March 3, 2010 Dear Mr. President, I met a lady two days ago in Los Angeles whose husband works for NASA. Some weeks ago you announced a new space policy for this country and I understood that you are canceling … Continue reading
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“Art will remain the most astonishing activity of mankind born out of struggle between wisdom and madness, between dream and reality in our mind.” * February 12, 2009 Some years ago I commissioned my first work of art. I had … Continue reading
Thursday, December 7, 2006 9:21:02 PM Growing up as a teenager I watched the Vietnam War on television. Night after night I witnessed the carnage of our American brothers. In those days I lived in Canada, so I was in … Continue reading
Four years ago I wrote my pre election installment, “Why I am not voting for George W Bush.” This time I have entitled my pre election installment,”Why I am voting for Barack Obama.” The shift from negative to positive is … Continue reading
September 4, 2008 In November of this year the United States will have a major election for president. Massive political campaigns are raging within this country to decide who will be the next president and which party will hold the … Continue reading
August 22, 2008 I remember standing in a obscure village on the eastern coast of Italy by the Adriatic Sea waiting for an associate to arrive from Russia. Russians travel the way my parents used to travel a generation ago, … Continue reading
“To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.”* Working with people is messy business. Sit in an airport and watch the endless streams of people move through the systems. It is amazing … Continue reading
In those early days, when our community of devotees was just starting and the Norham idea was beginning to develop, my life experiences were still limited; so I could not fully understand or appreciate the significance of what I was … Continue reading
I’m taking a journey, searching your room. There I find high heels arranged in a row. The pink are for romance, The blue are to tease. Green is for envy, And red is for me. Then there are perfumes: Some … Continue reading
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”* Years ago I used to be concerned about the dating of the Vedas and other related literatures, such as the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and in particular, … Continue reading