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Brian Taylor has been a Poet and Philosopher in Cornwall, England and the Far East.
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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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MAGISTER LUDI
So, who are you?Mr Teacher.Oh yes. And what do you teach?I teach people what they already know.And what’s that?That they have nothing to learn.And how long does that take?Usually, many, many lifetimes. Of hard work? Of hard suffering. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Ego Ego God of the Jungle
Tagged circus, dance, Dog, farmer, fox, learn, lifetimes, Magister Ludi, rabbit, suffering, teacher
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PIMSAI IN CAELO
“I worry about Siam.I worry about Muang Thai.Siam was ours,Muang Thai we shared.” “I worry, too.I shut my eyesto open the eyes of othersto what my people brought;a certain agnosticism of thought,a carefully defined democracy,new cars, logging and pollution.” “We … Continue reading
Posted in Bamboo Leaves
Tagged agnosticism, belief, caterpillar, Democracy, frog, Mount Meru, pollution, problems, Siam, suffering, temple, Thailand, well, worry
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WHAT THEY DIED FOR
What They died forhas not survivedtheir sacrifice. The fabrics of communities that were theirsare pulled apart by rough fingersof their unappreciative heirs. Their homes are bulldozedto feed the appetites of developers. Their schools are surrenderedto the Apostles of Materialism:Educational Factory … Continue reading
Posted in Gnomonic Verses
Tagged churchmen, communities, died, God, government, Guardians, Hearts, heirs, invading armies, materialism, Morality, Nation, Peace!, politicians, poppies, pride, prime minister, sacrifice, sexual perversion, suffering
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BABIES
Babies do not crythrough choice.It’s just their suffering giving voice;wishing to share itwith someone like you who can bear it. In Latin this someone is called mater. Nowaday’s-English comes much later,and I cannot find a word to translate her. .
Posted in Gnomonic Verses
Tagged Babies, choice, cry, Gnomonic Verses, mater, suffering, you
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WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
It was different in the past.Especially in the village. Before you could readBefore there were newspapersBefore there was radioBefore there were telephonesBefore there were filmsBefore there was TVBefore there were computersBefore there were smartphonesBefore there was the endless whisperingof global … Continue reading
Posted in Gnomonic Verses
Tagged body, Brian Taylor, Church, computers, face to face, friends, future, global gossip, Hey, Imagination's Daughters, market, neighbours, Now, past, present, smartphones, suffering, TV, womb-tomb
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IN MEMORIAM VLADIMIR ILYCH
There are havesand have-nots. The poor are always with us. Sometimes, poverty and sufferingprovoke a great manand there is a revolution. With much blood shed,much sacrifice,much heroism. Afterwards, the country lies wounded. And there are havesand have-nots. имущие и неимущие … Continue reading
Posted in Blondin
Tagged a great man, blod shed, Blondin, heroism, poverty, revolution, sacrifice, suffering, the poor, Vladimir Ilych
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BUDDHA’S SUNLIT CHAMBER
In Buddha’s sunlit laboratory(or Dhamma chamber),experiments by laboratory assistants(or monks)demonstratethat if you shine the lightof investigationon form, feeling, perception,thoughts and consciousnessand apply continuous mindfulnessat the very centreof the rising and fallingof these phenomena,all things are seento be without a permanent … Continue reading
Posted in Bamboo Leaves
Tagged Buddha, Centre, consciousness, dhamma, feeling, form, Gautama, investigation, light, monks, peace, suffering, thoughts, Visakha Puja, vision
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MULTIPLE
In Buddha’s sunlit laboratory(or Dhamma chamber),experiments by laboratory assistants(or monks)demonstratethat if you shine the lightof investigationon form, feeling, perception, thoughts and consciousnessand apply continuous mindfulnessat the very centreof the rising and fallingof these phenomena,all things are seento be without a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bamboo Leaves, Buddha Day, Centre, dhamma, peace, suffering, Visakha Puja
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THE UNQUIET DEAD
The Unquiet Deadseek their Peaceon the ever-spinning Wheel,within a world where they just leasethe small part they can see and feel. And what they see and feel still grieves them.And what they think is real deceives them. Although the Suffering … Continue reading
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