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rudyan
Myself, but not what I usually think of when I say *myself.* Not my self. Not my body, my soul, my mind, although they may be involved in the giving. Not my personal power. If... More »
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I believe there is an innate order to life, a falling of things into place, given a minimum of interference (aka control) from no doubt well-meaning humans. Where there is interference, I believe in letting... More »
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Love is a mystery, and a koan. How can it be understood? To be in the mystery of love is to be love. To say we understand love, or to seek to understand it,... More »
rudyan
It is late April. The pear tree, old and proudly rugged in her natural, unpruned state, does not care in this moment whether her fruit, if any, will be sweet or hard, soft or... More »
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War. That we still act as if war is the most viable solution to problems at personal and world levels and any/everywhere in between. That we haven't yet gotten that making war to end conflict... More »
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Acceptance of what is, as opposed to struggling against it. Is that true? I can hear Byron Katie question in the background. When I think about it, the worst that non-acceptance does is lead to... More »
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Loving myself unconditionally means loving myself when I show compassion for my noisy neighbour and when I react in anger to his actions/noise, with no difference in feeling between the two , with no judgment... More »
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I used to think there was something missing, something terribly wrong with modern society (actually, a succession of modern societies, I’m not that young, agewise). Twenty years ago I returned to university and read the... More »
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That those things I kept stumbling over while I was wallowing among the shattered pieces of my heart were wings, that they were a gift I had earned, and that once I figured out how... More »
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A few years ago I discovered in myself a passion for peace – I wanted to somehow be an instrument for peace in the world. Well, that started an inner process for me, as... More »
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