Musings on Tango, Sensuality and Spirituality
“Dance, dance wherever you may be. I am the Lord of the Dance,” said He. Traditional Irish Hymn “I would believe only in a god who could dance.” Frederick Nietzsche. In the night of Brahman (the ultimate reality, the inner essence of all things, infinite and incomprehensible), nature is inert, and cannot dance till Shiva … Read more
The core principle of Buddhism is to let go of attachment to outcome. Accept the present moment for what it is without judgement, expectation or agenda.
The Christmas message invites us to look for God in the fullness of life, in the bloody blessedness of a barn-yard birth. The venerable morphs into vulnerable. The eternal, infinite, divine, holy is hidden in a needy, fully-fleshed, bed-wetting, breast-sucking, infant god-child.
This is the last lasting gift of dance, or creating a mandala, or gazing into the eyes of a child or being held in a nurturing embrace. It teaches us to value those precious fleeting moments as the true treasure of a life well-lived.
My wish, indeed my continuing passion, would be not to point the finger in judgment but to part a curtain, that invisible shadow that falls between people, the veil of indifference to each other’s presence, each other’s wonder, each other’s human plight. Wallace Stevens, Pulitzer-winning poet, 1879–1955.
A journalist once asked Albert Einstein:“What is the most important question we can ask?” Albert’s reply: “Is the universe a safe place?” That is a big question. I have no idea what Mister Einstein meant by it or how he would have answered it. I am not sure how I would answer it. I love … Read more
Facebook friends never die apparently: I received a birthday notification yesterday of a friend who had died last year. Um. That is fine with me. I appreciated being reminded of his exceptional life, his resilience and his courageous battle with cancer. Although I hadn’t known him long, he was the type of person who inspired … Read more
Excuse the crudeness of the following comments but let’s face it, Good Friday is not exactly a family festival. As religious festivals go, it is about as gory and gruesome as it gets. So this is a fitting time for some street-level religious discussion.A friend talks of needing a fuck-buddy.I don’t judge but I suspect … Read more