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Video experiment: “Dear Friend”

December 16, 2011 By Atalwin Pilon 2 Comments

To my horror and sadness I hear quite often that anything written is old-fashioned and there were even people whose surprised reaction was when I told I wanted to write a book: “why would somebody make a book?”. So tonight I experimented for the first time with video, with videoing myself with my iPhone to be more precise. A friend and I practiced a bit, trying to come up with a nice format to play around with when I go travelling. And I think I came up with a nice idea that I would like to share with you.

The idea is: “what if you imagine the camera to be you and you speak to the camera from a place of wisdom and compassion, addressing yourself as “Dear Friend”?” Just one take, speak from the heart. It turned out to be a pretty powerful exercise. It creates a heartfelt advice from oneself to oneself that could resonate with others too. Please watch the video and I’m curious to hear your responses. Wouldn’t it be cool if many people addressed themselves and the world with wisdom and compassion? Do try this at home!

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Filed Under: Basic Goodness Tagged With: Compassion, Honesty, Personal, Video, Vulnerability, Wisdom

Looking behind lack of inspiration (or: finding freedom of expression by not writing about the cute twins)

March 31, 2011 By Atalwin Pilon 1 Comment

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Whaaa!! I really want to write a post but I don’t feel inspired. I can’t make up my mind. Should it be something about the cute conversating baby twins? I realize I missed my chance there. Coincidently I was the 231st person to see the video on YouTube and it crossed my mind then to write about them. Now the video has over 6.7 million views and has been ‘analyzed’ by TV stations all over America. So that’s not original anymore and of course, being unoriginal is a big no-no for me. Click on the title of this post to read the whole story behind my not writing about the twin baby boys first. Then watch the video.

Filed Under: Basic Goodness Tagged With: Fear, Frustration, Honesty, Life, Personal, Video

The perfection of imperfection

March 12, 2011 By Atalwin Pilon 3 Comments

So I’m caught up in this eternal dance of my loving heart and my fearful ego. My hearts want to embrace, my ego wants to compare and judge. And when I embrace my comparing and judging my ego tells me that I can now safely say that nobody can embrace like me, creating distance again between me and other.

Sometimes it’s helpful to see the truth. Not inside us but right in front of us. Sometimes we see something that is very pure, very fragile and we realize it’s perfect even if it isn’t.

Please sacrifice 5 minutes of your precious life to watch this video.

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Filed Under: Basic Goodness Tagged With: Beautiful, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Video, Vulnerability

Before you die, please live a little

October 14, 2010 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

“Before you die, please live a little”. It is a quote from Hojo-san, the younger brother of my Dharma grandfather Maezumi Roshi and also a zen master. It is very good advice. Sometimes we forget that our existence has created for us the opportunity to celebrate life. Yes, celebrate it! This is your chance, this is your moment! You are here on this planet, you are breathing, it’s an amazing miracle to be alive. And because a YouTube video says more than a thousand words:

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Filed Under: Basic Goodness Tagged With: Death, Joy, Life, Video, Wholeheartedness, Wisdom

Masquerade

September 27, 2010 By Atalwin Pilon Leave a Comment

This is a beautiful video. It speaks for itself, really. Made by an art student as his graduation project. I find it a very reassuring feeling that a young guy uses his skills to attempt to deliver such a profound message. Click and watch and let me know what’s your feeling.

Filed Under: Basic Goodness Tagged With: Beautiful, Fear, Liberation, Masks, Video, Vulnerability

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