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The Whole Everything
There is no plan of study, no readiness assessment, no work at tilling fertile soil in preparation for it; enlightenment just happens, like a sudden strike of lightning. There’s no way to see it coming, nor a warning bell that … Continue reading
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Tagged enlightenment, epiphany, pain, preparation, process, sacred, spiritual practice
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Against the Cynic: a double refrain ballade
The cynic’s eye sees wreck, despair, the order torn asunder; and finds delight in citing where the world has lost its wonder, his focus on the thunder in soft and gentle rain, and how each stupid blunder makes a life … Continue reading
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Tagged cynicism, daily poems, double refrain ballade, loss, pain, poetic forms
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Immobilization
Sunday, about two in the afternoon, I was walking out of the bedroom after assisting Star with some of the Yule dinner preparations, and I was struck with a strange pain from the middle of my lower back to just … Continue reading