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Jun 02 2024

Jack Kerouac: Alone on a Mountaintop

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Paula Marvelly, Arunachala, India.
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The art of being on one’s own

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Literature · Tagged: alone on a mountaintop, american, beat generation, buddhism, diamond sutra, jack kerouac, lonesome traveler, prose, short story, tom palumbo, travel

Jul 30 2023

Thomas Merton: The Statues of Polonnaruwa

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Polonnaruwa Gal Vihara.
Image: © Sri Lankan Art Eka

A beautiful and holy vision

Written by Philip Brown · Categorized: Literature, Visual Arts, Wisdom · Tagged: american, buddhism, christian mysticism, guest post, philip brown, polonnaruwa, sculpture, the asian journals of thomas merton, thomas merton

Feb 17 2019

Kim Ki-duk: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and Spring

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Kim Ki-duk, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and Spring.
Photograph: © Sony Pictures Classics

A man for all seasons

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Film, Wisdom · Tagged: buddhism, heart sutra, kim ki-duk, movie, south korean, spirituality, spring summer autumn winter ... and spring, video

Apr 22 2018

Alan Watts: Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown

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Arkhip Kuindzhi, Snow.
Photograph: [Public Domain] WikiArt

A mountain journal

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Literature · Tagged: alan watts, arkhip kuindzhi, british, buddhism, cloud-hidden whereabouts unknown, essays, mount tamalpais, nonfiction, prose, taoism, zen

Dec 10 2017

Eric Nicholson: William Blake’s Vision of the Book of Job

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William Blake, The Lord Answering Job Out of the Whirlwind.
Photograph: [Public Domain] Wikimedia Commons

The marriage of heaven and hell

Written by Eric Nicholson · Categorized: Literature, Visual Arts, Wisdom · Tagged: buddhism, christian mysticism, english, eric nicholson, guest post, painting, poetry, spirituality, the book of job, william blake

Jul 02 2017

Edward A. Burger: Amongst White Clouds

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Edward A. Burger, Amongst White Clouds.
Photograph: © Commonfolk Films

Buddhist hermit masters of China’s Zhongnan Mountains

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Film, Wisdom · Tagged: american, amongst white clouds, buddhism, documentary, edward a. burger, spirituality, video, zen, zhongnan mountains

Mar 26 2017

Ajahn Sumedho: The Sound of Silence

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Lakhesis, Lumbini Buddha Garden, Hpa-An, Myanmar.
Photograph: © 2017, Lakhesis / 123RF Stock Photo

The noumenal void

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Wisdom · Tagged: amaravati, buddha, buddhism, cittaviveka, lakhesis, silence, spirituality, the sound of silence

Nov 13 2016

Mahapajapati Gotami: Mother of All

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Abanindranath Tagore, Buddha and Sujata.
Photograph: [Public Domain] Art of Legend India

The power of the sacred feminine

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Literature, Wisdom · Tagged: abanindranath tagore, buddha, buddhism, dhammapada, mahapajapati, spirituality, women

Apr 08 2016

Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
Photograph: Strand Releasing

Facing darkness, finding light

Written by Paula Marvelly · Categorized: Film, Wisdom · Tagged: apichatpong weerasethakul, buddhism, experimental, movie, reincarnation, spirituality, thai, uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, video

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