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Beneath It All

let the chatter be for awhile
let the kids run wild

don't mind the manners
or day planners

feel the body and mind
settle and unwind

forgo the go-go-go time
feel the breath sublime

give 'my life' a break
give, don't take...

set it all free
even the 'me'

then, what is to see?

and what is seeing?

risk boredom
for freedom

risk being boring
or even adoring

and you may find
beneath what the mind...

...has to say....

regardless of the 'way'
appears 'night and day'

all is Love(d)

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Real...

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~~{(0O0)}~~

Love is the Heart of all Creation
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Latest Ripples...

Pleasure and happiness (blog entry) Pleasure depends on things, happiness does not. As long as we believe that we need things to make us happy, we shall also believe that in their absence we must be miserable. Mind always shapes itself according to it's beliefs. Hence the importance... read more
blog entry posted Sat, June 27, 2009 - 11:26 PM permalink - 1 comment
Here is a compilation of sharings from facebook: Just saw this l...
photo posted 06/26
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seeker of truth...

...follow no path
all paths lead where

truth is here

~ e.e. cummings

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Familiar

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Costumes...

"In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight."
~ Ram Dass

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Love notes...

May 18, 2008
u amaze me .
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Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain

The Human Race

"As to the human race. There are many pretty and winning things about the human race. It is perhaps the poorest of all the inventions of all the gods but it has never suspected it once. There is nothing prettier than its naive and complacent appreciation of itself. It comes out frankly and proclaims without bashfulness or any sign of a blush that it is the noblest work of God. It has had a billion opportunities to know better, but all signs fail with this ass. I could say harsh things about it but I cannot bring myself to do it--it is like hitting a child."

- Mark Twain

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Problems

"I've had thousands of problems in my life, most of which never actually happened."

- Mark Twain

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Pointings to...

*****
"The adventurous journey of the maturing of the soul"
*****
"Engrossing and informative read"
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"Wonderful Ashland, OR community resource!"
*****
"Conscious collaboration"
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The Heart of Love

Hafiz ~

With That Moon Language
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Admit something:

Everyone you see, you say to them,
"Love me."

Of course you do not do this out loud;
Otherwise,
Someone would call the cops.

Still though, think about this,
This great pull in us
To connect.

Why not become the one
Who lives with a full moon in each eye
That is always saying,

With that sweet moon
Language,

What every other eye in this world
Is dying to
Hear.

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Rumi ~

A craftsman pulled a reed from the reedbed,
cut holes in it, and called it a human being.

Since then, it's been wailing a tender agony
of parting, never mentioning the skill
that gave it life as a flute.

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Don't let your throat tighten
with fear. Take sips of breath
all day and night. Before death
closes your mouth.

