An unsurpassed legacy has reached its temporal conclusion. The greatest sports figure and celebrity of the 20th century has passed. Rather than mourn his death, we continue to celebrate his life and its many facets. Rather than poorly retelling a complex life story, I chose some amusing images that touch on the breadth of
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first axiom of art
…Art is not, like science, a logic of references but a release from reference and rendition of immediate experience; a presentation of forms, images, or ideas in such a way that they will communicate, not primarily a thought or even a feeling, but an impact. When A.E. Housman writes that ‘poetry is not the thing
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the soul of Sindh
O friend, why are you still inclined to waste paper and ink? Go forth and try to find the source where words were formed. ~Shah Abdul Latif Bhitae Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai was a devout Muslim Sufi, but his spirituality was broad and welcoming, making room for Muslim and Hindu alike. – from Poetry Chaikhana
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Overflowing with wisdom
Every object and being in the universe is a jar overflowing with wisdom and beauty, a drop of the Tigris that cannot be contained by any skin. ~Rumi
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Something lovely
I need to experience soft words and places again…. Wherever you go you will find your teacher, as long as you have the eyes to see and the ears to hear. ~ Shunryu Suzuki ~ Shunryu Suzuki was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Buddhist monastery outside
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Power of Myth pt1
The post is for primarily for me… Power of Myth Episode 1: The Hero’s Adventure (first broadcast June 21, 1988 on PBS) About Campbell, hero types, hero deeds, Jesus Christ, the Buddha, movie heroes, Star Wars as a metaphor, an Iroquois story: the refusal of suitors, dragons, dreams and Jungian psychology, “follow your bliss,” consciousness
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Follow your bliss
To find your own way is to follow your bliss I always tell my students ‘follow your bliss’. When you have that feeling, stay with it and don’t let anyone throw you off. ~ Joseph Campbell ~ (I am on a Joseph Campbell kick in honor of the 25th anniversary of The Power of Myth. One of the
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The Lama, the book and Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen narrates a film on The Tibetan Book of the Dead, featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1994) 5 part video series, an hour in total. According to Buddhist scholar and translator Robert Thurman (father of Uma), The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or Bardo Thodol, “organizes the experiences of the between—(Tibetan, bar-do) usually referring to the state between
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