Martin Buber Today
this date, 47 years ago, martin buber passed away in jerusalem. he was 87 years old.
i regard martin buber as the greatest jewish philosopher since baruch spinoza in the xvii century, and not unlike...
BEAUTIFUL RUINS — beautifully insightful
Sometimes a book comes along that moves me on such a deep level that it is difficult to words to what has occurred in me. For 2012, that book is BEAUTIFUL RUINS, by Jess...
Interview with Poet Hal Sirowitz on “Being Human”
We've published Hal Sirowitz's wonderful poetry in earlier issues of Tiferet. You'll enjoy this recent interview with him on "Being Human." Be sure to scroll down - there are two parts to the interview!
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“My advice is not to make a problem of yourself…”
http://minddeep.blogspot.com/2012/03/there-is-no-problem.html
Ajahn Sumedho:
My advice is not to make a problem of yourself. Give up making a problem about yourself, or how good or bad you are, or what you should or shouldn’t be.
via MARGUERITE MANTEAU-RAO's...
addendum: on i-it and the god we repress
god is the between of an i and a thou, and it is precisely this existential dialogue with all that exists, our "essential deed" as buber called it, that which we repress within us...
Classical Literature, the Gods, and Metaphysical Desire
In December I finished teaching a course on classical myth and literature for undergraduates. We read a variety of texts and from a variety of time periods. Among the works we studied were The...
Mary Jo Bang Translates Dante’s Poetry with Pop Culture Twist
Poet Mary Jo Bang translates Dante's 'Inferno,' and gives it an update A great many college students give up on “The Divine Comedy,” usually after they’ve determined in which circle of hell they are destined...
Ram Dass on “Letting Go”
Here's an interesting 2010 interview with Ram Dass on the process of letting go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LxB-4_MGbc
"Your soul witnesses your feelings, your desires, your fearlessness. Stay in the witness, not identifying with the desires or attitudes or...
Meditating on the Colorado Fires
Wildfire after wildfire has been raging here in Colorado over the last few days. First I learned of the fire outside Fort Collins, 90 minutes from Denver. Although far enough away to be out...
The Mnemosyne Weekly: Poem Ten
NOTE: This content is from my blog, Bareback Alchemy. If links here aren't working, please try there: http://melissastuddard.blogspot.com/2012/05/mnemosyne-weekly-poem-ten.html
W. B. Yeats
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Photo by Kenneth Allen
This week, thanks to the recommendation of Robert...