Paul

English, French

I am a former Director of Communications Worldwide based in Paris, France —home as heaven — for 25 years. I retired early to write (selected Paris poems publishing in spring ’23). As well as doubling in English Lit and Philosophy many lifetimes ago, I am a trained-certified Buddhist mindfulness instructor and a trained-certified shamatha-vispashyana instructor. I’m also an avid traveler via BMW motorcycle, sail, and rail, and have seen some 40 countries and hundreds of wonderful cities. I know Europe well from the Aegean islands to John O’Groats including Scandinavia and eastern Europe. I know the Bahamas, Caribbean, and South America, too, though less well. Next on the list? I look forward to your suggestions.

My Four Noble Truths are sanity, stability, passion, and peace, not always in that order, with all awaiting perfection in the world. I can be ridiculously daft, numbingly serious, and find the Elizabeth Schwarzkopf-George Szell recording of Strauss’s final four posthumous lieder to be transcendent while always deferring to Milan Kundera at the end of the day: “Everyone says life is so heavy, but life is not heavy at all. Life is unbearably light, as light as a feather.”

Libra

Fit

6' 1 (1.85 m)

Gray

Caucasian

Divorced

Yes - Not At Home

No

Grey

No pets

Yes

College Degree

Retired

Art / Music / Literature

Alone

All Is Calm

No

Yes - One Or Two

Quiet One

Observant

Religion / Spirituality, Dining, Photography, Reading, Arts & Crafts, Music, Travel, Cooking, Camping

The Movies, Relaxing, Reading A Book, Going To A Museum

A great used bookstore and a microbrewery? A walk on a beach to look for perfect stones? Antiques? A small art gallery or museum? Oysters and a glass wine? Something simple, tranquil, light fun with no pressure. Suggestions welcome.

An extended retreat. Or Blowfish. (The two are strangely similar, I suspect.)

Buddhist / Taoist

Once A Month

Very Liberal

To find my next writing project and to return to France, Bordeaux next time, near Thich Nhat Hanh's Village de Plumiers.

Clever, Dry / Sarcastic, Slapstick

Documentaries, Dramas, Movies, Sports

Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Thriller

Classical, Jazz, Ambient

Classic, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Religious

1) Waking up 2) to try anything I've never tried.

Wit, Flirtatiousness, Spontaneity, Boldness, Sensitivity, Empathy, Humor, Good Looks, Thoughtfullness, Intelligence

As Ezra Pound wrote so poignantly in a fragment to his Cantos, “M’amore, m’amore, what do I love and where are you?” Indeed. I seek a Buddhist practitioner who is my Buddhist heart-mind, vajra-tantra other for only the most serious relationship. You are broadly, deeply educated beyond any trade craft, are passionate about and empowered by art, literature, and music, have something of a philosophical bent, and intuitively understand the Dalai Lama’s not-so-simplistic observation that all sentient beings seek happiness. Adventurous in every way — food, travel, big ideas, and infinitely curious about the world — you love to laugh while embodying intelligent, feminine sensuousness and unabashed sensuality. I shall recognize you by your interior light and the unconscious strength of your unabashed feminity.

I am eager to hear your voice, a studied, deeply spiritual woman with whom to realize a true partnership, unwavering and indestructible, along the Path.

Intimate, Committed