Posted on Sep 5th, 2009
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rudyan
Dancing with the moment. "Sometimes it happens that you become one, in some rare moment. Watch the ocean, the tremendous wildness of it--and suddenly you forget your split, your schizophrenia; you relax. Or, moving... More »
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Posted on Jul 10th, 2009
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rudyan
in absolute now, in the rhythmic breath that obtains here, belongs here, is never quite the same anywhere else; its slowed heartbeat mimics mother's breast, cradling me, except for this: in now, I need no... More »
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Posted on May 1st, 2009
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rudyan
Things of the past are already gone. Things yet to be, distant beyond imagining. The Way is just this moment, these words: Plum blossoms fallen; Gardenia just opening. —Ch'ing Kung img
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Posted on Apr 29th, 2009
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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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Posted on Mar 12th, 2009
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rudyan
I'm not sure. It's been such a struggle, you know. I was so looking forward to getting here. I thought I'd feel more peaceful, more myself, whatever that's supposed to mean. But now that I'm... More »
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Posted on Feb 3rd, 2009
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rudyan
I hear muted noise of traffic, a steady ebb and flow of vehicles as they approach and leave the controlled intersection near here. Turning my head slightly to the left, I see that it is... More »
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Posted on Mar 19th, 2008
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rudyan
Always and forever, the present moment.
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Posted on Feb 17th, 2008
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rudyan
This morning I was in such an exalted mood, but now, at dinner-time, I’m feeling a bit on edge. I catch myself trying to explain it – oh, I waited too long to eat, blah... More »
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Posted on Feb 17th, 2008
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rudyan
Well, I suppose I might look back and say: Oh, I remember, that's when I wrote my six-word memoir . If I did, I might recall that it was during that period that Turtle became... More »
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Posted on Jan 21st, 2008
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rudyan
The view from duality that tells us that the world is comprised of an us/them. The idea that there is a world outside ourselves that needs changing. The mindset that we can effect any sort... More »
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