All Blog Posts Tagged 'deliberation' (7)

Between Worlds (Epilogue)

(« Maitreya the Conqueror » by Nicholas Roerich)

I read the The Tibetan Book of the Dead twice. I started with a French…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 22, 2012 at 12:00am — No Comments

Determination (Between Worlds part 5)

The last section of « Between Worlds » is entitled « Determination » and is intended to depict the intermediate state of rebirth, known as the « sidpa bardo, » the…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 19, 2012 at 12:00am — No Comments

Deliberation (Between Worlds part 4)

(« The Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya » - Unknown Artist)

« The Dance Of The Archetypes » culminates with an encounter with the Lord Of Death, a fearsome demonic deity appearing in smoke and fire, who…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 15, 2012 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Dissolution & Dance Of The Archetypes (Between Worlds parts 2 & 3)

(« Dance of the Lord of Death » by Jean-Marie Hullot)

« Dissolution » is a very short section which represents the moment of physical death itself. It corresponds to the first « between world, » or first bardo…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 12, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Departure (Between Worlds part 1)

(« Buddha painted on a rock wall in Tibet » by Unknown Artist - photography by onwardtibet.org)

« Between Worlds » is a suite in five movements that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 8, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

« Polygraph » is intended as a portrait of human relationships turning to the sour, hinting at the necessity of constant genuineness. The composition lasts a little over 10 minutes and is composed of the following four sections…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on September 17, 2012 at 1:00am — No Comments

Confrontation (Polygraph part 2 - revisited)

(« Confrontation » by cordalth)

« Polygraph » is intended as a portrait of human relationships turning to the sour, hinting at the necessity of constant kindness and genuineness. The suite lasts about ten minutes and is composed of the following four sections : « Exposition, » «…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on July 24, 2012 at 7:31pm — No Comments