Man is God in Ruins
4 min readMay 8, 2024
Every (John) Cassavetes film is always about the same thing. Somebody said ‘Man is God in ruins,’ and John saw the ruins with a clarity that you and I could not tolerate.
— Peter Falk
*
On one retreat, he asked the Swami a question. To paraphrase the practitioner: “ I come to the temple and meditate for retreats. I find it very helpful. Then I return to my regular life and…