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Brian Taylor has been a Poet and Philosopher in Cornwall, England and the Far East.
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Author Archives: Universal Octopus
FOUNDATION
The great Foundation on which all things restis soon lost sight of, soon forgot,fails to hold man’s interestas entanglements lead to great confusion(due to the power of the great Illusion);until he cannot see what is realand what is not. A … Continue reading
Posted in Gnomonic Verses
Tagged Be, brain, confusion, Foundation, Gnomonic Verses, illusion, joy and pain, let go, machines, mind, power, sermons, silence, space, stillness, void
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LA BELLE DAME
She filled herself up with roseson which she could dependand invited her boyfriends in; then opened the door at the other endand dropped them into the bin. She shut herself up with her memories,neatly on a shelf,or scattered about rather … Continue reading
Posted in Oxford Blues
Tagged key, memories, Oxford, roses, boyfriends, haunt, setting sun, sad, la belle
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WHY?
Because we have neglected muchwe finish up with such and such,surrounded by we see and touch.Because we have neglected much. Because we sit and dream (and dream)we cannot separate is and seem;images come in floods and teem.Because we sit and … Continue reading
THE CUSHION
The cushion lieswith altogether a more subtle glowand presses down upon the chair. The chessmen standin broken, mobile row,the camel knights with sharpened teethwait there. The air bounces on the crickets,the clouds are splashed by sea on sky.Quiet, green-consuming thicketsshade … Continue reading
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT EINSTEIN
C is the speed of Light.Only Light can travel at CNothing can travel fasterthan Lightalong the motorwaysand byroads of the brainwith its electrochemical signals.Even Electro-powered Thoughtis restrained by C. Once it is freedfrom the restraintsof the last vestigesof subtle Matter,Mind … Continue reading
POSTSCRIPT TO TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
EGO’s been on his perchin the old Knowledge Treefor more than a million yearsand, through the power of its corrupted fruit,has eased its way into millions of human minds,filling them and their bodiesand everything elsewith millions and millions of tears. … Continue reading
Posted in Ego Ego God of the Jungle
Tagged discover, dream, Ego, exist, Here and Now, identity, mind, separatism, task, tears, Tree of Knowledge, wake up
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COMPLETING CYCLES
The Juggler throwshis batons at the sun.The sky throws them back againlike rain,each and every one. Surely by now he knowswhat it is he’s gaining? Come Mr. Juggler,look at it from your point of view,just how long has it been … Continue reading
KARMA
Karma stops.It’s time for the mops. An integral part of the process. When the course is runand the mopping up’s done,why, then we can start to progress. .
CALCULATIONS
Space you measure in feet and inchesand shoes by where your big toe pinches;seasons by cherry, rose and snow,when may comes and swallows go:empires by rise and fall of kings;weather by rain and drought and flood;dead trees by whether the … Continue reading
FULL MOON DAY IN MARCH
One candle is a light unto itself.One hundred candlesilluminate a room.In a room,one candle isa light unto itself. Uposatha Day at Wat Krathum,seven old ladies and one old mantaking eight precepts for a dayto keep the fires of Hell at … Continue reading
Posted in Bamboo Leaves
Tagged Bangkok, Buddha, candle, chicken flu, full moon, grave, impermanence, insubstantiality, light, monks, precepts, sermon, suffering, Uposatha day
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BLONDIN Poems 