[End Page 797] In discussing the relationship between painted and written representations of visions, I shall pay particular attention to the place of reading as the necessary preparation for prayer and meditation, which in exceptional cases may lead to vision, the highest form of understanding of...
Realizing it in this lifetime,Yet forgetting the past's transgressions.Penetrating the ever-changing past,Only to fall into the dance,Circling in helplessness.Sinking into the six realms,Past-life grievances breed present-day suffering.Amidst the meditation cushion,After piercing through,The Pure ...
My world view shifted when I was 19 and I was cast out into the world – uncertain of so many things and outside of my sheltered bubble. I lived briefly in South Africa, on a wildlife reserve where I worked as a photographer and did various conservation projects. The opportunity to vol...
I changed my diet, added supplements, drank more water, dove into martial arts, tried growing bonsais, tried meditation and everything natural that was on offer in the health food shop. I planted medicinal and culinary herbs in my garden and started a vege patch. I learned about Yoga, ...
3 In her picture book Kenya’s Song, Kenya and her father compose a song inspired by all the different music they hear in their neighborhood. 4 Have you ever looked for animal shapes in clouds? The artist Leonardo da Vinci looked everywhere for patterns that would spark his imagination. For...
In reality, there’s nothing supernatural about lunar halos at all, of course. They’re actually caused by refraction and reflection of light from the moon by tiny hexagonal ice crystals in the thin, wispy clouds high above the earth. The bending of the rays creates a halo with a 22° ...