Dharmonia
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| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | musician / educator |
| Location | Lubbock, West Texas, United States |
| Introduction | The word "harmonia" in both Latin and Greek writings referred to the "The Music of the Spheres." "Dharma" has various meanings, depending on whether you are Hindu or Buddhist; one meaning is simply the teachings of the Buddha, or the Buddhist path. . . In Tibetan Buddhism, the "eight offerings" are water for drinking, water for washing, flowers, incense, food, light, perfume, and music. Musician, teacher, meditator, dharma practitioner (radio host, gardener, occasional cat whisperer) |
| Favorite movies | O Brother Where Art Thou (We-thought-you-was...a TOAD"),Monty Python and the Holy Grail,Lord of the Rings,Buckaroo Banzai, The Big Lebowski, The Waking of Ned Devine, Amelie, The Cup, The Shawshank Redemption, the original Zatoichi films, The Seven Samurai, most Cohen Brothers' films, What the Bleep Do We Know (watch this!), Galaxy Quest,Dogma and both "Clerks", The Last Waltz, A Hard Day's Night, High Fidelity,Star Trek First Contact (for Jerry Goldsmith's great soundtrack) |
| Favorite music | Medieval music (whatever that is), traditional Irish-Celtic-British Isles, folk-rock, Indian classical music, sacred chant, world music, Beatles, 70's art-rockers, early rhythm and blues, bebop jazz, anything by Monteverdi |
| Favorite books | dharma books (numerous), Shantideva, The Heart Sutra, anything by Pema Chodron, Blue Highways, The Snow Leopard, Lord of the Rings, Malory, The Spiral Dance, The Consolation of Philosophy, Mists of Avalon (god help me), I'll add more later |
When you've got water stuck in your ear, how do you get it out?
No eyes, no ears, no nose, no mouth, no water.