaven – sometimes called pumping iron. Before cycling off to the modest size gym in Totnes, I downloaded Rock anthems from the 1960s, 1970s, classical music etc.
…
Edward Conze (1904-1979) ranks among the much loved commentators/translators in the Buddhist tradition. Although born in London, Conze came from a German family with their home in Langenberg, Germany. In the 1930s, he wrote The Principle of Contradiction, a Marxist inspired text on dialetical materialism. A fierce critic of Fascism, he found himself harassed for his views. In 1933, the Nazis burnt his books in Berlin among thousands of other books, as they were deemed “unGerman.” …
Grandson. Photo taken on 03.04.2021. Taken at home in Totnes, Devon, England. In his 13th Year.
Grandfather. Photo taken in 1957. Taken at John Fisher School, Purley, Surrey. England. In his 13th year. …
Photos. 13th year. Grandson and Grandfather. Read More »
