External stimuli cannot affect the silent mind
harmonized with all the voices of the universe
singing their discrete vibration now and forever
in a perfect symphony of light.
Nothing from the outside can burrow inside the sanctuary
of a peaceful soul
joined in spirit with all that was and all that is.
Fantastic triumphs won’t disturb the contented heart.
Nor will failures.
You’re immune from noise.
You are great.
Hope RekindledThis past week has given us more hope for our diseased republic than any other time in 50+ years of paying attention. Observing and participating in a long-overdue peaceful uprising, occupying the streets, feeling the righteous energy of people of all ages, colors, faiths, and wealth (or lack thereof), has…
Clarinetist Glenn Dickson, master of klezmer, has made a solo recording, “Wider Than the Sky,” that’s been on perpetual repeat at our home office. Using over-dubs and electronic digital effects, Dickson fills the aural soundscape with a rich melange of chordal textures supporting the melody. His celebrated virtuosity is subsumed here to long, elegiac musical...
