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Zen Art Box - The Art of Enlightenment: 40 Exquisite Reproductions, Each with Art Commentary and Zen TeachingBy Stephen Addiss, John Daido Loori
A work of Zen art is a teaching in visual form, intended to be contemplated not only for its beauty, but for the secrets it contains about being fully human, fully alive. As teaching, Zen art can be profound, perplexing, serious, humorous—sometimes all within the same piece; as art, it stands somewhere outside standard aesthetic conventions, even those of other schools of Buddhist art.
It is most often identified with the expressive medium of calligraphy or brush painting, but whatever the mood or medium, each work is the tangible record of an unrepeatable moment in the artist’s mind, an expression on paper of his or her understanding of the nature of things.
The Zen Art Box contains forty images of brush painting and calligraphy, each beautifully reproduced in fine quality on a 6 1/2" x 9" card that you can display on the enclosed folding easel stand. The back of each card includes an explanation of the art by Stephen Addiss along with commentary from John Daido Loori on the Zen wisdom contained in it.
Also included is a 32-page color-illustrated booklet with essays on Zen art by both the authors.
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Imaginary Muslims & Other Perfect StrangersFrom the artist who brought you Alien Dreamtime & Strange Attractor, Ken Adams (aka Big Soma, Magic Carpet Media, Rose X) brings us his new venture in electronic cinema.
A theater of the mind mélange of thousands of juxtaposed media images set to original “world-edge” music at it finest.
The artist’s voyage began the day after 9/11 with an intention to "contribute to an antidote for the 'clash of civilization' meme that is poisoning the global atmosphere". Perhaps by looking at the Other, we actually see Ourselves.
You’ve never seen a movie quite like this: a mind twisting, consciousness raising master work. Music by Oliver Rajamani, OHN, Stephen Kent, Govinda & Tchaikowsky. Check it out!
DVD 73 minutes
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Faces of Epiphany by Kenji WilliamsKenji Williams uses orthodox sounds like violins and old line drum sounds mixed with progressive electronica making Faces a favorite in our personal soundtrack. We'd like to dub a new genre after it called Organica because it’s completely danceable and basic, yet spiritual enough to just lay back and meditate on if you’re so inclined.
Seamless transitions make it hypnotic at times giving a feeling of transcendence, no matter what your state of mind. Kenji's ABA structure takes over and takes you on an ecstatic journey and back again.
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Mondo Ramaby Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra
Mondo Rama is not what it first appears to be. It’s actually an ascension - using instruments like the harmonium, sarod, and berimbau while adopting a contemporary vibe. Music that compels one to think of religions, past and present, human conditions, idealism, and absoluteness itself. It’s dark and ambient in someplaces, then light and intensified in other spots leaving you wondering about things you never thought twice about before. Even their cover of the Beatles “Tomorrow Never Knows/Shivaya” is something transcendent.
Searching for the right genre to put this in, we realize there is no category. Then we think, why bother? Music is not something to be classified nor stereotyped. It’s something to be enjoyed and passed on.
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True Happiness by Pema ChödrönHappiness is your birthright — and it is readily available at any given moment, teaches Pema Chödrön. So why do we live in such suffering?
“The potential for happiness is not based on outer things—they come and go, causing us misery,” she begins. “We’re always chasing after something, trying to avoid the difficult places. But there are a lot of small sweetnesses that we ignore because they’re so fleeting.”
On True Happiness, Pema Chödrön guides us through simple yet effective practices that show us how to recognize and nurture these moments of delight,cultivating them until they become more and more frequent, accessible and real.
2 CDs, 2¼ hours, card
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Rare ElementsBy Ustad Sultan Khan
The yearning bow of Ustad Sultan Khan's sarangi and his timeless voice merge into one seamless instrument, borne here on the inspiring grooves of six leading remix artists. Rare Elements is a pulsing spectrum that blends India's traditional sounds with a broad range of electronica and world beat.
Remixes by Thievery Corporation/ Joe Claussell / Ralphi Rosario / Nickodemus and Osiris Brainpolluter / Radar One
CD / 58 minutes
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