15 REMINDERS FROM THE ELDERS: Get up with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Be tolerant of those who have lost their way.Ignorance, presumption, anger, jealousy and greed come from a lost soul. Pray for them to find guidance. Find yourself, by your own means. Do not let others make your path for you. It … Continue reading Words From The Elders
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BUK
If it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. Unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don’t do it. If you’re doing it for money or fame, don’t do it. If you’re doing it because you want women … Continue reading BUK
I AM
“I am the beast with a contorted grin, contracting down to illusion and dilating toward infinity, both growing and dying, delightfully suspended between hope for nothing and despair of everything, brought up among perfumes and poisons, consumed with love and hatred, killed by lights and shadows. My symbol is death of light and the flame … Continue reading I AM
WALDEN
Today is the anniversary of the publication of Henry David Thoreau’s transcendentalist masterpiece “Walden.”
“The funny thing about enlightenment is that when it is authentic, there is no one to claim it.” ~ Adyashanti
On Coffee, Philosophy & Life
Sometimes …
“Sometimes it’s great, and sometimes it’s shit. These are the things all the great philosophers just won’t tell you flat out about life. You keep moving, keep living, keep breathing And you keep writing-creating because that’s what you do And that’s who you are. There are no magical voices to guide You except your own. … Continue reading Sometimes …
“The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.” ~ Happy Birthday To Mr. Henry David Thoreau