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“Without a more profound human understanding derived from exploration of the inner ground of human existence, love will tend to be superficial and deceptive.”
-Thomas Merton, “Contemplation in a World of Action,” in Contemplation in a World of Action, 2nd edition (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2000), 154.
Contemplation is crucial to that human thriving and wholeness found in the transcendent intimacy we call God. The gift of contemplation transforms and liberates our heart in a host of ways: (1) contemplation dispels the illusion that we are separate from God; (2) it gives birth to the simple realization that God is the all-loving, groundless ground of being; (3) insofar as we are, we are in God; (4) contemplation liberates us from the illusions that dominate, confuse, and stunt human thriving; (5) it frees us from the illusion that God is an object we lack and therefore need to seek; (6) contemplation liberates us from the seeds of violence in our own heart, especially from our individual and social compulsions to find someone to blame for the ills that befall us—such compulsions do nothing but keep us bent over on ourselves, blind to what constitutes a human.
-An Ocean of Light Contemplation, Transformation, and Liberation, Martin Laird, O.S.A.
As the golden sun gently caresses my face, its warm rays bring forth a soothing sensation, enveloping me in a comforting embrace. In this moment of serenity, the worries of the world fade away, replaced by a profound sense of ease and tranquility. The radiant Helios, the personification of the sun, bestows upon me a gift of inner peace, as if his divine presence imbues my being with a renewed sense of vitality. The incomprehensible beauty of this encounter with the sun leaves me in awe, reminding me of the remarkable power of nature to heal and uplift the human spirit.
Despite this book's age, the collection of twelve essays contained within its covers discuss important ideas in Jewish education, many of which were far ahead of their time. The figures, from the 18th to the mid-20th centuries, include scholars, educators, philosophers, and a pediatrician, and they taught in many different language, though Hebrew would become the standard thanks to the Zionist movement and after the establishment of the State of Israel. The writings and theories covered include those of N.H. Wiesel, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Rabbi Israel Salanter, A.D. Gordon, Janusz Korczak, Franz Rosensweig, Martin Buber, Rabbi Kook, and Sarah Schenirer. This book, therefore, surveys trends in Jewish education and thought during periods of profound change in Jewish history and culture; their relevance are not lost in the book's age (New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1964).
Sadly, we lost one of our most profound ministers and teachers yesterday.
Voddie Baucham has been such a blessing to not only me and my family but to millions.
He was a man of God and for God, and now he is in our Lord's loving arms. We will miss him until we see him again.
The Greatest Commandment -- Voddie Baucham
Standing Against Woke Tyranny for Fallen Man's Redemption
When the sun began to lean, there was
an old history on the hill of the village Found a temple.
We borrowed the corridor of the temple to take pictures
A quiet, neat corridor with no sound, old history.
In the work of the attentive monks in a profound
Comes from the back of the mountain.
She was shining beautifully in a light.
“I gazed at these marvels in profound silence. Words were utterly wanting to indicate the sensations of wonder I experienced. I seemed, as I stood upon that mysterious shore, as if I were some wandering inhabitant of a distant planet, present for the first time at the spectacle of some terrestrial phenomena belonging to another existence. To give body and existence to such new sensations would have required the coinage of new words - and here my feeble brain found itself wholly at fault. I looked on, I thought, I reflected, I admired, in a state of stupefaction not altogether unmingled with fear!”
Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
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This black and white photograph captures a poignant moment at Lourdes, as a sick woman, supported by volunteers, passes beneath the Grotto. She holds a rosary and a picture, entrusting the health of a loved one to the care of the Virgin Mary. This image highlights the generosity and selflessness of individuals who, despite their own suffering, focus their thoughts and energies on others in need, demonstrating profound altruism.
Questa fotografia in bianco e nero cattura un momento toccante a Lourdes, mentre una donna malata, sostenuta dai volontari, passa sotto la Grotta. Tiene in mano un rosario e una foto, affidando la salute di una persona cara alle cure della Vergine Maria. Questa immagine mette in evidenza la generosità e l'altruismo di persone che, nonostante le proprie sofferenze, concentrano i loro pensieri e le loro energie sugli altri bisognosi, dimostrando un profondo altruismo.
The Aghori have a profound connection with the dead. Death is not a fearsome concept, but a passing from the world of illusion. Varanasi, India
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Researching Josef Müller-Brockmann:
A Juxtaposition of Viewpoints
Josef-Müller Brockmann, the father of Swiss Graphic Design, had a profound impact upon the design
profession and education. Müller-Brockmann is one of the eight most predominant figures in Graphic
design history1 and his professional contributions make him a recurring figure in design books and
periodicals. Viewpoints from numerous sources do not stray too far from one another, as they establish him
as the leading figure in Swiss Graphic Design and main proponent of the grid. However, subtleties exist
between articles and books, often offering new insight into Müller-Brockmann’s career and personality.
