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LORD OF THE JUNGLE

Posted on July 16, 2021 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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MIDSUMMER DREAM

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Universal Octopus

I dreamed of Paradise Garden;sunlight sliding downfrom an infinite skythrough cedar trees to emerald lawns;oriental poppies six feet high,Indian butterflies gliding bythrough multilayered shades of blue.Olympian Apollo’s statueholds a fountain in his hands,which swirls and mists, sparkles and cools,cascading down … Continue reading →

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THE PAINTED VEIL

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Universal Octopus

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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BREXIT

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Universal Octopus

Lift the screen and see the world,the world you made as you passed by,wrought with greed and raw desire,your image flying in the sky. .

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LIGHTING CANDLES

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Universal Octopus

“If I make merit by doing goodand share it with others,how much will I be left with?” “All of it.” “How can that be? If I have a hundred bahtand share it with you,how much will I have?” “Fifty.” “How … Continue reading →

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PERFECT ACTION

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Universal Octopus

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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ATLAS

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Universal Octopus

It is not Atlas who carries on his shoulders the world with all its teeming life forms, its cities and citizens its poets and fools. It is the breath of life which fans the vital heat each time it cools. … Continue reading →