How Deliciously Devious,
To lure a Jasmine Lover,
With the Fragrance of the Beloved,
Only to deny the dreams of Love's Fulfillment,
That hobbled imagination had envisioned.

Number 9 in the series of belief-busters about time.  Is time a continuum--an endless flow from past to future?  Did time create you--or does it seem the 'personal you' and the creation of time are one and the same?

Catherine Ingram talks to Renate McNay at conscious.tv about her life and the teachings that have inspired her.

Jordan Belson (1926–2011), arguably one of the most influential artists and Experimental filmmakers of his generation and who sadly passed away last month, spent his enitre life's work focusing on the abstract depiction of mystical and meditative states of the mind. [Image: Allures (1961) © Jordan Belson, courtesy Center for Visual Music]

Celebrated Flemish/Moroccan choreographer, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, presents a dance work inspired by the skill, strength and spirituality of Buddhist Shaolin monks.

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj,  one of the twentieth century's greatest exponents of the school of Advaita Vedanta philosophy, discusses with his direct and minimalistic style the nature of ignorance and illusion.

My puppy has appeared, ball in mouth,
The whole body wagging.

May those who seek Love find a True Guru,
Who greets them with the Whole Being wagging.

Hui Neng advocated an immediate and direct approach to Buddhist practice and enlightenment, and is considered the founder of the 'Sudden Enlightenment' school of Buddhism. Read his inspiring words...