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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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WHAT SHALL I DO?

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

There’s a lot to be said for a balanced world stable and well-fenced-in, that plays early that prays late and industriously fills the within. This world’s a strange place to find one another with alien flesh labelled father and mother. … Continue reading →

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PARADISE LOST (AND REGAINED)

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

In the Beginning. God walked with Adam in the cool of the day. Despite hearing the Truth from God’s own mouth, Adam did not heed him. Later, God sent prophets to be his tongues. Despite hearing the Truth from God’s … 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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