In order to describe the juxtapositions between the ways different authors represent Josef Müller-Brockmann
I looked to a variety of analyses. For comparison I selected: Lars Müller’s Josef Müller-Brockmann Pioneer
of Swiss Graphic Design and Heller and Chwast’s Graphic Style; articles from design periodicals Graphis
and Japan’s Idea; as well as, from Brockmann himself in an interview in Eye magazine and his book Grid
Systems in Graphic Design. At times the articles may give more insight into the culture in whence it was
written than new information about Brockmann, but overall they provide a consistent portrait.
Lars Müller published the only complete monograph on Josef Müller-Brockmann not long before his death.
The book includes a kindly introduction by Paul Rand. Lars Müller attempts to explain what spurred the
abrupt change in Brockmann’s career from illustration to Constructive graphic design. Details explain the
influential people and political issues that contributed to Swiss Design, as well as the important
contributions of Moholy-Nagy’s photography and Jan Tschichold’s rules of typography.2 The book
explains how Brockmann established and followed strict rules throughout the rest of his career.
Brockmann’s influence upon American corporate design and ultimately education are covered equally. In
this thorough, yet fairly brief biographical book, details and information are carefully addressed. In the end,
Lars Müller sights a decline in the acceptance of Swiss Graphic Design due to the global political climate
of Vietnam, the cold war and the rise of counter culture.3 At the end of its course, Swiss Graphic Design
was seen as an aesthetic that was quite cold and hostile.4 This opinion was also referenced in an article in
Idea magazine.
Deep profound feelings does really something with a human being
Sometimes I don't think I will survive being a human being
And well, I did touch a truth there...
And that has nothing to do what type of feeling it is
Either the feelings are good or bad they can be a share struggle some times
When you touch feelings that tear you apart even tho they are good
Wow
It is in these moments I really must breathe and write
In all good feelings lies a fear
There is always a balance in things
Such profound feelings aren't made for human beings
They are too grand
But they do appear and I need to deal with them as they show up
In this photo the sun is setting behind the mountain
There are lights in the houses
The blackness isn't threatening, it just highlights the lights we can see
The sunset has a colour that nourish our soul and our mind
Just like love nourish us human beings
Our soul is filled with love, it is pure love
When we touch things that nourish us we touch our soul
By loving someone profoundly you are in contact with your soul
You cannot come any closer
But you must love yourself first
~We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a single word has been spoken.
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Spencer's thoughts are never as profound as the last quote I shared with you. He is a bit of a show off, but a fun and beautiful one.
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A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
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Photography profoundly changed the way wars were covered and viewed. Any grandeur and sweetness of an aftermath of a victorious battle, which was once up to a painter to portray, all of a sudden became uninterpretable. Losing its subjectivity, the true terror of war could not be hidden anymore. Americans for the first time saw the vividly horrific photographs of maimed and dying fellow Americans in agony slowly withering away on a battlefield far away from their homes. Astonishment and shock -- not toward the cruelty of war as much as to the newly innovated barbaric weapons of war -- left Americans bewildered. As newspapers did not yet have the technology or equipment for making half-tone blocks, magazines across the land published cadaverous pictorial representations of the worst of humanity. Those scenes of pillage and shame were captured by men like George Barnard, Mathew Brady and many more.
12 ottobre 1492, una data da dimenticare per i Nativi Americani, l'inizio della fine della loro cultura e della loro profonda spiritualità, molto più rispettosa della nostra verso le altre Creature.
October 12, 1492, a date to forget for Native Americans, the beginning of the end of their culture and their profound spirituality, much more respectful than ours towards other Creatures.
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... Bavaria: this is the official name of this German state, which is profoundly unique among the other states - and its flag flies atop the Nymphenburg Palace Park.
Estado Livre da Baviera: é este o nome oficial deste estado alemão, que é profundamente único entre os outros estados do país - e a sua bandeira está hasteada no topo do Parque do Palácio Nymphenburg.
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Every intimacy engenders expectation,
and every expectation is some unknown disappointment.
--Hal Hartley (The Book of Life)
It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar NL displays the works of British artist Antony Gormley. The exhibition [GROUND] is on display inside and outside in the gardens and woods of the museum.
