At 06:59 PM 3/23/2008, you wrote: >SA: She taught >me how to meditate, introduced me to shiatsu (which >lead into therapeutic massage, etc...) to listen, to >enjoy the quiet (my father, her son, did as well, >which isn't surprising since her influence was >tremendous upon all people she came into contact >with), and much else - she really shaped my life, my >creativeness in a way that I still dive into and pull >out something unique from her influence via >memories... such as this egg story. She really held >onto that egg, for that long - I mean it was from me, >her grandson... amazing.
Marsha: I made a painting of Pheadrus and Chris on the motorcycle from the photo on Ant's website. There is a part of me that wants to send it to Ant, but I think I will give it to my grandson. I would love to believe that the painting would inspire him to read ZMM someday. I couldn't get either of my children to read it. I couldn't get anyone in my family to read it. (They all think I've come from a strange planet.) There's no guarantees of course, but he represents the future, and maybe... It's a painting of innocence. But I someday may pack it up and send it to Merry England. I very much admire Ant. >Marsha: > >From the Platform Sutra: "... But the nature of > >reality is simply your own nature." > >Marsha: > > How clear can you get? Gives > > new significance to the statement originally by the > > Pythia of Delphi, and later by Socrates, "Know > >thyself." > >SA: Sure does. ZMM was not my first inkling of this understanding. I think I was born with a kind of unknowing. Reading Krishnamurti was the first exposure to verbalizing it. But such reading just left me free floating. ZMM became a beginning structure to explore it. It was such a relief! It is such a beautiful book. >Marsha: > > Nothing wrong with analogizing. Unless, of course, > > you have chosen > > the role of Herr Goebbels. But I sense by using the > > word 'democratic' you understand this. > >SA: Herr Goebbels? Had to look that up. Do you mean >Hitler's propagandist? That seems way out in left >field, so to speak. I'm talking about everybody here, >in the forum, having the ability to be creative unto >themselves, in their own unique way. That would only >be more lively and real. Nobody is exactly the same >as the next person, even how a philosophy is to be. >The truth, not Truth, the latter would be espoused by >Hitler's propagandist it would seem. The whole, now >if I could only convince such and such a person to >follow this logic or that logic. That's garbage. As >long as compassion, empathy, and wisdom are ones >posture, then what does it matter? So, yes, my >"democracy" bit means each person has their own way. > >Marsha: > > In the other thread, you state that you're schizo. > > Let see. James > > Brown was black and proud. SA is schizo and ______? > > (Fill in the > > blank.) Dynamic maybe? I think so. > > >SA: Thank you. AAAAA, let's see, this is fun, "SA is >schizo and..." a mumbo-jumbola, yeah, a mumbo-jumbola, >I've liked that word for years... good ole' mumbo >jumbo. > So be it. SA is schizo and mumbo-jumbola! It's so wonderful to play. Since it's all in some sense a game, I play all the time. Good play I hope. >quiet with streams and dashes of bird songs, >SA > >P.S. You ever watch "Little Bear" or "Franklin"? >Their so good, especially "Little Bear". Many >children cartoons are coming from Great Britain and >Canada. We all know the Japanese influence, >especially with the teenage, young adult crowd, adults >too with technology and anime (which I've heard anime >had a hard time last year, so, either it will feel the >pressure and come up with something fantastically >creative or continue to be not as attractive for some >reason - I do know it's difficult to get and expense, >so, right off the bat there's some challenges). Stuff >is made in China, Thailand, India, etc... and children >cartoons come out of these other countries, too. The >newer music on the radio is weak, but some underground >music is still lurking it seems in the U.S. Art is a >sideshow in the education system. It's significance >is not understood in mainstream U.S. culture it would >seem. Anyways, the creativity is here tap, tap, tap.... I am looking for a source of images of India, both modern and ancient, to use in my next painting. Maybe someday a visit. Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma... Today I will write to my Senators and Representatives to support Tibet's freedom. It is embarrassing, though, considering what we are doing in Iraq. I've been thinking about the Dalai Lama. I saw his acceptance of the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was so very clear and innocent. But I imagine behind closed doors when considering Tibet, he is totally aware, focused, and at the intersection of Code of Art politics and diplomacy and at the cutting edge of intellectual creativity. I wish he and the Tibetans the very best. Marsha Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars... Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
