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tao te ching – favorite passages
Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness All can know good as good only because there is evil. The highest good is like water. Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive. It flows in places people reject and so is like the Tao. Better…
the lines of my hand – robert frank
A sad retrospective on the work and life of Robert Frank, one of my favorite photographers. Unlike “Americans” which is an uplifting and intriguing collection, this book draws you in and leaves you depressed at the end. I think the photographs parallel the difficulties he had in his life with the deaths of his daughter…
the poetry of zen – sam hamill & jp seaton
Excellent compilation of Chinese and Japanese Zen poems. Some examples: I stand here and watch the people of this world: all against one and one against all, angry, arguing, plotting and scheming. Then one day, suddenly, they die. And each gets one plot of ground: four feet wide, six feet long. If you can scheme…
hour of the wolf – paul lipton
Paul is a retired attorney and lives in Boulder, CO. This is his first book. His second book – “these five breaths” talks about assessing relationships at the end of life. Hour of the wolf is about his mind howling in the darkness at 2 AM. His parents died young. As he approached his 50s…
spring break books
Read some thought provoking books this weekend. In these five breaths – Paul R Lipton This is a semi autobiographical piece from Paul Lipton, a retired attorney from Boulder. The protagonist ends up in a hospital, dying, with 5 breaths remaining. During each breath he relives periods of his life. As Soren Kierkegarrd says “Life…
photography books
Looked through some interesting photo books this weekend. 3 of my favorites are: Koudelka Koudelka – Gypsies Looking In – Robert Frank’s The Americans Some quotes from Robert Frank: What you reject ….. is just as important. When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want…