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Wanderlust

I am leaving this harbour, giving urban a farewell. Its habitants seem too keen on God I cannot stomach their rights and wrong. I have lost my origin, and I don’t want to find it again Rather sailing into nature’s laws and be held by ocean’s paws Wanderlust! relentlessly craving Wanderlust peel off the layers [...]

Posted on May 14, 2008 at 1:12 pm by thomas · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Give up learning and put an end to your troubles

Is there a difference between yes and no? Is there a difference between good and evil? Must I fear what others fear? What nonsense! Other people are contented, enjoying the sacrificial feast of the ox. In spring some go to the park, and climb the terrace, But I alone am drifting, not knowing where I [...]

Posted on April 22, 2008 at 3:24 pm by thomas · Permalink · One Comment
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The inner depths

Inwardly alert, open, calm. Outwardly upright, extended, filled with spirit. This is the foundation of stillness. Add the hard and the soft, the powerful and the relaxed, Motion and stillness, contraction and extension: In the instant these converge, there is power. Grand Master Wang Xiang Zhai Reference: The Way of Power: Reaching Full Strength in [...]

Posted on January 27, 2008 at 1:55 pm by thomas · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Culture, Poetry, Taiji

Transformations of a Spiritual Dragon

A dragon, as spiritual luminosity, can be large or small, can rise or descend, can disappear or appear, can penetrate rocks and mountains, can leap in the clouds and travel with the rain. How can it do all this? Its done by the activity of the spirit. What I realize as I observe this is [...]

Posted on November 18, 2007 at 12:17 pm by thomas · Permalink · 11 Comments
In: Culture, Poetry, Taiji

Sternenfreundschaft

von Friedrich Nietzsche Wir waren Freunde und sind uns fremd geworden. Aber das ist recht so und wir wollen’s uns nicht verhehlen und verdunkeln, – als ob wir uns dessen zu schämen hätten. Wir sind zwei Schiffe, deren jedes sein Ziel und seine Bahn hat; wir können uns wohl kreuzen und ein Fest miteinander feiern, [...]

Posted on September 13, 2007 at 12:05 am by thomas · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Slow Motion Love

Posted on July 23, 2007 at 11:50 am by thomas · Permalink · 2 Comments
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Love the Earth and Sun

“This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing [...]

Posted on July 7, 2007 at 5:28 pm by thomas · Permalink · 3 Comments
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Allen Ginsberg – Hum Bom!

One of my favourite ways to pass time is book surfing the titles and contents of books wherever I find them. By coincidence I stumbled across a collection of Allan Ginsberg’s poems selected by himself. He instantly made me wonder and laugh – and I was sold to him on the spot! Reference: Selected Poems: [...]

Posted on June 20, 2007 at 11:35 am by thomas · Permalink · One Comment
In: Poetry, Politics

The Song of All the Chakras

FEET IN THE SAND What is sand? Mountains and time The ongoing meeting of Matter and weather Now, for the lapse of a moment I am the king of the mountain Standing ever so relatively still On what’s left of forgotten giants Enjoying the caressing warmth of the sun Before we are washed to the [...]

Posted on May 25, 2007 at 11:33 am by thomas · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Soleil et Chair

Le Soleil, le foyer de tendresse et de vie, Verse l’amour brûlant à la terre ravie, Et, quand on est couché sur la vallée, on sent Que la terre est nubile et déborde de sang ; Que son immense sein, soulevé par une âme, Est d’amour comme Dieu, de chair comme la femme, Et qu’il [...]

Posted on May 17, 2007 at 12:41 pm by thomas · Permalink · One Comment
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