There's no love in me without your being,
no breath without that. I once thought

I could give up this longing, then thought again,
But I couldn't continue being human.

~~~~~~~~~

Rabia ~

Die Before You Die

Ironic, but one of the most intimate acts
of our body is
death.

So beautiful appeared my death – knowing who then I would kiss,
I died a thousand times before I died.

“Die before you die,” said the Prophet
Muhammad.

Have wings that feared ever
touched the Sun?

I was born when all I once
feared – I could
love.

~~{O}~~

Rumi ~

Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.

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Intellectuals try not to drown, while the whole purpose of love is drowning

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You've no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right.

What's the point of bringing gold to the gold mine, or water to the Ocean.
Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient.

It's no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these.

So- I've brought you a mirror.

Look at yourself and remember me.

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You Worry Too Much

Oh soul,
you worry too much.
You say,
I make you feel dizzy.
Of a little headache then,
why do you worry?
You say, I am your moon-faced beauty.
Of the cycles of the moon and
passing of the years,
why do you worry?
You say, I am your source of passion,
I excite you.
Of playing into the Devils hand,
why do you worry?
Oh soul,
you worry too much.
Look at yourself,
what you have become.
You are now a field of sugar canes,
why show that sour face to me?
You say that I keep you warm inside.
Then why this cold sigh?
You have gone to the roof of heavens.
Of this world of dust, why do you worry?
Oh soul,
you worry too much.
Your arms are heavy
with treasures of all kinds.
About poverty,
why do you worry?
You are Joseph,
beautiful, strong
steadfast in your belief,
all of Egypt has become drunk
because of you.
Of those who are blind to your beauty,
and deaf to your songs,
why do you worry?
Oh soul,
you worry too much.
You have seen your own strength.
You have seen your own beauty.
You have seen your golden wings.
Of anything less,
why do you worry?
You are in truth
the soul, of the soul, of the soul.
You are the security,
the shelter of the spirit of Lovers.
Oh the sultan of sultans,
of any other king,
why do you worry?
Be silent, like a fish,
and go into that pleasant sea.
You are in deep waters now,
of life's blazing fire.
Why do you worry?

~ Rumi

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Rumi ~ The Guest House

A flashplayer art slideshow with music
www.omplace.com/rumi/

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The Essence of Reality

From the Gracefilled
water of eternity...

...ever now...

...all you see,
yourself...

...is this essence
of reality...

...is responsibility
of ending war
within
yourself,
divine compassion,
vulnerability,

all you see...

this essence of reality.

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This is it....

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For this we give thanks...

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Seriousness of Intention

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Come All

"Come, come, whoever you are.

Wanderer, idolator, worshipper of fire,

come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times,

Come, and come yet again.

Ours is not a caravan of despair."

~ Rumi

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Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

~ Rumi

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While there is an undeniable 'truth' in the sense of 'self' that is incapable of being spoken, that supports this sharing of relative perspective, what is shared here is not believed to be absolute truth, just what appears now. Essentially I do not see 'my' perspective as more true or real than 'your' perspective, but in the willingness to openly share and examine 'our' perspectives, there is the potentiality of an agreement or co-perspective on relative reality.

"This is what 'I' am seeing. What are 'you' seeing?" What resonates from this sharing? And from this perhaps something entirely different may be revealed. If there is something to share that may change this perspective, by all means, please share. I may state things in a definitive manner, but it is all relative, subject to change, 'our' essential nature is not. I share to offer the opportunity to investigate any of this, if it is felt to.

Peace, SKeye

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Who Am I?

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Sri Ramana Maharshi

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Abide as the Self

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Come...

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All In This Together

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Free Hugs! {{{{{O}}}}}

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Face of Love - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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divine and sublime....

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The Vehicle of Expression (bio)

Gender
Male
Age
42
Location
about me
What can be said about "me"? Not enough and too much. Let's just wait and see...

A note on sharing perspective: While there is an undeniable 'truth' in the sense of 'self' that is incapable of being spoken, that supports this sharing of relative perspective, what is shared here is not believed to be absolute truth, just what appears now. Essentially I do not see 'my' perspective as more true or real than 'your' perspective, but in the willingness to openly share and examine 'our' perspectives, there is the potentiality of an agreement or co-perspective on relative reality. "This is what 'I' am seeing. What are 'you' seeing?" What resonates from this sharing? And from this perhaps something entirely different may be revealed. If there is something to share that may change this perspective, by all means, please share. I may state things in a definitive manner, but it is all relative, subject to change, 'our' essential nature is not. I share to offer the opportunity to investigate any of this, if it is felt to. Peace...

Essential blog posts:

The Hamster Wheel ~or~ Essentially all I have to say about the truth of "me"
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...ef8dcd4245

Dear God(dess)...
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...acbc83e24a

The Unraveling
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...ec1990cc54

