Nuggets Of Pure Gold: Introduction To Shankara Oh how I love these old first editions of books out of India – this one published in 1969 by Calcutta’s Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, with the generous title of Introduction To Shankara: Being parts of Shankara’s commentary on the Brahma Sutras rendered freely into English. Its pages are yellowed and musty-smelling – and contain nuggets of pure …
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Last week I saw the movie Avatar - in 3D at an IMAX theatre. Highly recommended. I had never before been to an IMAX theatre, nor had I ever seen a movie wearing 3D glasses - so the experience was rather over-the-top in terms of sensory stimulation - but thoroughly enjoyable, nevertheless. Avatar has been criticized for its simplistic and not at all unique plot - which is basically a version of …
Even though I've yet to arrive at page one (just xvi of the Introduction) already I'm greatly enjoying David Loy's Lack And Transcendence, whose lengthy and rather ponderous subtitle -- The Problem of Death and Life in Psychotherapy, Existentialism, and Buddhism -- sums up nicely what his overall project is, viz. to place into conversation three fields of inquiry that often remain quite separate. …
Are You Paying Attention? Like good dark chocolate, The Imitation Game satisfies in sublimely bittersweet fashion -- in telling the story of Alan Turing’s brilliant contribution, and subsequent “reward” for significantly shortening WWII and (by implication) preventing the violent deaths of countless human beings. A mathematical puzzle; a wartime spy thriller; a character sketch of maladjusted …
Upon the recommendation of a friend, I’ve been reading Culadasa’s The Mind Illuminated – and greatly enjoying the journey, both for the new information and places where I resonate easily with what is written; as well as for the spots that cause me to halt, feel a bit of internal friction, and perhaps take exception to what is being suggested and/or omitted. Neuroscience & Maps Of …
The EarthCalm Sanctuary Pendant When I first saw the EarthCalm Sanctuary Pendant—with its silver sheen and sleek wand-like shape— it brought to my mind the Jedi Lightsaber of Star Wars: that futuristic weapon that young Luke Skywalker so skillfully employed to uphold the forces of good in the universe. Luckily for us, EarthCalm's Sanctuary Pendant is not just a make-believe movie prop! …
