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You are lonely my friend…
You are lonely, my friend, because you are…. We, with a word or a finger-sign, gradually make the world our own , though perhaps its weakest, most precarious part. How can fingers point out a smell?– Yet of the dark … Continue reading
To mix death into everything seen
Is he someone who dwells in this single world? No: both realms are the source of his earthly power. He alone who has known the roots of the willow can bend the willow-branch into a lyre. Overnight leave no bread … Continue reading
The descent of Orpheus
Listening to Orpheus (16) Inspired by Monteverdi’s opera, L’Orféo and a personal interpretation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice this performance on film is an exploration of the ephemeral nature of life and universal human fears, such as … Continue reading
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Tagged Descent, Greek mythology, Monteverdi, Orfeo, Orpheus, underworld
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Primordial Void
Listening to Orpheus (15) Adyashanti on the challenge to discover the primordial void. As Orpheus followed Eurydice into the underworld, we follow our longing to dissolve into nothingness. Adyashanti Talk ” Rooted in the Primordial” (1:47 hr)
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Tagged control, death, Emptiness, letting go, underworld, Void
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God, what darkness…
Listening to Orpheus (14) Fidelio is Beethoven’s only opera. He struggled with it and called it “the martyr’s crown”. It is the reverse story of Orpheus. Florestan is imprisoned and his wife Leonore follows him to save him. In his … Continue reading
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Tagged Descent, Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven, Orpheus
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Because he looked back
Listening to Orpheus (13) Philip Pullman on the myth of Orpheus. “The power resides in the events, not in the telling”
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He has to vanish
Sonnets to Orpheus I/5 Erect no gravestone for him . Only this: let the rose blossom each year for his sake. For it is the god. His metamorphosis in this and that. We do not need to look for other … Continue reading
Difficult is closer to the truth
Listening to Orpheus (12) What is a man required to give up to become eligible to dare the descent into the underworld and reemerge with something really new, radically different and groundbreaking ? This is a full length movie exploring the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, creativity, Eroica, innovation, Orpheus
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The capacity to discover
Gangaji on difficult decisions, death and surrender. Life is a teaching story… “Awakening is endless” – A conversation between Tami Simon and Gangaji
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