Pilgrim
Why is Art Important?
I have been reflecting over my break on the importance of art/creativity. And relatedly why RB is important. At same time been doing some spiritual reading (Echart Tolle, Deepak Chopra and some New Testament!).
It occurs to me that through our creativity we give external expression to our deepest thoughts. We make them concrete. In our meditation we try to do the same thing. And in both act…
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Now - With a Chainsaw
I am on holidays at Lakes Entrance, a small fishing town in Victoria. Among other things, I am reading Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now. It is a profound and useful book – very much in keeping with my own thinking.
As I am reading it occurs to me that I am most in the present, aside from when I am meditating, is wh…
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A Stupid Story
Yesterday I was at the markets. It was impossible to find a parking spot in the pre-Christmas rush. I spotted a spot and was just about to turn into it and I saw a woman had seen it at about the same time (maybe I beat her by a second).
One of a few things could have happened at that point:
- I pushed in (I was a mm ahead)
- She pushed in
- We both pushed in and got out of our cars and h…
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A Feather
I hold my life lightly as a feather in my hand.
For this moment I am neither anxious about the past nor concerned about the future.
My being does not weigh heavily upon me.
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I recall a story about a Tibetan monk during the Chinese invasion. The monastery was raided and all but he had fled. He stood in the centre of the …
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Best Undiscovered Artist on RedBubble
Here is my vote.
Really, really amazing stuff. His work isnt for sale (and clearly takes forever to do) but do go and have a look.
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Torchlight
I have just returned from a weekend meditation retreat. It was largely non-denominational but had a slight Christian bias.
Nothing remarkable happened except for at the end. Glancing through a book I came upon the image above and was overwhelmed.
The awful humanity …
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The Awesome Majesty
As I drive from my house this morning (too early) I am greeted by a rainbow that stretches from horizon to horizon in perfection. Trivialities fade and I stare at the awesome majesty for a moment (captured poorly on the phone I had to hand!).
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In Sydney
I am going to be in Sydney this coming Thursday (23rd October) for a debate.
Would be delighted to see some bubblers there if you are free. Here are the details. Just register as my guest.
DebateIT – All the web’s a stage, as a guest of Slattery IT.
DebateIT! – All the web’s a stage on Thursday is being held on the 23rd of October at the Museum of Sydney – Corner of Philip and Bridge S…
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Glass Blowing
Over the weekend I have done the glass blowing course I had mentioned.
The weekend was completely captivating. Our hands were literally held by another’s as we manipulated molten glass and transformed it into glorious (at least in my eyes) objects. The glass was entrancing as it moved from running to sticky to solid in…
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Total Destruction
Just prior to The CERN Accelerator being turned on yesterday there was a fair bit of gleeful radio talkback about the supposed possibility that it may generate a black hole that would consume the world.
A little bit of this glee was just pure skepticism about this risk but I also got a hint of something else – a sort of del…
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