Category Archives: The Coffee Table

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When you see a lofty mountain

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Michaela

When you see a lofty mountain Be reminded of the inner view: The view is the teacher’s mind, Inseperable from the nature of your own. When you see a lovely forest, Be reminded of experiences and realization: Have no hopes … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Poetry, Listening to Orpheus, Orpheus, Teacher & Teachings | Tagged Buddhism, Dharma, inner wisdom, Teacher, Tibetan Buddhism | Leave a comment

I will never leave you

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Michaela

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The naked god

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (7) This is a fantastic find: the full version of Pina Bausch’s Orphee et Eurydice by Christoph W Gluck, in a performance of the Opéra national de Paris Enjoy this incredible blend of music, dance and song…

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The nostalgia of the infinite

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Michaela

When I started this blog in the summer of 2010, I developed a curious and intense interest in Beethoven and his music. Where I live, many of Beethoven’s later and greatest works have been composed. He had moved to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Music, Listening to Orpheus, Music & Movies, Orpheus | Tagged Beethoven, Daniel Barenboim, death, Infinity, Orpheus, Religion and Spirituality, surrender, underworld | Leave a comment

A basic pulse

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Michaela

Listening to Orpheus (2) Daniel Barenboim teaching a masterclass on Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. A spiritual teaching about the sound of life. Watch the intense connection between teacher, student and the spirit of Beethoven.

Posted in Classical Music, Listening to Orpheus, Orpheus | Tagged Beethoven, Daniel Barenboim, Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano sonata | 1 Comment

Orpheus, the archetype

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Michaela

The myth of Orpheus resonates throughout time as a powerful archetype because it shows how art, poetry, and music can be used to bridge multiple realms of existence: mundane and celestial, living and dead, conscious and unconscious, chaotic and harmonious, … Continue reading →

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Silent River

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Michaela

SILENT RIVER By Justme Silent river carry my dreams For all is not, what it seems. Kiss the morning, wrap up the night. Clear the skies, let man take flight. For there beyond the no humans land Lives a thing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Poems, Original Poetry | Tagged Mystical poetry | 2 Comments

A perfect moment

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Michaela

A PERFECT MOMENT By Justme Once upon a distant sharpened night When the air was keen and an icy breeze held no fight A transcendent moon throbbed it’s hazy gleam As a murmuring trickle, foretold of a gentle hidden stream. … Continue reading →

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Tristeza

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Michaela

I am obsessed with the myth of Orpheus…. This is part of the Brazilian movie ” ORFEU NERGRO” directed by Marcel Camus. The sound track is by Antonio Carlos Jobim.