Buddhism, Spirituality, Comparative Religion.
Philosophy of the Mind, Philosophy of Religion, Indian Philosophy, Existentialism, Hermeneutics, Virtue Ethics. The Buddha, Nagarjuna, Candrakirti, Dharmakirti Buddhapalita, Bhavaviveka, Socrates, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Gadamer, Valentinos, Buber, Sartre.
Mental disorders and Abnormal psychology. Social psychology, Queer studies, Formal logic.
Healing, Reiki, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Herbal medicine, Chinese medicine, Tibetan medicine, Meditation, Yoga and Taiji.
Music and movies.
Mandalas.
The Himalayas. India: Himachal Pradesh (especially Dharamsala), Sikkim, Ladakh. Nepal. Tibet. Bhutan.
Nature. Mountains. Forests. Water and fire.
Communal lifestyle. Tribes. Villages. The Annikinkatu community (in memoriam).
(Photo by Samuli Huttunen)
http://www.annikinkatu.net
Reading, writing, trekking, hiking, traveling.
Friends. Meeting new people, hanging out and sharing.
Unity. Change. Happiness. Freedom. Learning. Letting go.
Justice, human rights, Fair Trade, the environment, the issue of Tibet.
TULKU TENZIN DELEK.
GENDUN CHOKYI NYIMA, "Tibet's stolen child", the 11th Panchen Lama.
I'd like to meet:
The all-pervading suchness and TULKU TENZIN DELEK.
Music:
Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Vintage and Funky Bollywood, Classical, Classical Indian, Hip Hop, Melancholic rock, Blues, Indie, Soul, Funk, Spiritual/Religious, World music, Folk, Fusion, Nu-Jazz, 60..s and 70's rock, Gothic, Classical Tibetan and lama chant.
I love saxophones and interesting rhytms. I love music that makes me feel alive and present in the moment. I like to flicker and tremble of excitement. :) And then again feel totally relaxed and absorbed in the sound.
I like both harmony and discord, predictability and unpredictability. I like surprises. I'd rather be controlled by the music than be the one ...
Lyrics are important. They're not necessary, but if they exist, they're important.
Movies:
All kinds of movies, especially Asian, European and French Canadian. Swedish teen movies are also worth mentioning.
Movies by Eric Valli, Peter Greenaway, Pedro Almódovar, Kim Ki-Duk, Aki Kaurismäki, Alejandro Amenábar, Federico Fellini, Lars von Trier, Cristopher Nielsen, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Ang Lee, Jean-Marc Vallée, Pan Nalin and so on.
Hero. The Pillow Book. March of Penguins. Himalaya - L'enfance d'un chef. Samsara. Jeux d'enfants. Breaking the waves. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Dogville. Naked Lunch. The sea inside. Les invasions barbares. Mies vailla menneisyyttä. I Heart Huckabees. A History of Violence. Dune. Mulholland Drive. Dancer in the Dark. eXistenZ. My life without me. Little Miss Sunshine. LOTR. Garden State. Inside I'm dancing. Otto e mezzo. Fjorton suger. Hip Hip Hora! Fucking Åmål. C.R.A.Z.Y. The cry of the Snow lion. Escape from Tibet. Free Jimmy. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring.
Television:
Northern Exposure, The X-files, Madventures, House, Six feet under, Friends
Books:
Mirdja by L. Onerva.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead.
Bodhicharyavatara by Shantideva.
For Tibet with Love - A Beginner's Guide to Changing the World by Isabel Losada.
Books by Milan Kundera, Toni Morrison, Mika Waltari, Chögyam Trungpa, Paulo Coelho, Karmapa, the Dalai Lama, Anja Kauranen/ Snellman, Neil Gaiman, Anthony de Mello, Sofi Oksanen, Dan Simmons, J.K. Ihalainen, Zadie Smith, Gita Mehta, Soren Kierkegaard, Nagarjuna, Shantideva, Jack Kerouac, Evald Flisar, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dr. Seuss, Tove Jansson...
Heroes:
All open and loving people.. anyone who touches my heart.. or someone else's.. like these beautiful kids from the Tibetan Children's village in upper Dharamsala.
