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Three Poems. The Vow Upon the Rock. The Power of Eros. Who will You Listen to?

Dharma Reflections, Poems and Prose / /

THE VOW UPON THE ROCK

You move your love beyond your normal reach,

and hug your life into an austere fast,

renounce what forms so old that others preach,

to take upon this challenge. Act at last!

Where you face daily the trials anew,

and devotion knows those torments to repair, …

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Moonlight Whispers. A Poem

Poems and Prose / /

Introduction to a Poem
Moonlight Whispers

Twenty-three meditators attended each of the two retreats in the Thai Monastery, Sarnath, India, this February (2020). Far fewer joined the retreat this year than 2109 with many cancellations due to coronavirus, floods, firestorms, political unrest in India etc. …

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What’s the Point? A Polemical Meditation on Death.

Dharma Reflections / /

What’s the Point?

A Polemical Meditation on Death

What’s the Point

of abusing power over others when you are powerless to stop your own death? …

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Is there no place like home? A 3000 word essay for a chance to win $100,000 for the 2019 NIne Dots Prize.

Daily Life / /

Dear Friends,

I entered an international competition called the NIne Dots Prize early this year (2019) to write a 3000 word essay on the theme: Is there no place like home? …

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Is there no place like home? A 3000 word essay for a chance to win $100,000 for the 2019 NIne Dots Prize. Read More »

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