“Leaving a Little for the Viewer”
I used to finalize all my paintings, stopping when they appeared to be balanced.
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Video: The Didgeridoo & Brain Patterns
The repetitive patterns that naturally arise in playing the didgeridoo are, Dr. Diamond suggests, brain patterns that need to be released.
“Portrait Photography and Intimacy”
Portraits, I believe, should be up-close and personal. Hence my use of a short tele lens which shows the face – and especially the eyes, the windows of the subject's Soul. (And they should show the whole head, for cutting off the subject's head actuates in our unconscious the feeling that the person has been the victim of an attack.)
New audio download released! – “Enhancement: Beyond Therapy”
In this inspiring statement on achieving optimum health, Dr. Diamond suggests the term enhancement rather than the more usual remedy is the best way to conceptualize the application of his work.
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.
“My Work: To Reveal the Ordinary as Instances”
I have long felt very close to the poetry of Po Chu’i (778-846), the most popular poet of the T’ang dynasty, the great age of Chinese poetry. Burton Watson writes of his “rapt appreciation of the ordinary,” which profoundly influenced not only the poets of China but also of Korea and Japan – including, I believe, the haiku poets.
Townsend Letter – In Memoriam
The Townsend Letter has published the following memorial tribute to Dr. Diamond. "A tribute to a pioneer in holistic medicine and psychiatry."
Video: The Meditation Before I Paint
Before he makes each painting, Dr. Diamond always meditates, however briefly. And then it just happens spontaneously.
“With Every Photograph I Should Feel Love”
All that matters is love. With every photograph I should feel loved and give it.
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.