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never mine
Reaching out to the limits of the universe Desire stretches–grasp grasping– for a peppermint or whatever Empires rising and falling all of reality just a sweet little distraction Deathless gesture taking-in-hand yet never mine Continue reading
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Willingness and Will
A great philosopher–like Plato or Kant, Laozi or Nietzsche–does not give doctrines for memorization, provide answers to life’s problems, nor demonstrate proofs that will forever explain being human. That such has often been taken away from the greatest minds in… Continue reading
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Willing Embrace
In order to open up a cipher of the Encompassing Good, our mindfulness must turn to what obtains eternally, hold it as an idea, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will. A paraphrase of… Continue reading
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Daodejing 33
#33* Knowing others: lucidity. Knowing self: brilliance.† Defeating others: strength. Defeating self: discipline. Contentedness: wealth. Perseverance: will. Never losing self: endurance. Dead yet unforgotten: longevity. †The characters translated in these two lines both contain the glyph for sun. Lucidity is… Continue reading
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Driving toward Innovation
Humans have drives–natural & social. Our natural drives we may call our instincts for survival. Our social drives we might refer to as our habits for success. Obviously, in all things, there are times when natural & social impulses conflict.… Continue reading
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