[ilds] LGD and the Three Pillars of Happiness

[Denise Tart & David Green]

LGD was a highly spiritual person and sought enlightenment through a variety of faiths and beliefs: Gnosticism, the cabbala, Buddhism and of the transcendental quest for spirit of place . it pervades all his work and no finer example than that found in Dark Labyrinth and the metaphoric discovery of the Tibetan upland!  My feeling is that LGD discovered many elements of spiritual upland when, after the bitter lemons of Cyprus, he went to the Midi with Claude and lived a plain rustic life at the Mazet, in country side he liked, with the woman he loved and doing work he enjoyed - writing and pottering about his farm. The other day Denise said that she heard that the three pillars of happiness are: someone to love, something to do and something to look forward to. I only add that the second pillar is stronger when you like what you do. LGD had all those when with Claude and it was his best time as a man, lover and writer. Later, he did not have love, found writing more difficult and had only the bottle to look forward to ...and female American uni students.


David
16 William Street
Marrickville NSW 2204
+ 61 2 9564 6165
0412 707 625
www.denisetart.com.au
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