On depression and “Buddhist science”
Not depressed: HHDL’s call for “Buddhist science” may make sense. Image source: buddhachannel.tv Several years ago I went on antidepressants. It was one of the most difficult, drawn-out, painful decisions I have ever made. When I finally did, though, there was very little pain and a lot of relief. Several days before my first prescription [...]
More on depression and dark nights
Lisa Preece, Depression. See more of Lisa’s work at lisabellaphoto.com This semester I have been taking a directed study on apophatic theology. I have been overwhelmed with the power of apophasis since discovering it during my first semester at Emory. It is the only kind of theology that has ever affected me deeply. Apophatic theology, [...]
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Man, John of the Cross sure could have used some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Then he could have avoided that whole Dark Night thing
Francisco Antonio Gijón (1653–c. 1721) and unknown painter (possibly Domingo Mejías), Saint John of the Cross, c. 1675. Painted and gilded wood. Image source: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons’ Permanent Fund St. John of the Cross was a 16th-century Spanish Carmelite friar who is perhaps best known for his poem and discourse Dark Night [...]
