It is an extraordinary exhibition where there is no museum, there are no solid paintings and yet it is a feast for all the senses and for the soul. Van Gogh’s (1853-1890) genius brushworks become alive in a mesmerizing movement of images, colors, light and sound. The irises, sunflowers, olive groves, haystacks, his self-portrait and more, are all projected for 30 minutes on a surface of 3300m², covering all over from the floor across the walls and up to the ceiling 10 meters high. It is an exhilarating experience. The “multisensory” digital art exhibition plunges one into a world that …
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Ancient story wisely told on the lightness of the heart on departure from earth: the Egyptian method for weighing the virtues of the soul before the final judgement and the destiny of the soul in the afterlife. Upon death, passing through the underworld full of dangerous trials and seven gates, the dead would reach the Hall of Osiris, the place of final judgement. An assembly of forty-two gods would listen to the confessions of the dead and evaluate the virtues he attained during his life on earth. Then the final judgement would be made by weighing the heart …
Rondador (panpipe) is one of the oldest instruments played in Latin America made of condor feathers, bamboo and cotton string, creating a purely beautiful sound echoing in the Andean mountain tops where the condors fly. The photograph of the rondador below is taken in the Musical Instruments Gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The showcase dating back 1500 B.C is the world’s largest collection of musical instruments on display, it’s really worth a visit. A well-known folk song played with this instrument is “El Condor Pasa”. In the original lyrics, an allegory is made …
Echos Lyrics: Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves The echo of a distant tide Comes willowing across the sand And everything is green and submarine And no one showed us to the land And no one knows the whereas or whys But something stirs and something tries And starts to climb towards the light Strangers passing in the street By chance two separate glances meet And I am you and what I see is me And do I take you by the hand And lead you through …
Karen Armstrong Over the last decade compassion has become a major research area in psychology and cognitive neuroscience. It is defined as feeling for the ot.her and being ready to help her/him cease the pain. It is an affective state such that it instinctually motivates us to help the one in need. We react as if compassion is part of our nature. Neuroscientists say yes! It is in our nature, and the neurons are readily wired for the compassionate archetype. However, the individual differences measured on the scale of compassionate behavior are explained by how much it is cultivated in …
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