Category: Arts & Culture
The Lone Mountain Path: The Example of Issan Dorsey
Kobai Scott Whitney remembers the drag-queen-turned-Zen-abbot of the Hartford Street Zen Center Issan Dorsey and his influence on promoting compassion and the Dharma.
When the Spirit Moves You
"I walked further and further away from father and son," says bell hooks. But my steps always drew me closer to holy spirit."
Seven Years in Tibet
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud has prided himself on ambitious films, but none compares to the scope and challenge of Seven Years In Tibet.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Qawwali
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is perhaps the world's greatest living master of qawwali, a mystical Sufi music.
A Composer’s Journey from Concept to Experience
Peter Lieberson describes his creative journey from the high intellectualism of twelve-tone theory to a trust in the play between spontaneity and technique.
Death and the Rebirth of Patti Smith
A series of deaths-her husband, brother and closest friend--has softened the heart of the once angry poet and singer.
John Cage on Emptiness, Silence, and Intention.
Writer and art expert Dean Rolston interviewed John Cage on the occasion of a five-day tribute at Stanford University marking the composer's 80th birthday.
John Cage on meditation and art
Alan Anderson interviews John Cage on the influence of Buddhism and meditation on his work and his life.