HHDL on Buddhadharma and science
HHDL speaking during his 2007 visit to Emory University. Photo by Brett Weinstein For an hour on Monday I sat within about 3 meters of greatness. I’m hoping some of it rubbed off. It was thrilling to be with Tenzin Gyatso, known also as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and listen to him talk [...]
Hearing the whole concerto
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). Source: www.sunar.ru It is 1902. You are attending a piano concerto. Imagine it is Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, a personal favorite of ours here at psnt.net, performed by the man himself. But suppose that when the music starts, something sounds wrong; you can’t hear the low tones of [...]
William James considers the M word
Roy Behrens, William James (2001). Source: William James Cybrery. Used by permission of the artist THE FIRST THING TO KNOW: Mysticism is not a very nice word. In a recent post I said that you will not find that word mentioned very often at psnt.net. This is true, despite the fact that negative theology and [...]
An invitation for you
Jesus and Zaccheus, from the icon collection of St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, East Brunswick, NJ. Jesus saw Zaccheus and wanted to know his story. I’m not Jesus and you — I assume — are not perched in a sycamore tree, but I want to know your story anyway Dear Alert Readers, I’d like to [...]
