We had the great honor of having Shundo Aoyama personally perform our wedding ceremony in 2004. Here is a descripton of her book. It can be found quite easily on line just google “Zen Seeds” Buddhist weddings are not that common in Japan today. They are usually Shinto, western style or Jinzen which means no [...]
Evidence of Rebirth in the Tibetan Tulku Recognition System. A continuation on the channel’s theme of rebirth. Captions are available. All images from wikimedia commons, music from archive.com.
Worshippers of the goddess Demeter mourned as they reenacted the kidnap of her daughter Persephone by the god Hades. Borrowing from Egyptian religious beliefs, the Greeks added a scene of Demeter/Isis resurrecting the crucified Dionysus. Persians brought to Tarsus religious beliefs of priests bringing gifts of myrrh, frankincense and gold to baby Zoroaster, free will [...]
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. (born May 27th, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. He has been referred to as ‘the great performer’, a title reflecting his performance style and musical selections which display his early gospel playing and classical training (Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, etc.) along with his love [...]