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THE PAINTED VEIL

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

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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LIGHTING CANDLES

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

“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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THE PAINTED VEIL

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

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 the … Continue reading →

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PERFECT ACTION

Posted on August 5, 2018 by

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

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 →

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THE FOUNTAIN

Posted on November 17, 2013 by

The Fountain The fountainreaches upwards into spaceand, finding nothingto sustain it there,falls back into its proper place. And in this endlessrise and fall,we see the start and finishof us all. Time fliesthrough summer and through wintry skies;measures elephants and butterflies,marks … Continue reading →

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