Tag Archives: Truth

THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – VI – II

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

Thinking of God is to disobey the Lord, Because God intended that we do not even know each other. That is why he does not show to us … Let us be simple and calm, Like the streams and the … Continue reading →

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LIVE TRUTHFULLY

Posted on November 10, 2018 by David Scanlon

When in deepest love you seek an end, But all are seen through ego’s dark light, Stop and smell the grass, see the sky And in that moment of majestic joy Live. Wallowing within false loves lost truths Speaks only … Continue reading →

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – III

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

At dusk, leaning out of the window, I know at a glance that there are fields ahead. I begin to read until my eyes burn A book by Cesário Verde.

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LOVE

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Shuntarō Tanikawa

For Paul Klee Forever, So much forever is Forgotten and cursed for all time And so for all time obsessed With defending the weakened Are those who love, those fully resigned to love Who live only for the sake of … Continue reading →

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TIMELESS TRUTHS

Posted on October 10, 2018 by David Scanlon

I awake in the silence of her majesty And see beyond the thoughts that drive me Towards the life which we seek and, In those moments of pure ecstasy, Time stops and the whole world Is as sharp and clear … Continue reading →

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