Category: Perennial Philosophy
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Textimony 20120821
“Love begets love, love knows no rules, this is the same for all.” – Virgil “Love, and then what you will, do.” -St. Augustine
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Afraid of the Dark and Loving It: Guillermo del Toro’s Idol, H.P. Lovecraft – Fandor – Essential films. Instantly!
The life and work of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, which includes hugely influential stories like “At the Mountains of Madness” and “The Call of Cthulhu” – are treated by his acolytes like the stuff of cult lore. Lovecraft’s xenophobia and propensity for clunky, adjective-heavy descriptions of “unknowable” Gods and monsters make…
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millipede love is mysterious and wild « sittinginthewoods
A new blog from a good brother & cherished cousin, Will Hudson. Will is one of my favorite poets and quick becoming one of my favorite environmentalists. There is an intrinsic value in the boundless wilderness and the complex and varied interactions that characterize and sustain the land. There is…
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Karl Jaspers on the Struggle for Existence
My existence as such deprives others, just as they deprive me. Every position I occupy excludes another, claiming some of the limited space available. Every success I have diminishes others. My very life is due to the victorious struggle of my forebears, and my defeats will ultimately show up in the fact that in…
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Treaty of Tripoli – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I wholeheartedly believe in the need for a wall that adequately & rigorously separates the laws of the Republic from the customs & dogmas of church, synagogue, mosque, and temple. I think a lot of us would do well to think about the meaning of this treaty… Ten years after…
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Textimony 20120810
Knowledge bereft of contemplation begets the folly of unconstrained power. Engage mindfully; refrain from recklessness. Stop generating agony.
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Gentle smile concern unlocking
Sacred sage, cedar, pine, & sandalwood burn atop bed of sea salt covered thick with yesterday’s ash. Perfumes caressing apartment corners, thin invocations swirl about locked door. Outside, charcoal clouds hide the summer sun– that absentee landlord still draining us dry– while humid shadows caress the warm brick. In phantom…
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Ryan Lochte: So sexy, so dumb – Salon.com
This is so to the point of how “health” & “beauty” get reduced to “physique” & “prettiness.” People would do well to close their eyes and listen to what a person is saying before they look and are sidetracked by visual attractiveness. There are many athletes that achieve the all-around…
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Textimony 20120809
The “righteous” see only what is before them; the Just obtain a more transcendent vision. Overcoming before, no regretting after.
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Textimony 20120804
Fairness is but one facet of Justice… Obsess on this alone & you forget such alternatives as Mercifulness without which Justice becomes certain tyranny.
