Showing posts with label philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label philosophy. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Admissions of Foolishness

After many decades on this earth you would think I would know my own desires. With thoughts of meaning and worth bubbling through my electrified nerve highways I missed the point. I created "nice" or "splendid". A simple miscalculation yet when applied to fragile new growth, devastating.












I have yet to bring in the couch of sympathy off the porch of my ego. More foolishness embedded in previous foolishness. What matters is the clock is ticking and I am spending time the way I prefer.
Buried deep beneath everyone's exotic plumage are hidden desires that wield a particularly deliberate force. "To send light into the darkness of men's hearts..." Schumann.












This is a divine manifestation.
Like a mandatory lunch under the bodhi tree.

Friday, September 5, 2008

A crisis of perception

Mind Walk by Bernt Capra
This is a long but fascinating movie about art, science, physics, and the matter of life.
It touches on philosophy and physic as it tackles the questions many of us may ruminate on subconsciously everyday.
When you have 1 1/2 hrs to spare...
It is a good watch and most appropriate for the times we live in.
The quality is very poor and the original VCR copy is not much better. That was 1990. Don't confuse this movie with the newer version made by a different director. The first 5 minutes are a slowwww build up setting the scene.
So be patient.
The movie really unwinds when the two men meet the scientist and begin their discussion.
Enjoy

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Thinking about Holes in Cheese

Here's another intriguing quote from Collings:
"Artists have interesting concerns which no one ever thought was worth thinking about before, like holes in cheese. Advertising expresses a new world of oceanic immenseness where no one is alone. We want to be shocked by art."