January 7, 2021
The Earth asked Vishnu, “Why do you come in the form of mountains and not in your own form?” Vishnu replied: “The pleasure that exists in mountains is greater than that of animate beings, for they feel no heat, nor cold, nor pain, nor anger, nor fear, nor pleasure. We three gods as mountains will reside in the earth for the benefit of mankind.”
In the late summer of 1995 I flew to India for my first experience of climbing in the Himalaya. The monsoon was still strong and in those days, a quarter of a century ago, parts of Delhi flooded more readily; many lower-lying streets were submerged in brown water. It was still raining as we drove north in a bus, stopping for a night in Rishikesh on the banks of the swollen Ganges. The Beatles studied transcendental meditation here in 1968 with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, turning on millions of young Westerners to eastern spiritual practices. “After I had taken LSD,” George Harrison recalled, “a lingering thought
Mary Palliser portrait finds its way home to Ireland after being stored in Saskatchewan s archive
The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan has sent a 149-year-old portrait to Ireland as part of a major in-house exhibition.
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For the next five years it will live at the Waterford Art Gallery as part of a major in-house exhibition
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 1:56 PM CT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
Painting of Mary Palliser by Victorian-era Irish artist Sir Frederic William Burton. (The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan)
“The Government of Saskatchewan is happy to share the Palliser painting with the Irish public and strengthen our shared connections around the world during a time when physical travel is a challenge,” Minister Responsible for the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Jim Reiter said. “The people of Waterford, Ireland will enjoy viewing the painting and Saskatchewan’s contribution to archival history.” The Palliser family has its roots in Comeragh, Ireland and Mary Palliser is buried in Comeragh Cemetery in Lemybrien, County Waterford. The Palliser portrait was in Dublin in 2017 for the Frederic William Burton: For the Love of Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland.