Peter on August 27th, 2010

Be Mindful
Be mindful of what you think;
     your thoughts will be spoken.
Be mindful of what you speak;
     your words become action.
Be mindful of what you do;
     your deeds reveal your character.
Be mindful of who you are
     and discover the fate you have created.
~ paraphrased from a lesson learned.
Had I kept some notes on this poem’s origin, I might be [...]

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What Sarah McLachlan sings about in Good Enough, with such an achingly sorrowful voice, is an all-too common story. We often learn as children to understand that we’re not good enough, that we should be happy with whatever expressions we can find that seem to express love. Perhaps we learn it through the emotional or [...]

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With so much talk of the Dao, Buddha and darkness… Here [...]

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Peter on August 22nd, 2010

The transformative moment for any loss comes when we realise we’ve moved from grieving for what we no longer have to reliving the joy we experienced when we had it.
This is the bitter-sweet moment in the transformation from bitter to sweet.
And while tears will flow either side of this moment, their character is utterly changed [...]

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Peter on August 19th, 2010

Voices
Intuition is not critical.
Critical is the mind’s voice.
The master understands
The origin of every voice;
Its intentions,
Desires;
Its weakness
And strength.
In most of us there is a conflict of voices.
In many a cacophony.
In some a war.
Between the master’s voices
There is peace,
Understanding,
Loving kindness,
Cooperation and collaboration.
There is balance and harmony.
Thus the master is always at peace,
In balance and harmony with herself
And [...]

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Staci on August 18th, 2010

Traces of Me
I fire arrows into the night
Never knowing if they strike their mark
Until the light of morning
When they cannot be found
Still, I do not know
Traces of me lay hidden
In the darkness that is you

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Peter on August 17th, 2010

I’m not sure when the call first whispered to my heart. The voice, that unwelcome voice, the siren of burden. “You know what you need to do,” she said.
Why me? Why couldn’t I just go through life with normal goals and aspirations? A good job. A loving relationship. A family. Weekend barbecues among loved ones [...]

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Peter on August 16th, 2010

A gallery of images to illustrate a couplet from the poem, The wisdom of loving brilliance

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Peter on August 16th, 2010

A few friends of mine and I were having a rough go of it. Love, work, friends and family — circumstances — all these and more seemed to be making every effort to diminish us.

The wisdom of loving brilliance
When your wisdom is lost on the fool,
     Do not become one to ease his burden.
When your brilliance [...]

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