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Brian Taylor has been a Poet and Philosopher in Cornwall, England and the Far East.
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POSSESSION
There is the fire that consumesand the fire that illumines. There is Desireand there is Love. Those motivated by Desiresee things they wish to possess,things they do not wish to possess,and other things –of no interest whatsoever. Those motivated by … Continue reading
Posted in Gnomonic Verses
Tagged compassion, desire, Fellow Travellers, fire, friendly interest, Gnomonic Verses, love, moon, pain, possession, puppet, sandcastle, sympathetic joy
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TAPEWORM
God sees with the same eyeyou see with, says Meister Eckhart. Do you live your life,or does Life live through you? Do you breatheto stay alive,or does the Life-breathbreathe you? Life lives and blossomsthrough Natureand thus Nature can heal itself. … Continue reading
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Tagged breath, desire, Divine Eye, Ego, feelings, God, heal, Life, Meister Eckhart, my life, Nature, Self, Tapeworm, thoughts
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SPRING
The great rock spins a little closer to the Fireand all its creatures,born of warmthand of desire,crack shells, burst seeds,feed and breedand say YES. They burn gently, while they may,being born of warmth and of desire,until the great rock spins … Continue reading
THE PAINTED VEIL
Millions of bubbles; bubbles, bubbles. Bubbles.Who could have thoughtso smallwould be curse of all,and source of allour troubles? Microscopic seedsencasing nuclei of fire. Each germinates and breedssubtle filaments of desire. Desire slides in and overpowers,making our best intentions fail.It weaves … Continue reading
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Tagged Bubbles, desire, empty machine, Gnomonic Verses, silent, the painted veil, troubles, unseen, world
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BLUEBOTTLE MIND
Even in all your fine regalia,hint of blue and buzzing wingall the trappings of your kind,you are far from being a substantial thing,and all your efforts end in failure. All entomic paraphernalia,proboscis, thorax, abdomen, wings that fly,six legs, antennae, multi-faceted … Continue reading
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Tagged antennae, Bluebottle mind, desire, facsimile, fly, formless, fruit, model, multi-faceted eye, pride, proboscis, sanctuary, shadow, silent hell, thought
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PERFECT ACTION
When the fires are raging, don’t add fueland the two worlds(the inner and the outer)subside into their natural state. When the dogsof dissension and desireare sleeping,don’t wake them and the world is already cool and quiet. (from Gnomonic Verses) .
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Tagged cool, desire, dogs, fires, Gnomonic Verses, natural, Perfect action, quiet
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SAMSARA
Sitting on the spokes,he cannot see the wheel clearly,being part of the movement. And the grasshopper shall be a burden. At the still point of the turning wheel,Desire fails and the axle polebecomes an observation postfor the solitary soul. And … Continue reading
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Tagged desire, Gnomonic Verses, grasshopper, home, observation, samsara, see, still point, wheel
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PERFECT ACTION
When the fires are raging, don’t add fuel and the two worlds (the inner and the outer) subside into their natural state. When the dogs of dissension and desire are sleeping, don’t wake them and the world is already cool … Continue reading
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Tagged cool, desire, dogs, fuel, natural, Perfect action, quiet, world
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SAMSARA
Wandering on. Through a waste of perils we have already faced, blown by the hot winds of desire, pursued by our own shadows, touched by the invisible fire, surrounded by supravisible foes. From waste to waste. From oasis to oasis; … Continue reading
