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Get to know me! Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Three Degrees from Helter Skelter.
A daily record of a ten-week walk through Japan. More about my Aki Meguri. Come with Me on Pilgrimage. Meanwhile, you can see them complete over at my old site, The Temple Guy.
More about my travels in America. Heartstone, La Cienega, NM. Back in 1996, I was living in Santa Fe. It also had a red-light district, a Chinatown complete with a Taoist temple, and of course a cemete.
Saturday, July 4, 2009. A Lifetime Reading List a la Joseph Campbell. This reading list was developed by Joseph Campbell for his Mythology class at Sarah Lawrence College. It was published in Appendix 2 of The Mythic Dimension. Edited by Antony Van Couvering. Campbell replied by saying that she had misunderstood him.
More about my travels in Asia. Earth God Platform, Ping Shan, New Territories, Hong Kong. A slightly more frontal view.
The best way to keep up with my life and my online activities. Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Of China has made posting so difficult that I just fell out of the habit. Be doing more, I promise.
Brief notes on Buddhist thought and practice. On his way down the road from Rajagaha, Siddhartha saw a cloud of dust rising in the distance. Soon a flock of sheep and goats came toward him out of the dust. At the back of the flock was one little lamb, struggling along with an injured leg. Just as Siddhartha arrived, the priest raised his knife to cut the throat of the first victim. No, Your Majesty! Shouted Siddhartha, as he sprang to the platform.
Insights into the ideas of a mythologist. German was among the many languages Joseph Campbell read fluently; indeed, he studied at the University of Munich in the late 1920s. The influence of German philosophy on 20th-century thought cannot be overestimated. Kant, Marx, Hegel, Nietzsche, Freud- these are just a few of the names that come to mind. Campbell was particularly interested in the work of Arthur Schopenhauer and his emphasis on will.
More about my travels in China. Tiger and Dragon, Tian Hou Temple, Sungang Village, Shenzhen. What you may not realize is that the tiger and the dragon represent the Chinese concepts of yin. Opposite this, of course, is the dragon.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009. How to Use Your Daily Centerings. Then, choose the opening. And take time to reflect on it. Choose and read any useful Centerings. For that time of day, as time permits. Finally, choose a Closing. Preparing for Your Daily Centerings.
Music Lessons That Actually Work. Are you tired of taking endless music lessons, focusing on learning things that seem just out of reach, or maybe not in line with your real musical interests? When I teach, I try to connect you with the music you love, and show you how to teach yourself. Music is a language, and like any language, one should. And music is far from dead.
I accept pupils of any age and with any level of piano playing experience.
My professional career first led me to my favourite field, the fashion sector. Working as assistant of a purchasing manager in a mail order company.
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