Posted on September 13, 2013, in Poetry, Senryu, Writing and tagged Attachment, Love, Madness, Pain, Realisation, Relationships, Youth. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
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“You should stop words and letters, and learn to withdraw and reflect on yourself. When you do so, your body and mind will naturally fall away, and your original Buddha nature will appear.” – Dogen.
Now, where can I find . . . ?
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Stacked in the back room
Filed but not forgotten
Admissions of a structure junky
Stringy theories . . .
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Ben Naga 
Sad little statement 😦 But often so very true!
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If children and teens aren’t taught/shown anything better, I suppose they just have to learn it the hard way, sometimes only after many years, or even never at all. Indeed a said truth, and a sad reflection on our vaunted culture.
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Seems like a number of people live that way…so sad.
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I dream and work (as I suspect you also do) towards a world where truth and wisdom are taught within our homes and schools and “common sense” becomes truly common.
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I’m in attachment….hum doesn’t have the same allure. Interesting theory.
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We simply see what we see.
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Very true. It’s hard to know the difference – and horrifying when you finally do.
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We have been fed such toxic drivel.
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We become too comfortable…. old habits die hard. Or just tired….
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Everything is revealed in the final reel.
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