Maxwell Hearn, the head of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, demonstrates the ancient art of understanding and appreciating Chinese scroll paintings. Chinese ink paintings representing Daoism, this one included, usually portray impermanence and nothingness, sometimes referred to as the void. At the end of this painting, as the scroll is unwrapped, are … Continue reading Daoist Ancient Chinese Painting
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The Idea of Yin and Yang
The magnetic pull of the opposites which are found in all of life make the whole greater and more complete. One cannot exist without the other. This video explains the concept of the YIN YANG very nicely. A mug is useful for its emptiness. Society looks down on passivity, though it is necessary for any … Continue reading The Idea of Yin and Yang
Mathematician and Physicist Roger Penrose 7 Minute Video Discussing the Physics of Consciousness
Nobel prize in physics winner, Roger Penrose, theorizes that a huge gap in quantum mechanics can be used to explain consciousness, or something existing "outside a computational system". He wrote the book, "The Emperor's New Mind". Working with a biologist led him to wonder if microtubules in the brain might hold the "soul" of the … Continue reading Mathematician and Physicist Roger Penrose 7 Minute Video Discussing the Physics of Consciousness
Less is More
Steve Jobs - Photo credit: Wikipedia Headline of Apple's first marketing brochure in 1977: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Quote: For most of my life, I've felt there must be more to our existence than meets the eye. A favorite book: Autobiography of a Yogi. Embraced: Zen Buddhism. Last words: Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.
The Story of the Buddha in Ten Minutes
This ten-minute animation of Buddha's life and how he became enlightened and how he lived after he became enlightened is enjoyable to watch. The quest to understand why human's have to endure suffering seems to drive many of us on our spiritual quest as well as a knowing that there is more to existence than … Continue reading The Story of the Buddha in Ten Minutes
How Does Compassion Fit Into Our Lives?
I've done volunteer work and I've been haunted by someone once telling me that my calling is compassion. I suppose you could say that to anyone, and you'd be correct. It takes an open heart and self love and recognition of oneness to make compassion a calling, so perhaps it is where we all want … Continue reading How Does Compassion Fit Into Our Lives?
Be the Witness and Surrender the Ego
Awareness and Ego Cannot Coexist.--Eckhart Tolle p. 64 A New Earth It doesn't take long for those of us who are spiritual seekers to realize that our own egos obstruct our paths towards enlightenment. When we complain, or get angry, or judge, or hold a grudge, or control a situation or another person, we are … Continue reading Be the Witness and Surrender the Ego
One Seeker's Story 