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secret o' life
Karuna
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time Any fool can do it There ain't nothing to it Nobody knows how we got to The top of the hill But since we're on... More »
let it cut
Karuna
Don't Surrender Your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more Deep. Let it ferment and season you As few human Or even Divine ingredients can. Something missing in my heart tonight Has made my eyes... More »
instructions
Karuna
Give up the world; give up self; finally give up God. Find god in rhododendrons and rocks, passers-by, your cat. Pare your beliefs, your Absolutes. Make it simple; make it... More »
earth day
Karuna
Our Beautiful Planet As Joseph Campbell said, Chief Seattle (Sealth) was one of the last spokesmen of the Paleolithic moral order. In about 1852, the United States Government inquired about buying the Duwamish and Suquamish... More »
easter
Karuna
Easter Sunday, we were walking. Easter Sunday, we were talking. Isabel, my little one, take my hand. Time has come. Isabella, all is glowing. Isabella, all is knowing. And my heart, Isabella. And my head,... More »
bodhisattva vows
Karuna
Shantideva's Bodhisattva Vows (bodhicaryavatara, chapter 3) In the spiritual energy that relieves the anguish of beings in misery and places depressed beings in eternal joy, I lift up my heart and rejoice.... More »
poetry
October 2007 