Happy birthday to Anoushka Shankar!
“…George Harrison, whom Anoushka refers to as ‘Uncle George.’
‘He says he’s the president of my fan club,’ Anoushka giggles.” - Associated Press (1998)
More at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8189602....
Gestapo: 'Did you do this?'
Picasso: 'No, you did.'
(True story)
“Those who truly love do not limit themselves to giving something. They listen, they dialogue, they try to understand the situation and its causes.”
Pope Leo at homeless shelter in Madrid; “The fact that the exercise of charity is despised or ridiculed, makes me think that we must always reread the Gospel anew, so as not to risk replacing it with a worldly mentality.”
The body benefits from movement and the mind benefits from stillness.
- Sakyong Mipham
Photo by Ed Leszczynski
We call ourselves "intelligent," yet the humblest fungus can decompose waste and build soil, a tree can harness solar energy, and a wetland can purify water—all without toxic byproducts. True intelligence is learning from these systems, not bulldozing them.
Again, I am NOT calling for this outcome
at this time
