Buddha Before Buddhism
Buddha before Buddhism 3: Ancient CityNotes on a talk by Michael Stone at Centre of Gravity, Toronto, May 13, 2013 Strain Religion is an attempt to respond to the strain at the centre of every heart. Every child has a religious feeling. Can you remember? … Continue reading
Writings on Mike Hoolboom
A Truthful Cocktail by Aleksander Huser (2013)(FIPRESCI Website, May 2013, 2013) In the late eighties, Canadian experimental filmmaker Mike Hoolboom was diagnosed with HIV, resulting in him increasing his rate of production rapidly. So far, Hoolboom has made more than fifty films and videos, which have … Continue reading
Buddha Before Buddhism
Buddha Before Buddhism 2: Who do you trust?Notes on a talk by Michael Stone at Centre of Gravity, March 14, 2013 Ourselves The times the Buddha lived in is now called by scholars the Axial Age. One of its primary features is that a new kind of … Continue reading
Buddha Before Buddhism
Buddha Before Buddhism 1: How I Stopped Loving the Ruling ClassNotes on a Talk by Michael Stone at Centre of Gravity, Toronto, May 6, 2013 Three Pictures In the next few weeks, I’d like to explore the Buddha’s teachings before they turned into Buddhism. Let’s begin with three pictures. In … Continue reading
Guest Speakers
Peter Levitt: The Weight We Carry is LoveNotes on a talk by Peter Levitt at Centre of Gravity, May 3, 2013 Gravity My students complain that I speak too quietly but I tell them that they know everything already, please don’t make me shout. It’s good to … Continue reading
Buffalo Death Mask (23 minutes, 2013)
DescriptionBuffalo Death Mask (23 minutes 2013) A conversation with Canadian painter Stephen Andrews returns us to a pre-cocktail moment, when being HIV+ afforded us the consolation of certainty. “For more than two decades Mike Hoolboom has been one of our … Continue reading
Bodhisattva Guide
Bodhisattva 17: Not MeNotes on a talk by Michael Stone at Centre of Gravity, April 21, 2013 Not Me During sitting practice, when something arises you become intimate with it, without identifying with it. Without making it part of me and mine. In … Continue reading
Essays
I am Shithead (2013)In an admittedly half-hearted attempt to begin making adult decisions, I thought I would go back to school to get a degree so I could, in that curious English term, “make a living.” Soon I was surrounded by art students … Continue reading
Sounds
Buffalo Death Mask (4 minutes 2013)rutger latest This is a 3:44 minute slice of processed field recording made by Machinefabriek. I had shot people waiting and wandering in a field of fog, and turned to Mfabriek again to ask if he might have some happily … Continue reading
Buffalo Death Mask (23 minutes, 2013)
Soundrutger latest This is a 3:44 minute slice of processed field recording made by Machinefabriek. I had shot people waiting and wandering in a field of fog, and turned to Mfabriek again to ask if he might have some … Continue reading
