Peter Brook's 1989 interpretation of Krishna revealing the Bhagavad Gita to Prince Arjuna (excerpt from the Mahabharata).
There's more to the story:
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
TRANQUILO
Tranquilo (tranquil) is a commonly used Portuguese word for feeling peaceful amidst the play of passions and pressures. The photo is from Joe Riley's Panhala page and it portrays, for me, a calm and firm moment of balance between the inner and the outer.
Monday, January 16, 2012
FOREST PRIMEVAL
Filmed in Malaysia, the narration is adapted from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad:
We Were Wanderers On A Prehistoric Earth from James W Griffiths on Vimeo.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
A BELL FOR SUNDAY (and for every day)
There are many versions of Thich Nhat Hanh's "The End Of Suffering" meditation. The one above has been my favorite. Now, there's another that has text and great cinematography. Of course, the real thing is what happens in the heart.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES
The Man Who Planted Trees from Max Urai on Vimeo.
Jean Giano's classic is not to be dismissed as a romantic myth. Science is beginning to say much the same thing. Trees make rain. Here's how:
Thursday, January 05, 2012
FOOL'S GOLD AND THE GORDIAN KNOT
Illustration by K.Y.Craft
Events of 2011 show that no matter how solid the science, some people will never accept that humans are causing global warming. So how can we cut the Gordian Knot that is manmade global warming?
by Auden Schendler, reposted from the Atlantic
One version of the myth of King Midas holds that he was not greedy. Instead, he loved his daughter so much that he longed to leave her a stable future. When given the chance, he asked for the golden touch as a way to create an endowment. But when they embraced, she turned to gold as well. In trying to protect his beloved daughter, Midas destroyed her.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
IT DEPENDS ON YOUR POINT-OF-VIEW
"Cola para ver el final de la crisis" ("The queue to see the end of the crisis") by el silencio
I was recently having a wide-ranging email exchange about the economic and political madness of the world with my dear friend Kelpie Wilson which closed with me asking, "Is the madness part of the corrective? Or, am I drinking too much ayahuasca?" Kelpie responded, "I am amazed at how little that stuff seems to affect your mental sharpness, but only you know the answer!"
Monday, January 02, 2012
AMAZING ELEPHANT BIRTH
I am awe-struck by this video.
Life is beyond measure or description.
I want to say more but there are no words for it.
I just watch the gift
of the birth
of the breath
of the step
and feel the power of the Mother.
Sunday, January 01, 2012
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