Posted on July 4, 2018, in Poetry, Senryu and tagged Indoctrination, Learning, News, Propaganda, School, Social commentary, Social control, Truth, Understanding. Bookmark the permalink. 8 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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Varying Vistas
And it all begins when we’re so very young….
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Indeed. Before we have developed any defences. Still that seems to be the way of things.
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I would imagine they ‘could’ be, but that would be so, so very rare.
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For it to become common would represent (and require) a massive shift in the way society works.
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It’s a sign, perhaps
That everybody’s in
Someone else’s game
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And vice versa. 🙂
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The wisdom to know the difference is inspiring.
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If not essential.
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