Tag Archives: mind

ASHRAM MELODY

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Universal Octopus

The best way of enough is all gone,for that there is no argument upon. While there is still something in the dishthere is, in Mind, propensity to wish. Wishing is a film that spreads itself like jamand turns the dullest … Continue reading →

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PYRAMID REFLECTED ON THE NILE

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Universal Octopus

Earth >body > mind > spirit > god. God >spirit > mind > body > earth. .

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MIRROR

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Universal Octopus

I shone a lightinto the mirror of your mind,there was no reflectionand my light disappeared.No recognitionbeyond the blank starethere. .

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MINDFULNESS

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Universal Octopus

Watching the flowof middle-earthas all things gofrom birth to birth.Here, one can knowwhat it’s all worth. An empty tideof rise and fall.Nothing outsideis mine at all;nothing insidenor large nor small. The mind reflectsvague shadowy drifts.The mind connectsblank mists with mists.The … Continue reading →

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WHEN ASKED ABOUT WOOD WHY COUNT THE TREES?

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Universal Octopus

Observation brings realisationthat Mind is prone to distraction. Off at a tangent by association,ending up in the wrong destination. This of course leads to frustration,finding yourself in awkward situations. Mindfulness brings good concentration,so when you’re asked, answer the question! .

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PYRAMIDS AND SARCOPHAGI

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Universal Octopus

Why did they spend so much time therein the anteroom of death?What could they prepare?Paper possessions as light as breathwere too heavy for their dead to bearaway from the fire.Why did they keep their eyeson pyramid, tomb and funeral pyre?Even … Continue reading →

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GHOSTS

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Universal Octopus

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

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YOU ARE AT PEACE

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Universal Octopus

You are at peaceand someone comes,thoughtless not unkind,and jogs you with his moment;demands your recognition,your admission,your consentto his place in your mind. What do you do?What harm has he doneto you?What calm had you wonand no room for him inside? … Continue reading →

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EVEREST (OR NEVER REST?)

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Universal Octopus

Wu-Kih in a deck chair,enjoying the evening sun;contemplates the wonder therethat one and one and one makes One! Sitting on a mountain top,no-one else aroundmind and universe both stop;peace at last is found. Mee-soh struggling up the slopestrives with wit … Continue reading →

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PERMANENT CURE

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Universal Octopus

Flaws upon a face;each indicate a placewhere pain and sorrow grewas an eddy of death-in-life flowed through. Monitor the mindthat scatters the leaves the wind destroyed.Monitor the mindthat blows its dead selves through the Void. Each imperfectionis a recollectionof where … Continue reading →

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