5 Doors* is a monthly online magazine/gallery featuring new music, cinema, art, and writing from artist JD RUDOMETKIN. It is also a communal space where monthly rituals are curated. * This gallery is best experienced on a desktop/laptop computer.
This has been an amazing year of creation. I could not have done it without your support. Thank you for your donations, purchases of music/art and encouragement. As a token of my gratitude, I offer you the gift of music. You can download a free copy of the song, “The Field + The Knower” within the music door below. Much Love, JD
THE FIELD AND THE KNOWER- oil on canvas 48"x 60" (121.92 x 152.4cm) $2700 US + shipping (c) JD Rudometkin 2021. Contact artist regarding this piece, or for commissioned artwork.
This month Writer and Poet Rohini Walker (rohiniwalker.com) and JD discuss his short film “The Field and the Knower." It is highly recommended that you watch the film prior to experiencing the interview. Comments and questions are always welcome—see bottom of page for comment section or contact the artist.
Rohini Walker in conversation with JD Rudometkin, below:
Wanting to collaborate on a short film or music video idea? Drop us a line here.
ON THAT DAY
In the open field
where the Great Beauty dwells
we shall forget who we are:
Sister
Child
Father
Investor
Slave
For on that day, the only question she will asks us is this:
“How much did you love?”
All the things we accumulate:
Land
Livestock
Dreams
Skill
Lovers
shall fade in the twilight of a golden age.
For
at
the end
—as in the beginning—
we shall stand with the Great Beauty
on the edge of that open field,
staring into the
grand abyss
realizing
we
were
always
l
o
v
e
d
.
(c) JD RUDOMETKIN 2021
A HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOU. Listen to and download the new track from Step Jayne, “The Field and the Knower” (After clicking play, the song may take A FEW MOMENTS TO LOAD—Thank you for your patience).
Written and Produced by JD Rudometkin
Mixed and Mastered by JD Rudometkin at Hip-Bone Studios
Vocals: JD Rudometkin
Words are from chapter 2 of The Bhagavad Gita
We change incrementally. Simple rituals, practiced daily, can reprogram our minds. Each month we will practice a new ritual together.
Read a SINGLE PASSAGE OF WISDOM LITERATURE
EVERY DAY THIS MONTH
Words are powerful. In this final month of 2021, let us prepare our minds for the year ahead with words of wisdom. We invite you to read the following words each day (above). They are taken from chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita. If you prefer an audio version of this passage, you can download the free track “The Field + The Knower” within this month’s door for music. Alternatively, if you have a passage you prefer to read—please do so.
I I I
We can learn to trust ourselves again and adjust our course as needed, by keeping simple, consistent rituals. In former times, we have looked outside ourselves, blamed others, and sought truth, externally. Today, we reclaim our way. We sit in quiet communion and reset our minds.
Why?
To create a sense of stability in what appears to be an unstable world.
To shift thought/behavior patterns.
To enter communion (let's do this ritual together). In communion we find meaning.
* If you wish to share your experience with this ritual for the benefit of our community, please do so at anytime in the comment section at the bottom of this page. You can comment easily and anonymously as a guest.
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