Comments on: classic koans from cohen

By: Sophia Zoe

Sophia Zoe — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:39:23 +0000

Janice said Cohen is one of the soundtracks to her life. Mine too. I wrote a screenplay to Ten New Songs playing in the background, over and over. Funnily, it was based on my aunt's childhood, which began in Greece. And the lonely man looking for/singing about love - of course. We are consumed by our longings, aren't we?

By: janice | Sharing the Journey

janice | Sharing the Journey — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:19:58 +0000

Thanks, Danielle. Cohen is one of the sound tracks of my life. I saw a programme recently which followed him back to Greece, to the places he lived in the 'So long MaryAnne' days. He was haunted then, and the documentary showed how he always has been. I think the line "I have tried, in my way, to be free." says it all for me; the struggle to make beauty out of the melancholy and soul deep loneliness he was given as a poetic, creative gift and the fear that deep love might free him from his gift as well as his loneliness.

By: MH

MH — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:48:22 +0000

Loneliness whose only cure is true, deep love... that's one of the most beautiful sad thoughts I've entertained in a while. Thanks. :)

By: alligator kate

alligator kate — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:38:11 +0000

He doesn't look sad about that truth. He seems to have made peace with his (our) state of loneliness. I like to think so, anyway...

By: Nancy Froio

Nancy Froio — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:45:28 +0000

Leonard brings down the truth...and I believe he is hooked in with an amazing woman now...

By: Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:35:04 +0000

me too. she nails him...the lover of women but alone.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:19:22 +0000

Ahhhhh, Len. XOXOX