Tag Archive | "beauty"

Sheldrake on Beauty in Nature

Thursday, March 27, 2008

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Is beauty an aesthetic creation by God for human consumption or is it something more deeply rooted in nature? Why is there so much beauty in the song of birds or the feathers of the peacock? This clip is from Sheldrake's discussion with Matthew Fox in the video, Accessing the Mystic from 2006.

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What Is Dune?

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

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As many times as I've read Dune and watched the several versions of the movie, I'm still left guessing what Frank Herbert was up to. I haven't read anything about Herbert's life but I'm guessing he spent some time in either the Middle East or North Africa. The landscape of Dune is defined by the [...]

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Indra’s Lesson

Monday, January 29, 2007

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Indra’s Lesson

There is a wonderful story in one of the Upanishads about the god Indra. Now, it happened at this time that a great monster had enclosed all the waters of the earth, so there was a terrible drought, and the world was in a very bad condition. It took Indra quite a while to realize [...]

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72 Lines About 36 Women

Thursday, December 2, 2004

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Kathleen says, "I was disappointed that I didn't make the list of 36. Then again, you were my first real kiss." Heather One was my first kiss, when she pulled me close I was lost in bliss. Amy really wanted to get away. Her wish was answered on a tragic day. Kelly played all boy sports. Now I'm [...]

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Disciplined As a Symphony

Friday, September 24, 2004

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There is an excellent new article over at Knowledge@Wharton, Teamwork in a Shock Trauma Unit: New Lessons in Leadership. This is an lesson in what can happen when even one member of the team is out of sync. I was at a symphony a few weeks ago and marveled at the precision and team work that [...]

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