We review “Matters of Vital Interest: A Forty-Year Friendship with Leonard Cohen” by Eric Lerner.
Watch: Leonard Cohen’s contemplative “Leaving the Table” video
The new video for the late Leonard Cohen’s “Leaving the Table” begins with what one might read as a meditating Cohen.
Leonard Cohen Burns, and We Burn with Him
Photo by Charla Jones.“God is a fire,” said Nikos Kazantzakis. “He burns and we burn with Him.” Art, passion, and Zen are fires too—burning the self, leaving behind only ashes and essence.
Leonard Cohen dead at 82
It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away.
Watch Pico Iyer’s speech about Leonard Cohen, meditation, and happiness
In his 2015 commencement address at the University of Southern California, author Pico Iyer recalls his singular meeting with Leonard Cohen
Various Positions
Some choice pieces of wry wisdom from years of Cohen’s sessions with his intimates and the press. Herewith, a few enduring Cohenisms.
The Roshi and the Poet
Logan Beaudry muses about love, illusions, and Leonard Cohen during a sesshin with Sasaki Roshi—and ponders why Oliver Stone was there too.
He Has Tried in His Way to Be Free
Leonard Cohen is succeeding. In 2007, Sarah Hampson had a rare opportunity to spend an afternoon with the famed singer and poet.
Thanks for the Dance: Pico Iyer considers Leonard Cohen
Pico Iyer considers Leonard Cohen—the ladies’ man, the balladeer, the Zen poet, and the essence of cool with a new love giving voice to his songs of parting and old age.
Leonard Cohen: Several Lifetimes Already
Over a long and brilliant career, the poet and singer has lived many lives already, from essence of hip to celebrated lover to serious Zen man.