Mothers & Mothering

“Quickening: The Awareness of the Spirit Within”

To quicken: to give life, to vivify. The anthropologist Margaret Murray at the age of ninety-nine declared in her "The Genesis of Religion" that the origin of the religious feeling occurred long, long ago when a woman first felt the mysterious quickening and attributed it to an unseen Power.

“Thoughts on Epicurus”

The Four-Part Cure of Epicurus (341 BCE – 270 BCE) "Don’t fear god, Don’t worry about death, What is good is easy to get, and What is terrible is easy to endure."

“Perfect, Capital P.”

To capitalize the word perfect is to endow it with a newer, deeper, meaning.

Video: Finding Your Mother’s Soul

By finding your mother's soul, you can find your own, and then free yourself of the anguish of human existence. A brief introduction to this cornerstone of Diamond's work.

“The Death of Shisui”

About to die, the Zen monk Shisui was asked by his disciples to write a death poem. He grasped his brush, painted a circle – and died.

“Go with Her Aspiration”

Go not with your mother's actions – but with her Aspiration, her Soul.

“The Uterus Shrinks but the Womb Expands”

The uterus shrinks with middle age, but the Womb ever Expands –

“Maturation”

Maturation – not just aging – is ever more Knowing her love.

“The Problem with the Lotus Posture”

The lotus posture long has puzzled me. For I find nearly everyone when examined in this position to be in a very negative state.

“An Example of Untrammeled Maternal Instinct”

“In Ladakh, boys and girls are encouraged to develop their nurturing instincts.”