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Articles, Book Reviews, Poetry and Art
- An Individual Uses Words for Expression. A Civilization Expresses Itself in Architecture.
- My Garden in Spring
- Bodhi Touch
- The Importance of Friendship, Harmony and Right Speech, Part 1 of 2
- Uncovering Realities: An Interview with Yuval Noah Harari
- Such As It Is
- The First Year: Reflections of a Getting-Older-Every-Day Student
- Yatra Monks
- Inner Purification Leads to Outer Alignment
- The Life of a Nun in Myanmar
Surrender
Leaves of Gold
Leaves of gold shine
on the fresh white snow
and my heart soars as my boots sink.
Reflections on the Noble Eightfold Path in Practice and Daily Life, Part 1 of 4
Saturated with Awareness
and also receives rain from above
sent by the rain-god from time to time,
so that the rain from above and the spring water from below
mingle,
this pond will become washed through and radiant with fresh
water.
Following Dreams with Equanimity - Day 8
The Rabbit's Foot: Personal Responsibility as a Step towards Liberation
When I was a child I believed, as did many my age, that carrying a rabbit's foot in my pocket had the power to bring me luck. I never left home without my precious lucky charm, and I would close my eyes while rubbing the fetish, hoping that my latest wish would come true. This ritual was not unlike the fervour I put into my evening prayers, kneeling with my hands folded: "God, please let me have a new pair of skates for Christmas!" or "God, please don't let my mother find out I broke her mirror!"
At some point I had to face the fact that my prayers were rarely answered, and so the rabbit's foot eventually ended its career at the bottom of a trash can along with my declaration: "That thing doesn’t work!"
My Mind
My mind races and rides
through its maze byzantine
as it reads the blogs and views
of people on the news.