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The symbols are built into the matrix - the ( Read more... )

once in a while, someone awakes and sees the madness in himself and the people around ( Read more... )

Боль, грязь, страдание,
свет, храмы, ашрамы, нищие, ганга,
запахи, звуки.. и всё это во мне.
Сложно поверить как детально
и непредсказуемо сплетён этот сон.

Что дальше?

Неизвестно.

Пишите, если кто здесь.

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I love Ryokan's poetry. Used to be too simple and ordinary for me, but that's
exactly why I like it so much now. And because it's utterly truthful and immediate.

Ryokan was a monk who left his monastery after
a number of years, when the master died. He was offered to be the
dharma heir, but instead went on a pilgrimage wondering all over Japan.
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This is about one of the first communes, the black bear ranch.
Must see! It's playing at the Red Vic on Haight until March 1st.

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I recently went to a talk by Dzongsar Khyentse and
another one by Gabrielle Roth. Among the insights:

"Everything requires discipline. Even if you want to be
totally wild and spontaneous, that requires discipline" Dzongsar Khyentse

"You think you are in the body, but the body is in you" Gabrielle Roth

Lead me from opacity to clarity.
Lead me from the complicated to the simple.
Lead me from the obscure to the obvious.
Lead me from intention to attention.
Lead me from what I'm told I am to what I see I am.
Lead me from confrontation to wide openness.
Lead me to the place I never left,
Where there is peace, and peace, and peace.

- The Upanishads