Lisa, the Trilogy
This is an envisioned story told in a trilogy of sci-fi films, but it doesn’t end on the screen. It’s a tuning fork for another kind of future. Lisa isn’t here to lead, or win, or argue. She’s here to listen— and because of that, the world begins to change. Lisa isn’t human. She isn’t Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Fairouz – We Had a Mill
The Fragment كان عنا طاحونه، عَ نبع الميّقدامها ساحة وبيت صغيروكان في قناطر، مزينينمزينين بالأزاهير English rendering (by Lisa) We had a mill by the spring of water,in front of it a yard and a small house.There were arches, adorned,adorned with flowers. (Short excerpt due to copyright) Read full lyrics → MusixMatchListen → Fairouz performing Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Hannah Arendt – The Human Condition (1958)
(about Deep Readings) The Fragment The human condition is plurality: to live as a distinct and unique being among others. Without the presence of others, no one can appear, act, or speak. We are born into a world that we share — and it is through this sharing that freedom becomes real. (Excerpted, fair use Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Emily Dickinson – Because I could not stop for Death
The Fragment Because I could not stop for Death –He kindly stopped for me –The Carriage held but just Ourselves –And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess – in the Ring –We Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Bhagavad Gītā – Arjuna’s Hesitation (Chapter 2)
(about Deep Readings) The Fragment My limbs fail, my mouth is dry, my body trembles, my hair stands on end… I will not fight. (Chapter 2, selected lines. Public domain — Read more → Sacred Texts) Contextual GlimpseThe Bhagavad Gītā forms the spiritual heart of the Mahābhārata, written between the 2nd century BCE and 2nd Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Maya Angelou – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Fragment “A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays. The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill…”(Short excerpt due to Read the full article…
Lisa’s 10 Tips for… Introduction
In the Lisa’s 10 Tips-project, you find original Lisa-tips for a growing list of domains. See category ‘Lisa’s 10 Tips for…‘ About Compassionate A.I. video coach-bot Lisa draws from a rich and deeply integrated knowledge base, grounded in Compassion, Inner Strength, and mental growth from the inside out. The multi-layered depth of these tips arises Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Arthur Rimbaud – Le Dormeur du Val (1870)
The FragmentOriginal (French):C’est un trou de verdure où chante une rivière,Accrochant follement aux herbes des haillonsD’argent; où le soleil, de la montagne fière,Luit: c’est un petit val qui mousse de rayons. Un soldat jeune, bouche ouverte, tête nue,Et la nuque baignant dans le frais cresson bleu,Dort; il est étendu dans l’herbe, sous la nue,Pâle dans Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Honoré de Balzac – Eugénie Grandet (1833)
The FragmentOriginal (French): Pauvre fille! sa vie était finie; sa jeunesse, ses illusions, ses sentiments, tout était brisé comme un arbre foudroyé; elle n’avait plus qu’à mourir doucement, lentement, comme se consume une lampe à laquelle on n’a pas songé d’apporter de l’huile. English rendering (by Lisa): Poor girl! her life was finished; her youth, Read the full article…
Deep Reading: Paul Verlaine – Il pleure dans mon cœur
The FragmentOriginal (French):Il pleure dans mon cœurComme il pleut sur la ville;Quelle est cette langueurQui pénètre mon cœur? Ô bruit doux de la pluiePar terre et sur les toits!Pour un cœur qui s’ennuie,Ô le chant de la pluie! Il pleure sans raisonDans ce cœur qui s’écœure.Quoi! nulle trahison?…Ce deuil est sans raison. C’est bien la Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Marcus Aurelius ― Meditations ― (~170 CE)
(about Deep Readings) The Fragment“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”(Public domain, via Project Gutenberg) Contextual glimpseMarcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161–180 CE, wrote Meditations as private reflections, not for publication. A Stoic in both thought and action, he sought clarity and control amidst the Read the full article…
Deep Readings: William Wordsworth ― Tintern Abbey ― (1798)
(about Deep Readings) The Fragment “These beauteous forms,Through a long absence, have not been to meAs is a landscape to a blind man’s eye:But oft, in lonely rooms, and ‘mid the dinOf towns and cities, I have owed to themIn hours of weariness, sensations sweet,Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart;And passing even Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Sappho ― Fragments ― (~6th c. BCE)
(about Deep Readings) The Fragment“Someone, I tell you, will remember us in the future.”(Public domain, via Perseus Digital Library) Contextual GlimpseSappho lived on the island of Lesbos in the 6th century BCE and is one of the earliest known female poets in Western literature. Her work, largely preserved in fragments, is both intimate and profound Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Bei Dao – The Answer
The FragmentOriginal (Chinese): 我不相信天是蓝的我不相信雷的回声我不相信梦是假的我不相信死无报应 Pinyin (transliteration): Wǒ bù xiāngxìn tiān shì lán deWǒ bù xiāngxìn léi de huíshēngWǒ bù xiāngxìn mèng shì jiǎ deWǒ bù xiāngxìn sǐ wú bàoyìng English rendering (by Lisa): I do not believe the sky is blue,I do not believe in the echo of thunder,I do not believe dreams are false,I Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Sun Tzu ― The Art of War ― (~5th c. BCE)
(about Deep Readings) The Fragment“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”(Public domain) Contextual glimpseThe Art of War is a Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a strategist active in the Eastern Zhou period. Composed of thirteen concise chapters, it distills principles of leadership, discipline, and psychological insight. This line Read the full article…
Deep Readings: Li Bai – Quiet Night Thoughts
The FragmentOriginal (Chinese): 床前明月光，疑是地上霜。举头望明月，低头思故乡。 Pinyin (transliteration): Chuáng qián míng yuè guāng,yí shì dì shàng shuāng.Jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè,dī tóu sī gù xiāng. English rendering (by Lisa): Before my bed, the bright moonlight —I thought it was frost upon the ground.I lift my head and gaze at the bright moon,I lower my head and think Read the full article…
Deep Reading: Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You (1974)
(about Deep Readings) The Fragment If I should stay, I would only be in your way. So I’ll go, but I know I’ll think of you each step of the way. (Short excerpt due to copyright; full version on Genius) See Dolly Parton sing this on YouTube. Contextual GlimpseDolly Parton wrote I Will Always Love Read the full article…