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HOPE AND DESPAIR

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

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

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

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

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

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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RIGHT VIEW

Posted on March 20, 2020 by

In the Jungle of the Worldand the Tangle of the Senseswe build us huts of mud and heartacheand make (and mend) our fragile fences. ‘This is me! That is mine!’is the burden of our song.We cannot see, still less definethat … Continue reading →

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EMERGENCY EXIT

Posted on February 28, 2020 by

I must be present nowbefore I can have a past;I must be present nowto create a future then. If I still my present mindand exchange present thoughtsfor nothing at all,I have escaped past and futureand achieved a timeless peacewith no … Continue reading →

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THE SUN SHINES

Posted on February 22, 2020 by

The sun shineson the pathsilent and still. Either sideshadowstwist and turncalling on the mindto lose itself in a dancewith its own reflections. .

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UNIVERSAL OCTOPUS

Posted on February 17, 2020 by

Each tentacle that used to be anonymousis now, by mutual consent, autonomous.They may, at first, behave like fools,but they’ll get better as they learn the rules. The Golden Rule shines brighter than the Sun– one and one and one makes … Continue reading →

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GUESTS

Posted on February 13, 2020 by

Who are the deadI have not reached(or been unable to find)who wait with such patiencein quiet corners of my mind? Seek with the mindyou get thoughts.Seek with the heartyou get understanding.Speak with thoughtsyou reach a man’s mind.Speak with understandingyou reach … Continue reading →

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