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“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Tag Archives: Heaven and Hell
Reflections on Life & Death in Auguste Rodin’s “Cathedral”
What the French sculpture says about life, death, and the relationship between our humanity and spirituality
French sculptor Auguste Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917) had an ability to explore profound, spiritual themes through ostensibly simple forms – in this case, a pair of two hands. Rodin’s “Cathedral” or “Cathedral Hands” (1908) looks at … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Auguste Rodin, Cathedral, Cathedral hands, Death Sculpture, Faith, France, Hand of God, Heaven and Hell, loss and faith, Rodin, Rodin Museum, Rodin sculpture
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NPR Announces New Series: “Conversations On The Afterlife”
The radio station opens up a unique dialogue on death, dying and the afterlife
NPR will be broadcasting a number of discussions on the subject of dying this month in their series, “Conversations On The Afterlife.” In particular, the station will place its emphasis on the concept of an afterlife according to men and … Continue reading
Buddhism and the Eastern Middle Ground
In Buddhist tradition, our death falls into a plane of existence that continues even after our final breath
The relation of life to death, what happens after the end, what we do with the years we have and what we leave behind, remains perhaps the most consistently affecting and important issue plaguing human life. Religions throughout the ages … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Buddhism, Christianity, Death, Freud, Heaven and Hell, Karma, Psychology, Reincarnation, Science, Six Realms of Existence
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“Angels in America” by Mike Nichols
The play's poignant, brutally honest take on the physical, mental, emotional crisis of an AIDS patient
Tony Kushner’s Angels in America is almost too big to discuss: a sprawling three-part, six-hour play ambitiously covering themes ranging from love and abandonment, to homosexuality and Mormonism, to faith and religion, to disease and dying, to politics and justice, … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged AIDS, Angels, Angels in America, Death and Dying, Heaven and Hell, terminal illness
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