Hi friend, The first time I met Willem Dafoe was while practicing a lead first series Ashtanga Yoga practice under the guidance David Life. It was at Sharon & David’s Shala, Jiva Mukta in New York maybe 29 years ago? I was in New York studying with Dharma Mittra and decided to swing by and take a class with my old friends from India, […]
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Hi Friends, I met Waldemar Januszczak, the then just becoming famous art critic in a coffee shop at The National Gallery, London. I had no idea who he was, nor he I, obviously, but there we were chatting away like the War had just ended and we had survived to be right there talking to each other. It was obvious […]
Hi friend,My wish is that you are surrounded by loved ones, regardless of the circumstances. I was introduced to Viktoras Kulvinskas and his book “Survival into the 21st Century: Planetary Healers Manual” in 1975 by my father. The book had just come out and we were ecstatic. Flashback: Fasting, organic health food, NATURE, Tai Chi, […]
Hi friend,My wish is that you are surrounded by loved ones, regardless of the circumstances. Brian Cox, the english physicist and musician who is a professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester is coming to San Diego.I’ve seen him speak a few times now, but never in the states, so […]
The idea that it takes 50 to 60 years for new, truthful information to fully circulate and be widely accepted is supported by various historical trends, though the speed of information diffusion can vary based on factors like media, corporate resistance, government policies, and cultural inertia. How Long Does It Take for True Information to […]
Hi friend, My wish is that you are surrounded by loved ones, regardless of the circumstances. I was in London last year to see my friend Henry Shukman (his website). He was presenting a Weekend Retreat at the Meditatio Centre London, set within the historic St Mark’s Church in Myddelton Square. Some friendships arrive in our lives like the unassuming […]
Henry Shukman has discussed the Zen teaching, “The finger pointing at the moon is not the moon itself.” In a talk at Upaya Zen Center, he explored a koan by Master Gutei, a Tang dynasty Zen teacher known for responding to any question about Zen by lifting a finger. When his student imitated this gesture, […]
rewritten in the same format as the book werner herzog hates chickens. this is a fact. this is a constant theme throughout his films. it is clear to me that he hates chickens, and this is one of the reasons why he has always been my favorite film director. i too hate chickens. the first […]
Hi friend, My wish is that you are surrounded by loved ones, regardless of the circumstances. I was in Chicago September 28, 2023to participate in a presentation called “The Brain Body Contract” by Dr. Andrew Huberman. It was at The Chicago Theatre which I had been to on several other occasions being as I used to […]