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Bodhisattvas of Science ~ Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Nye sing to the rhythm of the universe

Written by Patrick on June 16, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: ...a song, Dance, Insight, Mantra/Spiritual, Music, Science, Short Takes

This is a clever and quite lovely mashup of science, astro-physics, meta-physics, spirituality and rhythm. A dance floor Tao of Physics. I think I’ll let these bodhisattvas of science speak for themselves…what a wonderful collection of muses, of musical musings they give us…and John Boswell, the head musician and producer behind the Symphony of Science [...]

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Desert Dragstrip ~ Zen and the Art of Observation at any Speed

Written by Patrick on May 24, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Books, Fiction, Insight, Literary, Stories

In 1974, Robert M. Pirsig published Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an extraordinary book about an extraordinary journey. The bit about touring around the U.S.A. on a motorcyle is good too. This book captivated me in my early 20s. The mystical philosophy of ‘goodness’ Pirsig explores fascinates me. It’s not a perfect book, [...]

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The Tao of Love and Light: Riffing on physics and faith

Written by Patrick on March 9, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Books, Insight, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Science, Science, Spirituality

The following is a comment storm that blew out of a seemingly innocent status message I posted on Facebook. It got a few of us thinking, and I think the thinking in it, on all sides, is interesting. Note that the quote, by Stephen Edwards, is not taken from the book, The Tao of Physics, [...]

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Black and white, darkness without light: a spiritual journey begins on a Three Dog Night

Written by Patrick on February 18, 2010 - 2 Comments
Categories: Insight, Music, Pop, Stories

The joyful melody and playful rhythm will be all too familiar to my mother, and the eldest of my sisters. I was about 12 when this song came into my life, the first 45 rpm record I recall owning. I spun the disc hundreds of times…maybe thousands…playing it again and again until I’m sure everyone [...]

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