Articles – Page 64 – Matthew Remski

September 1, 2011

translating translating patanjali

All that is needed for a religion to form is a book that no one can read, a priestly class to read it, and a general need for faith that reaches out of prehistory and childhood to challenge the angst of reason. This may not be what we want in modern yoga. But itâ€™s certainly there.

August 27, 2011

jack layton, the giving body, the anatomy of empathy, the fire, the light

I am in awe at the ongoing sacrifice of being alive to each other. Now I am willing to pay, all in, to the bone. There isn't a choice, and I have nothing else.

August 26, 2011

waking up remembering proust waking up

The first thought, a tiny wind, is mental vocalese, a series of long vowels opened into through mm or nn, that mimic the breath and the sound of sensory doors opening. What is the sound of the eyes recognizing form? What is the sound of ambient sound dawning on the conscious mind?

July 14, 2011

start with any kind of pause

The peace of things reveals you as a piece of all things. This all happens before and beyond language.