Monthly Archives: June 2003

Something or Another Thing

Posted on June 30, 2003 by John

Trying to catch a thought to write it down, despite years of serious effort, seems sometimes, so pointless; and though I may clown and gambol with these words that come like dreams I realize they are not concrete things. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Orange

Posted on June 29, 2003 by John

For some reason, perhaps that I’ve been thinking lately about the Dalai Lama and other assorted ocher, saffron and maroon robed individuals, I thought of this poem today. I wrote it in a fit of inspiration at a Poetry reading … Continue reading →

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Seed Thought from Henry James

Posted on June 28, 2003 by John

True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one’s self, but the point is not only to get out – you’ve got to stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand. — Henry James … Continue reading →

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Krishnamurti

Posted on June 27, 2003 by John

If you would seek the truth, you must be willing to seek beyond the questions, simple facts, leave behind stale conceptions, and stand naked, alone, aware of just this very moment. Happiness is not based upon others, it cannot be … Continue reading →

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Question On Prophets

Posted on June 26, 2003 by John

How does one, not having enlightenment (or grace or whatever you like to call it) recognize that someone else is enlightened? How does someone without the benefit of having seen Nirvana (or the face of God or the underlying principle … Continue reading →

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Enlightenment

Posted on June 26, 2003 by John

The guru appears when the student is ready, at other times, they pass by un-noticed; only when the thirst for truth is steady can one drink from the cup of the lotus. Because to discern the saint from fool one … Continue reading →

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Today’s Seed Thought …

Posted on June 24, 2003 by John

Take note of this fundamental truth…The creature with its free will can bring nothing into being, nor make any alteration in the working of nature; it can only change its own state or place in the working of nature, and … Continue reading →

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