Up here in the mountains, this thunderstorm just got real. The thunder rumbles across the jagged landscape. Rain pelts down on the cabin porch in an even rhythm. There's something mesmerizing about nature's sonic symphony. I'm pretty sure this storm is going to last ten hours, so sit back and enjoy. *** Relaxing White Noise is the number one destination on YouTube for white … [Read more...]
bell hooks in conversation with Sharon Salzberg – What Is Love?
In celebration of her new book, “Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection,” Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg joined bell hooks and Lion’s Roar’s Melvin McLeod for a recent conversation at JCC Manhattan. In this clip from that evening, the inimitable bell hooks — one of America’s leading political and cultural critics — answers the question “What is love?” This conversation at … [Read more...]