What is 'life'? What is Alive?
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...c7a9c2e954

Let's talk 'sustainability'
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...f3f8da5698

By way of deception shall you make war ~or~ None Of The Above!
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...8d19aaa3f5

Who Watches the Watchmen? An update on "Big Brother"
california.tribe.net/templat...etail.vm

Questioning 'reality': "By way of deception..." ~ and ~ Things are not always as they seem
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...1afc007427

Thoughts From Within
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...db00917944

Language of Silence
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...a8eda41248

FREE HUGS! A Hugathon!
people.tribe.net/skeyeopen...2bf783b85d

All for now, more than enough to explore...maybe more soon. ~8D
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Fire Hoopin' Mama!

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Writings in the SKeye

Pleasure depends on things, happiness does not. As long as we believe that we need things to make us happy, we shall also believe that in their absence we must be miserable. Mind always shapes itself according to it's beliefs. Hence the importance of convincing oneself that one need not be prodded into happiness; that, on the contrary, pleasure is a distraction and a nuisance, for it merely increases the false conviction that one needs to have and do things to be happy, when in reality it is
... read more
Sat, June 27, 2009 - 11:26 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
Here is a compilation of sharings from facebook:

Just saw this last night for this first time and I would have to say it is a fitting 'parting message'. It's not about despair or laying blame, just realizing and acknowledging...and facing it all, however we can...we can honor this gift of life or we can ignore it. I can say this: If we honor it, it will honor us....realize we are life, we are love...and love 'yourself'.

This was the Magic of Michael...that he gave voice to what was felt... read more
Fri, June 26, 2009 - 7:58 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Please watch the news video at the bottom of the article. It posts some good questions. Can you hear the lack of conviction in Obama's statements? Not sounding so eloquent or sure of himself. If we want real change we have to pay close attention and not accept anymore 'promises' or political rhetoric from anyone, no matter how well they talk or especially how 'charismatic' they are..

We Wouldn't Want to Inflame Anti-American Sentiment
by Glenn Greenwald
www.commondreams.org/view/2... read more
Fri, May 15, 2009 - 7:51 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
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Kenneth Foster

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Heart embrace...

This will be on the back of Free Hugs t-shirt...possibly with wings. :)
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C&H sweetness

Hobbes & Spaceman Spiff(Calvin) on the scene!
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Can you ~hear~ this?

Can true humility and compassion exist in our words and eyes unless we know we too are capable of any act?

~ St. Francis of Assisi


The exploitation of the poor can be extenguished not by effecting the destruction of a few millionaires, but by removing the ignorance of the poor and teaching them to noncooperate with the exploiters.

~ Mohandas K. Gandhi


Return to the Source

'Empty yourself of everything.
Let your mind be at peace.
While ten thousand things rise and fall,

the Self contemplates their return.

Each of them grows and flourishes and

then returns to the source.

Returning to the source is stillness,

which is the way of nature.'

Lao Tzu (c.604-c.531bce), from the Tao Te Ching, China


"Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against."

~ Bruce Lee


"Once you can accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid is easy."

~ Albert Einstein

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Puppetji

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Tribbles

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no trouble with these Tribbles

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fear & "...like tears...in the rain..."

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Slavery to the fear of death

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Tumbling down the rabbit hole? Hmm?

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What do you see?

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Dear Uncle Albert...

A human being is a part of the whole called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest-a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
~ Albert Einstein

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Willing to question the official story?

Over 250+ mainstream media 'smoking guns'(or at least things that make you go HMMMMM...) killtown.911review.org/911smo...ns.html
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How Many? (epic Sept. 11th poem)

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Here's to "YES..."

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Dancing Moon...

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This Soul Dance

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Think of that...

"We ourselves have created the ecological conditions that are strangling us. Think of that: no one has done it *to* us -- we humans have done it to ourselves." ~ Ram Dass

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Reverence...

Life looks through all eyes...animates and is Essence of all things...you are Life.
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Reverence: the end to 'Consumercide'

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~{o}~

Awakened by your love,
I flicker like a candle's light
trying to hold on in the dark.
Yet, you spare me no blows
and keep asking,
"Why do you complain?"

~Rumi

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Fire of Surrender

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Burning fire of Love

I wish I could give you a taste of
the burning fire of Love.
There is a fire
blazing inside of me.
If I cry about it, or if I don't,
the fire is at work,
night and day.
People make clothing to cover their intellect,
but the heart of Lovers
is a shroud,
inflamed in golden hues of his Love.

~ Rumi

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Post-spirituality

 
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