Monthly Archives: March 2011

Eyes closed then wider opened

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Michaela

EYES CLOSED THEN WIDER OPENED By Justme Eyes closed then wider opened, I enter a higher land. While smoothing touch of air, of wind, seduces my skin on face. Soft and warm, fulfilling, I welcome its gentle, caring touch. If … Continue reading →

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Course of action

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Michaela

Obama’s Lybia speech:   What is the right course of action ? I admit – I do not know. I do not quite trust the moral argumentation of a humanitarian intervention.  But it’s clear that Obama has taken the lead … Continue reading →

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The Poet

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Michaela

  by Hermann Hesse Only on me, the lonely one, The unending stars of the night shine, The stone fountain whispers its magic song, To me alone, to me the lonely one The colorful shadows of the wandering clouds Move … Continue reading →

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Enter it like a hero

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Michaela

If you desire to see eternal life or discover wealth in poverty don’t follow your path timidly to discover real life, enter it like a hero. From: Rumi ” Dancing the Flame” Translated by Nader Khalili

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Healing

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Michaela

You can never breathe healing to your body till you cut off worries from your breath though you’re weary at times surely you can pull through From: Rumi ” Dancing the Flame” Translated by Nader Khalili

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One day

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Michaela

This heart will one day find you a sweetheart this soul will one day take you to the beloved seize your pain as a blessing your pain will one day lead you to healing. From: Rumi ” Dancing the Flame” … Continue reading →

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I shall give my heart to you

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michaela

Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion BWV 244 Ich will dir mein Herze schenken, I shall give my heart to you, Senke dich, mein Heil, hinein! Come down, my salvation, and bury yourself within it! Ich will mich in dir … Continue reading →

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Old World or New Earth

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michaela

” Social Currency” sounds pretty cool… …but do you really buy it ?

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Poking them with a sharp stick

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michaela

Chronicles about Alexey Navalny and the Web site RosPil, which is dedicated to exposing state corruption in Russia. In the past three years Navalny has established himself as a kind of Russian Julian Assange or Lincoln Steffens. On his blog, he … Continue reading →

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Choices & Doing Not-Doing

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michaela

Giovanni Bellini ” Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane” (1465) National Gallery, London 6 The Tao is called the Great Mother empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds. It is always present within you. You can use it … Continue reading →

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