This is a story of the “gentleman bank robber”, Forrest Tucker who did his holdups in the early 1980’s. Robert Redford plays Tucker.
In this story, Forrest Tucker leads a life well-lived. He was charming and charismatic. Many of his … Read the rest
Category: Reviews
“Victoria and Abdul” – movie recommendation and review
Victoria and Abdul is the story of the meeting and friendship of an elderly Queen Victoria of England and a young and handsome Abdul from Agra, India, who happened to visit the royal court on an official state visit to … Read the rest
“The King of Hearts” – movie recommendation and review
This is one of a few movies that I have been moved to recommend. In my world view, it deserves everyone’s attention.
Many stories have been written about war and the consequences of engaging in it. Here is a movie … Read the rest
A significant Chapter in History
It is a small offering and the risk is enormous. While it intends to give grace to a disgraced nation in a difficult time, Fire and Fury (Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House) by Michael Wolff … Read the rest
Harry Dean Stanton – Review
Since Friday, with the passing of Harry Dean Stanton, I have been reading numerous accolades about the depth of his work as a character actor. I hadn’t taken notice of his work until about a week before his passing, when
Meditation: Kundalini Surjhee
On July 22, 2017
An immersion was held at Yoga West, led by Jagat Guru Singh. a long time student of Yogi Bhajan and Guru Dev Singh.
Its purpose was to introduce the Kundalini Surjhee Shabad to students in order … Read the rest
On this Fourth of July, 2017
Some of my friends and kindred souls are saying that the health of our democratic republic, America, has hit a new low. I think that the real low was the Civil War, which, evidently, never ended completely, and hopefully, will … Read the rest
Grokking Boston
My wife and I visited Boston last week. We discovered that visiting the place resulted in revisiting events in our personal and collective psyches.
Visiting with our old friends Henrietta and Don rekindled our passionate love for exploring the landscape … Read the rest
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power – Review
My wife and I attended an event last night at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, featuring a screening of the new film and an appearance by Al Gore, who gave in an interview and update of what’s been happening … Read the rest
“Fargo” the Series – a short review
My wife and I just finished watching season 2 of Fargo. I found it to be quite overwhelming. It is unbelievably well written. The story line was somewhat constrained by the actual events, but it was masterfully composed for maximum … Read the rest
The Teacher
Dear Blessed Healers,
It is a good time to assess and tune our 
relationship with our teacher. However you perceive that relationship personally, there is only the question of identity that seems to matter. Guru Dev Singh identifies as a … Read the rest
Don’t worry about the future
Last night my wife and I watched an interesting movie that has a resonance with what is happening.
In class last night we did a meditation about this.
Meditation: 881026 Removing Fear of the Future
The meditation removes fear of … Read the rest
A Recipe for living in interesting times – a meditation and healing class at Yoga West (review)
On 02/01/2017, we held a meditation and healing class at Yoga West:
A recipe for living in interesting times
When we are anxious, at odds or even depressed with the way external events are going, often we are unsure that … Read the rest
Yesterday, an extraordinary thing happened…
Yesterday, millions of people spontaneously came together, transcending rational behavior. Why? because it felt right.
That is the ultimate test of whether you are on the right track or are doing the right thing. Felt good? Maybe. But it felt … Read the rest
Revised comments on “Citizen Kane”, the movie
Citizen Kane is often touted as the greatest American movie. It is studied in virtually all film schools. Its construction, by all measures is impeccable.
Having seen the movie again, it appears to me that Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Wells, … Read the rest
“Silence” the Movie by Martin Scorsese
It has been just over four years since I reviewed the movie Lincoln. Silence has caught my attention as a movie of our time that questions the choices we all must make about who we are.
Some of us … Read the rest