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.
In the Hindu religion, Shakti (energy, power) is Divine Power personified as a feminine principle.
The relationship between a musician and his first instrument has a special significance, like that of a first love. However, so often that love is lost because of the demands of training and rigors of the profession.
After extensive research, Dr. Diamond discovers a group of seven classical composers whose music deeply energizes an essential aspect of the Acupuncture Emotional System: intimacy, associated with the liver meridian. These are the composers he most wants to listen to.
Kali: the Hindu black goddess; she of the black, horrible tongue. She wears a belt made of dismembered arms and a necklace of skulls. She wanders through cremation grounds, being the mistress of a world rushing uncontrollably toward death.
I paint to observe my Muse...
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.
I was standing outside a Shingon Temple with my dear friend, Hak-san, my otouto-san (my little brother – he's two months younger). With me, as always, my beloved Nikon-san – but I took no photographs. Too much, I cannot Feel its Thusness. Not subtle – not haiku.
We are excited to announce that Dr. Diamond's classic The Veneration of Life: Through the Disease to the Soul is now available in all eBook formats!
Do we not all agree that all we do is the result of brain functioning; and that. if our brain functioning is distorted, then our thoughts and actions will be, too.
