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Professor of Philosophy & History of Religions, Seeker, Friend, Helper, Poet, Mystic Heuristic, Ancient to the Future
"Out of abundance, He took abundance, and still abundance remained."
--- Upanishads
"Out of abundance, He took abundance, and still abundance remained."
--- Upanishads
In memory of Arthur Rimbaud, October 20, 1854 - November 10, 1891
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
In memory of Arthur Rimbaud, October 20, 1854 - November 10, 1891
"God does not speak by words, but by wounds..."
- Alan Watts
- Alan Watts
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"God does not speak by words, but by wounds..."
- Alan Watts
- Alan Watts
Jack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 - October 26, 2025)
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Jack DeJohnette (August 9, 1942 - October 26, 2025)
Raja Ravi Varma, Goddess Lakshmi (1896)
October 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Raja Ravi Varma, Goddess Lakshmi (1896)
Arthur Rimbaud, born in Charleville, France, October 20, 1854.
October 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Arthur Rimbaud, born in Charleville, France, October 20, 1854.
Gordon Parks, Miles Davis, New York, 1981
October 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Gordon Parks, Miles Davis, New York, 1981
“Psyche” (1903) - John William Waterhouse
October 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
“Psyche” (1903) - John William Waterhouse
The Sirens, John Longstaff (1882)
September 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Sirens, John Longstaff (1882)
“After the Storm," Ivan Aivazovsky (1854)
September 26, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“After the Storm," Ivan Aivazovsky (1854)
“A good bassist determines the direction of any band.”
— Ron Carter
— Ron Carter
September 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
“A good bassist determines the direction of any band.”
— Ron Carter
— Ron Carter
"Egotism is but the perversion of spiritual being. Ambition is the inversion of spiritual power. Passion is the distortion of love. The mortal is the limitation of the immortal. When these false images give place to true, then the spiritual man stands forth luminous, as the sun..."
- Patanjali
- Patanjali
September 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"Egotism is but the perversion of spiritual being. Ambition is the inversion of spiritual power. Passion is the distortion of love. The mortal is the limitation of the immortal. When these false images give place to true, then the spiritual man stands forth luminous, as the sun..."
- Patanjali
- Patanjali
“Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.”
— Art Blakey
— Art Blakey
September 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.”
— Art Blakey
— Art Blakey
The soul answers never by words, but by the thing itself that is inquired after.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
September 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The soul answers never by words, but by the thing itself that is inquired after.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jimi Hendrix Playing Bass
August 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Jimi Hendrix Playing Bass
Long-Exposure Jazz
August 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Long-Exposure Jazz
Remember when tickets to a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert with guests Nirvana and Pearl Jam went for only $19.50 (1992)...
August 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Remember when tickets to a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert with guests Nirvana and Pearl Jam went for only $19.50 (1992)...
A Beginner's Guide to John Coltrane:
August 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
A Beginner's Guide to John Coltrane:
Rentrée des classes chez Joseph Gibert, boulevard Saint-Michel. 1958. Paris 5e Quartier Latin.
August 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Rentrée des classes chez Joseph Gibert, boulevard Saint-Michel. 1958. Paris 5e Quartier Latin.
Rijksmuseum Library, Thibaud Poirier
August 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Rijksmuseum Library, Thibaud Poirier
The Hands of Miles Davis
August 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Hands of Miles Davis
