“Seeing a Painting as Spirit”
The Tendai school of Buddhism believes that every single thing is imbued with Spirit – is Spirit made manifest.
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Audio Lecture: Determinism – “I Am Given to…”
Diamond suggests that using the phrase “I am given to…” is best way of expressing the philosophy of Determinism.
“God the Eternal Dramatist”
"God, the eternal dramatist, has cast you for some part in His drama, and hands you the role." So states Gilbert Murray.
“Creativity: The Grateful Giving Back”
All acts of Creativity are the grateful giving back what was given.
New audio download released – “The Mother as Raku”
Diamond explores a topic at the very foundation of his work: the relationship with the mother. Every mother is filled with maternal instinct and while she does her best to fully manifest it, often she falls short.
Poem: Written and read by Dr. Diamond
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.
“What If…?”
What if all Schools of Art insisted on all their students undergoing the five years’ training as did Keats to be what was then called an apothecary?
Audio Lecture: A Substrate for the Spirit Within
We are present here on earth just to act as the vehicle – what Dr. Diamond here terms a "substrate" – for the spirit within us to evolve.
“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.
“Awaiting Spirit Guidance”
Before I paint, I await – expectantly – Spirit Guidance. As, in a sense, the canvas awaits me.