Tag Archives: mind

GHOSTS

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Universal Octopus

All that once was livingpasses through molecular gauze to filter out the elementsthat conform to the Laws of Physics. And what remainswill float awayand compel another birthin Hell or Higher Heaven worlds,or back here on Mother Earth. But what is … Continue reading →

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THE WORD OF THE BUDDHA

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Universal Octopus

According to the manuals,they are everywhere.How is it, then, that Icannot see them? Under my feet,in the silent corners,under the stairs,in the crowded common rooms,I search;and find nothing. But, when I speak,what is it that crawlsalong the fissures of my … Continue reading →

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LORD OF THE JUNGLE

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Universal Octopus

In the Jungle of the Worldand the tangle of the Senseswe build us hutsof mud and heartacheand make (and mend) our fragile fences.“This is ME! This is MINE!”is the burden of our song. We cannot see, still less define,that pain … Continue reading →

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LINNET IN A CAGE

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Universal Octopus

Take away the brainand the mind has nowhereto shape itself in.It needs to find another somewhere. Take away the mindand the brainis a runaway trainwithout a driver to apply the brakes. The brainless mindfades backinto the fading ofits own devices. … Continue reading →

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THE BEGINNING

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Universal Octopus

Trace it all back as far as you canfrom where it ends up to where it began:From knife to the hand,from hand to the eye;from footprints on sandto the sun in the sky. Trace it back further to where it … Continue reading →

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HOPE AND DESPAIR

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Universal Octopus

In the Presenteverything gets donehere. From the window of the mind,the Future is therewhere the consequences wait. The mind invents this Futurein order to see consequencesthere, not here,and move towards them. If these consequencesare seen as essentialand realisable,the mind is … Continue reading →

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JUNE

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Universal Octopus

A dry Juneand roses and honeysuckletumble in riotous flowerdown the path, below the gate,in anticipation of drought. They rush slowly(keeping vegetable time)towards the battlefieldof fern and bramblewhich flows,inconclusively,to the cliff edge.Beyond, the sea. The mind takes on the colourof what … Continue reading →

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LETTING GO

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Universal Octopus

Where it is thought that treasure lies,the mind is drawn because of ties. Where the treasure is not thought,no mind is born and nothing sought. .

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BETHANY

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Universal Octopus

In the grey mist of an English dawn,the starling stamps and prods and probesand generally disturbsthe lawn,seeking to confirman English proverb. Beneath the green of an English lawn,the patient wormcatchesthe bird. In this numbingcosmic dance,each one givesand takes his chanceto … Continue reading →

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TREASURE

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Universal Octopus

What comes through the dooris not the Family Treasure. Faces at the windowa light tap at the door;what do they show?(Who is it for?) The clouds build up as battlefieldsof steam,cannon, horses, guns.Warriors with swords and shieldsstreamtowards dying suns. Five … Continue reading →

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