“My Hara My Mother’s Womb”
Referring to the Hara, Zen Master Daiun Sogaku Harada: “The center of the universe is your belly-cave.” The Hara, the Xia Dantian – is it the second chakra, Swadhisthana?
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“Our Karma: To Ignore Homer”
Achilles' wrath … such the will of Jove! (The Iliad, trans. Alexander Pope) Achilles' rage … as Zeus' will was done. (The Iliad, trans. Stanley Lombardo)
“The Only Certain Happiness”
“The only certain happiness in life is to live for others." - Tolstoy
Poem: Written and read by Dr. Diamond
From Poems of High Life Energy. Dr. Diamond’s poetry contains some of his most profound and personal statements. Teeming with insight, wisdom, & compassion.
“Every Breath a Tide”
"There is a tide in the affairs of men." Shakespeare, Julius Caesar IV.iii.218 And every breath is a tide. The chi as full yang entering from the atmosphere through the highest chakra above our heads.
“The Role of the Artist”
Everything is an instance of God – of Spirit manifest on earth.
Video: The Tao, Yin & Yang, and Wen
Dr. Diamond offers a paradigm taken from Chinese philosophy that helps summarize his approach: The Tao - God, Other Power, or The Force; yin and yang - always changing, but always in balance; and wen, the "pattern" of the first two as they interact and manifest in our lives.
“The Spherenso of Existence”
The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicted as a snake in the shape of a circle devouring its own tail. It represents the cyclicality of existence: of life and death and life and death…
New audio download released! – “The Muse and the Ego: A Local Habitation and a Name”
A talk by John Diamond, M.D. This talk develops Dr. Diamond’s model of the Muse and the Ego. The Muse is the deepest part of our self that transmits a message of pure, perfect love. The
Poem: Written and read by Dr. Diamond
From Poems of High Life Energy. Dr. Diamond’s poetry contains some of his most profound and personal statements. Teeming with insight, wisdom, & compassion.