Category Archives: Wisdom & Method

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Some kiss we want

There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body. Seawater begs the pearl to break its shell. And the lily, how passionately it needs some wild darling! At night, I open the … Continue reading

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Will & Wants

The spiritual path is inherently about letting go of desires and wants of any kind That which I think will make me happy – but even more so of that which prevents me from being fulfilled right now. Adyashanti: The Falling … Continue reading

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Who am I ?

Jiddu Krishnamurti on the central question: Who am I ?

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A Smile and A Gentleness

There is a smile and a gentleness inside. When I learned the name  and address of that, I went to where you sell perfume. I begged you not  to trouble me so with longing. Come out and play! Flirt more … Continue reading

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Two kinds of Intelligence

There are two kinds of intelligence: one acquired, as a child in school memorizes facts and concepts from books and from what the teacher says, collecting information from the traditional sciences as well as from the new sciences. With such … Continue reading

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Life as it is

Truth does not respect beliefs So why do we ? Experience life as it is. Adyashanti on ” Complete Letting Go” Enjoy….

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Light and Shadow

How does a part of the world leave the world? How does wetness leave water? Dont’ try to put out fire by throwing on more fire! Don’t wash a wound with blood. No matter how fast you run, your shadow … Continue reading

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Why don’t you change ?

Jiddu Krishnamurti. At the end of his life he said he was probably not a good teacher, because he could not get people to change. But he set the stage for what is happening today.

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I’ll be mad

We must become ignorant of what we’ve been taught, and be, instead bewildered.   Run from what’s profitable and comfortable. If you drink those liqueurs, you’ll spill the springwater of your real life. Distrust anyone who praises you. Give your … Continue reading

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A silent teaching

Daniel Barenboim,  Jonathan Biss and Beethoven (Piano Sonata 30, Op 109) ” It does not shy away from the extremes, and it does not look for a synthesis that is made up through a reduction of the different elements”

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