Category Archives: The Coffee Table

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Plant life

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Michaela

A lovely painting from Martina (cloudform). “There’s a truth to plant growth that has a sweetness for me. I equate my own journey with that of a plant. A liberating feeling is to lean against a great tree & know … Continue reading →

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My life closed twice before its close-

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Michaela

A poem by Emily Dickinson My life closed twice before its close— It yet remains to see If Immortality unveil A third event to me So huge, so hopeless to conceive As these that twice befell. Parting is all we … Continue reading →

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I felt a Funeral in my Brain

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Michaela

by Emily Dickinson I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, And Mourners to and fro Kept treading – treading – till it seemed That Sense was breaking through –  And when they all were seated, A Service, like a Drum –  Kept beating – beating – till I thought My … Continue reading →

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Immortal Beloved

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michaela

When he lodged in Heiligenstadt, during the summer of 1802, Beethoven did not only have to come to terms with losing his hearing and related to this, his career as a highly sought after conductor – he also lost the … Continue reading →

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The Process

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michaela

When Krishnamurti’ss Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realized that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. Continue reading →

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Of Agony and Surrender

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Michaela

The Heiligenstadt Testament When Beethoven was 26 years old  he was already a very successful composer and piano virtuoso.  At this time he began to suffer from buzzing noises and other sounds in his ears, and two years later deafness broke out. In 1802 … Continue reading →

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The Prodigal Son

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Michaela

A contemplation on a poem by Rudyard Kipling Here come I to my own again, Fed, forgiven and known again, Claimed by bone of my bone again And cheered by flesh of my flesh. The fatted calf is dressed for … Continue reading →

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The Old and the New Testament

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Michaela

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier is considered the ‘Old Testament’ of the pianist as opposed to the ‘New Testament’ – the 32 piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven. The Well-Tempered Clavier is characterized by a technical and compositional mastery which … Continue reading →

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Prayer is an egg

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Michaela

A contemplation on a poem by Rumi On Resurrection Day God will say, “What did you do with the strength and energy your food gave you on earth? How did you use your eyes? What did you make with your … Continue reading →

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The Holy Longing

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Michaela

A poem by Johann W. Von Goethe Tell a wise person, or else keep silent, Because the massman will mock it right away. I praise what is truly alive, What longs to be burned to death. In the calm water … Continue reading →

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