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"Photography is a profound corner that sits in between literature and film" - Lewis Baltz
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Great Irish Hunger of 1845-1852 (Irish Famine)
No event in history has had a more profound effect on Ireland and the worldwide Irish Community than that of the Great Irish Hunger (1845-1849). This is also referred to as the Great Famine or An Górta Mór
The cause of the Great Hunger is blamed on a potato disease commonly known as potato blight. The blight ravaged potato crops and the impact and human cost in Ireland, where one third of the population was entirely dependent on the potato for food, was exacerbated by a host of political, social and economic factors which remain the subject of historical debate. There was hunger, eviction, migration and deaths and it is estimated that approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland. The social, cultural and psychological effects of this terrible event lingered on long afterwards and emigration became a part of Irish life.
The Irish that did survive the trip to America, Canada, or Australia on the coffin ships drummed up awareness and more importantly, aid in the form of food. But for every one ship sailing into Ireland with food, more were exporting grain-based alcohol, wool and flax, and other necessities such as wheat, oats, barley, butter, eggs, beef, and pork by their landowners.
The traditional Irish method of planting the potato was in “lazy beds”- these can be seen throughout the countryside as long lines into the sides of mountains and forming scars in the land.These fields can be seen in County Mayo and other parts of Ireland as a reminder of our ancestors and how the potato supported generations of Irish people.
The “Goodbye tree” - to those that died and to those that emigrated
...both literal and imagined, shape our lives in profound ways. Some stand tall before us—walls of stone, locked doors, oceans vast and uncrossable—physical limits we can see and touch. These barriers are real and immediate, either protecting or limiting. With the right tools, time, or assistance, many physical obstacles can be dismantled, climbed, or circumnavigated. The effort may be great, but the path is clear.
But then there are the barriers we cannot see—the ones we construct in the deep recesses of our minds. These imagined walls are far more complex, woven from threads of fear, doubt, and insecurity. They do not require brick or mortar; they need only the power of our thoughts to stand firm. Unlike physical barriers, which others can see and help us break, these mental constructs are invisible to the outside world. No one knows the depth of our inner struggle, the quiet battle between desire and dread, ambition and hesitation.
Imagined barriers are insidious because they feel just as real as the tangible ones. They whisper that we're not good enough, not capable, not worthy. Or they keep us in fear or resentment of those different from us. And while physical obstacles may tire the body, these internal walls exhaust the soul, trapping us in a maze of our own making. The worst part? Often, we don’t even realize we’ve built them.
Recognizing that these barriers are self-imposed is the first step toward dismantling them. Just as we learn to climb a hill or break through a fence, we can teach ourselves to break through the limits of our minds. Courage is the tool. For every imagined wall, there is a doorway waiting to be found—if only we dare to look for it.
Ultimately, both kinds of barriers test us. Physical walls challenge our strength; mental ones challenge our spirit. But in overcoming either, we find the same reward: the freedom to move forward, unhindered, toward a world without limits.
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49 x 80 cm on canvas.
All of this 3 last works are part of this exhibithion:
GLIMMER featuring Christian Breitkreutz (US), Megan Diddie (US), Luciano Scherer (BR) and Collin van der Sluijs (NL).
Artists don’t typically run from the darkness, they walk right in and shine their light brightly so that we all may share in what they see. This illumination can have profound effects upon the viewer. Glimmer is a faint glimpse into the minds of four emerging artists.
Although there is something in the old adage that the gear will not make you a better artist, when it comes to lenses they can have a profound effect on how one visualises and approach the environments, landscapes and subjects that you encounter. As someone who does use a great deal of pre-visualisation in their photography, I’ve gotten used to seeing what’s in front of me based on how the lenses in my camera bag render perspective.
I recently acquired a Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/3.5 produced somewhere between 1975 and 1981. A curious quirk of this lens is that the elements can be rearranged with an adjustable collar to make the lens function as a “macro” (although in reality it’s close-up rather than true macro) which opens up a whole different discipline of shooting. It’s been a fun process for me, I’m training myself to notice things I haven’t before but also figuring out how to apply the sensibility I’ve developed with the wider landscape to a much smaller and compact setting.
The poppy field that has sprung up near my home has quickly become a place of fascination for me and has proved to be a beautiful learning ground as I become acquainted with this new way of seeing. I’ve found that depth of field is a wonderful thing to play with and has allowed me to create a different sense of three-dimension to my usual approach of focus stacking a group of related subjects at different points into one scene to tell a visual story.
I’m looking forward to exploring and expanding my work in this direction and embracing the learning process that comes with it
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"In a profound sense every person has two halves to their being; they are not one person so much as two persons trying to act in unison. I believe that in the heart of each human being there is something which I can only describe as a "child of darkness" who is equal and complementary to the more obvious "child of light."
