Day 33 of the Globe-trotting Travel Series returns to China to feature Wang Chenwei, a sand artist in Weihai, in the eastern province of Shandong. This is a beautiful, meditative …
Day 22 of the Globe-trotting Travel Series returns home to Houston to feature the mesmerizing and soulful playing of Louis-Marie Fardet of the Houston Symphony, accompanied on the piano by …
Painting a picture is a bit like meditation. The focused attention required is both relaxing and a means of working out feelings and thoughts. It can be a vehicle for …
If something negative comes to the surface, such as your despair and anger, or the despair and anger of your spouse, you need the energy of mindfulness to embrace it. …
When we get caught up in evaluating performance, life, and art, become uninspired. How do we refresh our vision? I found my seat in the darkened room. A soundless film …
I can only meditate when I am walking, when I stop I cease to think; my mind only works with my legs. ―Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Confessions Public Domain Image via maxpixel
These are twenty of my favorite quotes from 2016, strung together into a meditation. Each quote has some resonance or synchronicity with the one that follows it. I hope the …
Traditional art forms remain astounding and disarmingly beautiful in an era dominated by technology. What makes this art so beguiling? Ebru, a form of paper marbling, is an ancient art that originated …
I thought I would try a new approach this year with my favorite quotes. This is always the most difficult list to compose, and, with the sheer number of quotes published …
Many secular observers and spiritual practitioners alike mistake mystical chanting as a kind of anthropological curiosity or interesting musical diversion from secular mainstream entertainment, sometimes labeling it ‘world’ or ‘folk’ …
