The American Minervan

Tag: death

  • Carl Orff: In Taberna Quando Sumus – Kurt Eichhorn

    Carl Orff: In Taberna Quando Sumus – Kurt Eichhorn

    “Here no-one fears death,but they throw the dice in the name of Bacchus…May those who slander us be cursedand may their names not be written in the book of the righteous.” Precisely my sentiment. When we’re in the tavern In taberna quando sumusnon curamus quid sit humus,sed ad ludum properamus,cui semper insudamus.Quid agatur in tabernaubi…

  • Alan Watts: Be Absolutely Willing to Die

    Alan Watts: Be Absolutely Willing to Die

    A lecture that helped me years ago. Don’t put the question of death off til later. It is the most important thing to consider now. “‘Memento mori.’ ‘Be mindful of death.’ Gurdjieff says in one of his books, that the most important thing for anyone to realize, is that you and all you, every person…

  • Alan Watts on Dying and the Ego: How We Define Ourselves

    Alan Watts on Dying and the Ego: How We Define Ourselves

    Alan Watts on dying and the ego and the harmony in the chaos of life. “So, I would never invoke spooky knowledge, that is to say that I’ve had a private revelation or that I have sensory vibrations on a plane which you don’t have. Everything is standing right out in the open. It’s just…