~Laurens van der Post (paraphrased)
• a profound sense of solitude and introspection
"A deep, haunting melancholy envelops the observer, as the woman’s solitary figure evokes a mix of sorrow and intrigue. The mist softens the world around her, adding an air of mystery and detachment. The frozen river and distant bridge amplify the coldness, both physical and emotional, creating a sense of isolation. Yet, amidst the desolation, there’s a fragile beauty—an unspoken story that stirs empathy, curiosity, and an almost aching connection to her silent solitude."
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I remember profoundly claiming to my hiking colleague at the time: "that is the best view I've ever seen". I've been in the Canadian Rockies, through Norwegian fjords and across the Scottish Highlands, but I couldn't deny that anything before me could top this stunning view over Llyn Llydaw. It was a deserved treat for taking on the Watkins Path up to Mount Snowdon (although the most challenging scramble was yet to come). Summiting the highest peak in Wales was a wholesome feeling and a joyous reward for our efforts, but it was no match for this view.
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-18 mm f/4.5-5.6 Wide Angle IS STM Lens.
Mar 15, 2008 #343, explored
Bloom - is Result - to meet a Flower
And casually glance
Would cause one scarcely to suspect
The minor Circumstance
Assisting in the Bright Affair
So intricately done
Then offered as a Butterfly
To the Meridian -
To pack the Bud - oppose the Worm -
Obtain it's right of Dew -
Adjust the Heat - elude the Wind -
Escape the prowling Bee -
Great Nature not to disappoint
Awaiting Her that Day -
To be a Flower, is profound
Responsibility
Fiorire - è il fine
chi passa un fiore con uno sguardo distratto
stenterà a sospettare le minime circostanze
coinvolte in quel luminoso fenomeno
costruito in modo così intricato
poi offerto come una farfalla al mezzogiorno
Colmare il bocciolo — combattere il verme
ottenere quanta rugiada gli spetta
regolare il calore — eludere il vento
sfuggire all'ape ladruncola
non deludere la natura grande
che l'attende proprio quel giorno —
essere un fiore, è profonda responsabilità
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May I introduce: Prof. Rauz.
His work is one of the most comprehensive in the history of science. He also explores the most remote areas of all disciplines in a thoroughgoing manner, which is rarely found. Profound, he goes to the bottom of things - an 'old school' scientist.
Many of his countless works cover over 100 volumes ...
What an exceptional researcher!
The transient beauty of the coast is intricately intertwined with the captivating patterns that emerge in the sand, crafted by the relentless forces of wind and wave. These natural sculptors shape the shoreline, leaving behind ephemeral masterpieces.
As the tides ebb and flow, they orchestrate a delicate dance with the sand. With each advancing wave, the water gently caresses the shore, carrying particles of sand along its journey. As the wave recedes, it relinquishes its cargo, depositing the grains in a meticulous arrangement. This cyclical process, repeated countless times, creates intricate patterns that stretch along the coastline.
The patterns left behind by the retreating tide mimic the ebb and flow of life itself. Swirling ripples, reminiscent of a miniature desert landscape, emerge as the water recedes, their graceful curves and undulating lines transforming the beach into a living work of art. The patterns are at once orderly and chaotic, with intricate geometrical formations intermingling with whimsical curves and asymmetrical shapes.
The wind, a silent artist in its own right, adds its touch to the sculpting process. As it sweeps across the coast, it whispers secrets to the sand, coaxing it to dance in its invisible embrace. The wind's gentle touch lifts fine particles from the beach, carrying them aloft in an intricate ballet. It sculpts the sand into delicate ripples, resembling the soft undulations of fabric.
The interplay between the wind and the tide results in an ever-changing landscape. The patterns shift and evolve, shaped by the combined forces of these elemental sculptors. Ripples become miniature mountains, rising and falling in a transient topography that mirrors the larger contours of the surrounding coast. Each gust of wind and every advancing or receding wave leaves its mark, etching new patterns and erasing old ones, in an eternal cycle of creation and destruction.
These ephemeral patterns serve as a reminder of the impermanence of existence and the transient nature of beauty, as each passing moment alters the landscape, erasing what once was and creating something new. The sands become a canvas for the symphony of time, a tangible reflection of the ever-changing nature of our lives.
The beauty of these fleeting patterns lies not only in their visual allure but also in the emotions they evoke. They inspire a sense of wonder and awe, inviting us to pause and appreciate the intricate designs that nature creates with such effortless grace. The patterns speak of the interconnectedness of all things, the harmonious interplay between the elements, and the constant flux that defines our existence.
In these patterns of nature, we find a profound lesson: that life, like the shifting sands, is ever-changing, and that true beauty lies not in permanence but in the appreciation of the fleeting moments that grace our journey.