Category Archives: Philosophy

A weightless haiku

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

Ignore this fear, she whispered in my ear, … Continue reading →

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It is not imaginary

Posted on February 7, 2010 by

I do not imagine my soul
it is not imaginary. it’s as real as an acorn. Continue reading →

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Open our wings

Posted on January 18, 2009 by

Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness. – Rumi (1207-1273) These words were sent to me by a friend as part of her birthday wishes, … Continue reading →

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Nothing is for itself

Posted on November 27, 2008 by

The rain does not fall for him, nor does the sun shine for her. And you as well were created not for yourself but to share. – Angelus Silesius (1624-1677) Translated from the German by Johannes Beilharz.

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More unstable than atoms

Posted on May 15, 2008 by

The air I’m breathing is something else The ground I’m walking on is something else The time I’m going through is something else The love I feel is something else All of these are forms, all an approach to one … Continue reading →

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Who we are

Posted on January 26, 2008 by

Ours is yours and mine, and we are numberless and individual and timeless. – Niebla (© 2008)

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Bleak Friday

Posted on June 1, 2007 by

I often let myself be influenced too much by others’ moods. My spouse feels hopeless and achy today – I follow suit and start feeling absolutely listless and numb. At least not desperate. Not yet. But what’s in store? WHAT … Continue reading →

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A promise

Posted on May 24, 2007 by

I will give you good wisdom and good nirvana. – Nivedita B.

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Modest question

Posted on April 22, 2007 by

What is my share in this world? What can I give it, and how am I engrained in it? – Leonard Blumfeld (© 2007) The author writes about this: “I carried this thought along on my walk this morning, forgot … Continue reading →

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Flatlands and hillside

Posted on March 12, 2007 by

(Caspar David Friedrich, Lonely Tree, 1822) Some people are given flatlands with their wide visibility all around, their peacefully meandering rivers And some have to live with hills and valleys Some with towering cliffs like Himalayas and gaping chasms, narrow … Continue reading →

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