God Beauty Perfection Love :: Synonyms
To a practitioner of Tendai (Buddhism), everything is wonderful. ~ Saiko
...d turn to it. And I could go back to being comfortably numb. Or, rather, uncomfortably numb. Had it been comfortable, I wouldn’t be writing this now. This is a story about how I did put my finger on it, and how music and a book played a part in the journey. Music is my main muse. Songs come at times when they’re needed. On the radio, on the iPod, or as a post on someone’s facebook wall. Or they’ll just arise out of the mind-chatter that is my semi...
...The music was no less so, for the qualities of its ‘sound’, the depth and complexity of its composition, and for the lyrics which transported me far, far away from the rural New Hampshire resort town I lived in. I loved it immediately. Still do. Perhaps I always will (and always have.) I’m not sure how many years of listening passed before I recognised in the lyrics of Time Table a sense of deja vu, of repeated lifetimes, of reincarnation. The wo...
...future take that to heart, then submit. The editor wants you to. Do Your Research Do I recommend throwing every marginally satisfactory story you’ve got into a submission? NO! I was lazy and silly and very lucky. In retrospect, one of my “top 3″ submissions, though one of my favourite pieces of writing, was completely inappropriate for the anthology. Editors spend hours a day reading and if the first item in a submission is just wrong for their pu...
...it, then we can continue to be a globe populated, largely, by nations that compete primarily for the joy and pleasure of competition, rather than the political capitol perceived to go to the victor, rather than out of a fear of failure. And I like to think that, perhaps, this new Olympic spirit is a little more indicative of our world view. We still have a ways to go, but, perhaps Northern Ireland Secretary, Shaun Wood, said it fairly well just la...
...d in support of the blog entries. Forgive the formatting — it was all hand*]}*-coded in the days before WordPress, CSS, plugins and cable modems. Now dormant but for the occasional visitor’s comment. My Muse: Movies & Music Youtube Channel My channel for hosting music and videos needed for posting to Facebook or my blogs. A growing eclectic collection of Indy, Progressive Rock, Mantras, Folk, Jazz and a few other genres tossed in for good measure. PRI...
...Often, even a prolonged search appears fruitless But look among the discards For the unsought fruit So often sweeter, more fulfilling Than the one intended. Seeking is an act of desire, Discovery, an act of vision. Disentangled from objectives, Seeking always bears fruit. Walkabout My Country John Weeronga Bartoo...
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...to sea Blue dolphins are singing Minds swim in ecstasy Clear planet, ever free Topaz Our hearts are traveling faster, Faster than the speed of love Straight through a tear in the clouds Up to the heavens above Bright ships will sail the seas Starfishes are spinning Some hills are never seen Our universe is expanding Moonrise upon the sea Starships are blinking We’ll walk in ecstasy Clear planet blue and green Topaz Our thoughts are travelin...
...else. I was already googling for other quotes about love by the time these comments were posted, and it didn’t take me long to come up with a clarification. My thinking there follows a buddhist tradition: if being loved gives you strength, then where does strength come from when you are not being loved? Then again, any quote requiring deep philosophical discussion to be appreciated isn’t a good quote. Maybe Lao Tse said something wiser: Being deep...
...ng attention to what is happening within our innermost self, until the unseen, the unquestioned, is as obvious as the seen When the mind is free of its thoughts, it becomes its own fulfillment....