Layers of Reality in Bergman’s “Franny and Alexander,” and in Us
In several of his films, Ingmar Bergman plays with the notion of multiple layers of reality. This can be seen …
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“You are the Eternal Universe” – Alan Watts
I found this amazing video “You are the Eternal Universe” on the Dionysian GENERATOR blog, where Cody describes it as “a beautiful …
Self Portrait – “Melt into that Fierce Heat of Living”
Self Portrait by David Whyte It doesn’t interest me if there is one God or many gods. I want to …
Rants and Rage and a Bright Rush of Wings
The last few posts I’ve tried to write, again and again, disintegrated into dark rants and rages. Rants against a …
Surrender, let Silence have you
Originally posted on Zen Flash:
Surrender to the source, Surrender to awareness, this is the only place of protection. Surrender your…
Art and the Mystery in the Midst of Things
Art points to something beyond itself, toward “something more,” something that we sense in things and reveal through our pen …
“Thou Art That” – Part IV, “Some Tragic Falling Off”
Milton’s great theme in Paradise Lost is the fall and redemption of humanity. This too can be seen as “some …
Pushing Through the Fear and Self-Doubt
A new blogger wrote the following post, which I love. I hope you will support her efforts by clicking on the link …
A Poet’s “Sense Sublime” – Part III, “Some Tragic Falling Off”
Language is that which gives rise to difference, to the desire for difference, and, at the same time, the desire …
Humor, It’s Serious Stuff
Recently I’ve come across several blogs that use humor (the ironic, tongue-in-cheek, tending toward the ludic, the whimsical, the carnivalesque) …
