Monthly Archives: February 2011

Songs of Unknowingness

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Michaela

Come down among us, be one of us lovers, So that we may open up to you the gate to the garden of love. Come reside in our own house like a shadow, for we are neighbors to the Sun … Continue reading →

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We tried to do something

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Michaela

“We got a message from Tunis,” Hosam Khalaf, a 50-year-old engineer stopped me to say. “And the message was: Don’t burn yourself up; burn up the fear that is inside you. That is what happened here. This was a society … Continue reading →

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Fear of Flying

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Michaela

A few years ago I took a flight from New York to Europe, and soon after the plane started to cross the Atlantic, we ran into choppy turbulences. It was a really bad flight, the plane tossed about by rapid … Continue reading →

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Old world or New Earth

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Michaela

GM and the awakening spirit…this ad has an interesting feel to it. Kids turning their back and listen to a boy spreading his arms like Jesus on the cross. The message is all in black and difficult to make out. … Continue reading →

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O long for the flame…

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Michaela

Will transformation. O long for the flame, where a Thing escapes you, splendid in change: that designing spirit, master of what is earth, loves only the turning-point in the form’s curve, What closes itself, to endure, already freezes: does it … Continue reading →

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Just comic

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Glerikud
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Specks on the Mirror

Posted on February 7, 2011 by jeromemp

by Jerome My original intent was to present some musings on the reality of form, but to the amusement of my larger consciousness, I was give a different and deeper title to this thread. Nevertheless, I shall begin where the … Continue reading →

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Single point mind

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Michaela

Over the weekend I went to a seminar on the subject of “one point mind meditation”. Even tough this is a beginner’s technique, it is humbling to follow the instructions accurately and see how difficult it actually is, doing it … Continue reading →

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Irhal ! Irhal !*

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Michaela

Some interesting reads on Egypt. The first one is a commentary on the bigger picture of  Egypt’t revolution, the US, Israel and Palestinians. The second one a reflection on the fate of a group that may become the collateral damage … Continue reading →

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…and they have escaped the weight of darkness

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Michaela

Ólafur Arnalds – Hægt, kemur ljósið (Official Music Video) By recommendation from Catrin

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