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Only Our Effort: villanelle
I don’t believe that gods watch us at all, or bother with our lives in any way; only our effort makes or breaks our fall. Perhaps it gives us hope, such folderol, or cheats fear-mongers of their gruesome play. I … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, atheism, belief, divinity, effort, faith, French verse forms, humanism, poetic forms, realism, villanelle
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Today’s Seed Thought
Adapted from Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan: Nature teaches every soul to worship its’ own Divine in ways and means of some kind; and oft provides a method that suits one and not the next. Those who desire … Continue reading
Posted in Statements
Tagged Bowl of Saki, dharma, divinity, Hazrat Inayat Khan, living, spirituality
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Thought for the Day
Paraphrased (and adapted somewhat) from a wonderful book, The Telling, by Ursula K. Le Guin: There were no “original” human words for God, gods, or the divine. The bureaucrats who formalized spirituality into “religions” made up words for “God” and … Continue reading
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Tagged books, deities, dharma, divinity, humanity, karma, The Telling, Ursula K LeGuin
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