In any industry Things continue unchecked and unchanged For many years. The humans Who work within And subscribe to the industry Become shaped and molded by it. They begin to speak its lingo. They begin to parrot its tenets. Their philosophies And their beliefs Become cemented by it. They live Never as […]
A systematic and nuanced pursuit Of Freedom. Without Freedom, Life is but a series of incidents. Not to be happy, But to be Free. This is The Essence Of a human life. Without which, There is no life at all. Not the freedom To do what one wants. Not […]
It matters not How comfortable A man’s life is . . . He has zero Freedom. Thus, He has . . . nothing. He may say, I am Free, Because I can do what I want. Freedom is not Doing what one wants. Because what one wants Is not chosen by […]
A man has back pain. He visits a medical professional of any sort . . . The medical professional says, Take these medications. The medications numb the pain, But the pain returns. He then visits a different practitioner. This practitioner prescribes some exercises. The man does the exercises But the pain continues. He […]
From the Buddha To the Guru’s . . . All proclaim, “I Will Show You The Way.” They say, If you do such and such, You will get What you seek. And when you do not, They tell you, “Just keep doing it.” Can any man Be shown The Way? Yes. […]
Shall it be known, That each man gets What he desires. From the achiever To the sloth. No man becomes a sloth Who does not desire to be. No man becomes an achiever Who does not desire to be. An ear that is directed To the advice of the world Is […]
A child receives a toy set. On the box is a photo of an airplane Soaring through clouds At hundreds of miles per hour. Inside the box Is a plastic airplane That does not fly. From the Buddha To the toy set . . . All is sensationalism. Just once, One single […]
There is but little use To most things. There is no need To stop Or start. The eye is pleased By the shiny And the colorful. The mind is pleased By the conceptual And the self-important. One may meditate. But it is of little use. One may practice this and […]
Making mistakes, And rectifying them. Seeking success For the first time. Achieving success And seeking more. Accumulating wealth And coveting more. Attempting to be good, And moral. Becoming spiritual, And gaining expertise. Round and round A man shall go. All the while In a fight For peace. […]
I recently watched a documentary in which a group of boys were stranded in a cave that was being flooded by monsoon rains. One of the people who came to their aid was a retired seal from Thailand. During the rescue, he drowned in the cave flooding. What would the optimist say to this? Would […]