Years ago, in Montreal, I went to an astrologer who told me I was an old soul, that this wasn’t my first life. 
Although I’m certainly no expert — not even close — and can’t even say I’ve done a lot of reading, or thinking, about reincarnation, it does interest me.
As a subject it came up many times when I was in India — especially in Varanasi — the spiritual capital of India.
It was there I learned that in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, Continue reading
At the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), I saw a movie that was so visually stunning it literally took my breath away. As I sat 
there, totally mesmerized, I had three thoughts: One, I didn’t want the movie to ever end. Two, I was so lucky to be seeing it, because I was sure it would never make it into a mainstream theatre. Three, if I could have, I would have stayed right there, and watched it all over again.
For that matter, if I’d been told, right there and then, that I couldn’t see any of the other movies I had tickets for, I would have gone home more than happy. That’s how sated I was.
Well it’s been a little over a year since that incredible evening and yesterday, in the Toronto Globe & Mail Arts Section, I read that Samsara will be playing in Toronto, beginning next Friday, October 5.
If you’re looking for me, that’s where I’ll be. Maybe more than once, too.
Before I say another word about the film, here’s what Wikipedia says about what its name, Continue reading
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