It is said of all noh drama that “it sets out not to tell a story but to create a mood.” Well, to quite an extent my art is Japanese-inspired so perhaps it does resemble a noh play for it certainly tells no story and I hope for it to create a mood which for want of a better word I call Matrophilia.
The power inherent in one dot: its yang so strong that it can balance the yin of a large canvas – if it is at just the right spot.
This book is a statement from one of the foremost holistic healers of our time, tracing the concept of holism from its primary roots to an exciting perspective which epitomizes its very essence.
Dr. Diamond’s poetry contains some of his most profound and personal statements. Teeming with insight, wisdom, and compassion, and infused with a deep spirituality, each of the poems on these recordings is a gem, written with the specific intention of raising the Life Energy of the listener.
To capitalize the word perfect is to endow it with a newer, deeper, meaning.
Many of my paintings have a dot; usually just one, sometimes many. I am always astounded by the power of a dot. Just one alone on a canvas seems to have more power than many lines. To me, my most satisfying paintings consist of but one dot and one curved line. Both placed as Guided.
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.
Consider the last lines of Bacchae by Euripides: Many are the shapes the gods will take, many the surprises they perform.
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.
A central tenet of Diamond’s philosophy is that the key to overcoming our life’s anguish is for us to find the holiness in our mothers.
