Articles tagged with: clinging

Death and Dying
Posted in Fragments of Reality, Life and Death, Personal on 10 June 2005

Have you ever considered what dying means? Often we are
very shady and quiet about death. It is something we do not
want to consider or think about. It is a taboo. It is something
that only happens to somebody else—not to us. In other
words—we are afraid of it. But why?
What exactly are we afraid of? Something [...]

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Wanting
Posted in Fragments of Reality, Personal, Short Insights on 28 April 2005

When you want something you also state that you don’t have
something. Your object of wanting is the very thing you’re
missing. In other words, you’re declaring your imperfectness.
There is something in you that still requires and is in need.
The person who is at peace and has achieved a state of
calmness needs no thing. He or [...]

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Detachment
Posted in Experience, Fragments of Reality, Personal, Poems on 26 February 2005

The view,
so vivid and exciting,
full of life,
happiness and joy,
sometimes sorrow, often pain,
from limited knowledge and
ignorance,
glances still;
Stepping back,
enlarging the scope,
gaining new foothold,
spectating,
from a distance,
different angle;
Firmly pacing,
knowing,
from here I must walk,
these curtains must fall,
something must go;

Giving away,
the known,
to make space,
for the unknown,
letting go,
to fall,
the facade,
so dear and attached,
which does not hold,
it must [...]

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Trapped in a Box
Posted in Belief System, Fragments of Reality, Personal, Poems on 27 January 2005

Within a shelter,
Covered in a case,
Limited by boundaries,
Extended by nature.
Trapped in the illusion,
Bewildered at times,
Lacking the courage,
Bravery, and persistence,
Of final breakthrough,
Transcending for the unknown.
The common is the bliss,
Misery, and sadness,
Of known and accepted,
Which horrific would be to lose,
And be replaced by something new.
To stretch the limits,
Ignore the lines,
Forget the [...]

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Emptiness
Posted in Fragments of Reality, Meditation, Personal, Poems on 23 November 2004

Nothing to declare,
nothing to say,
nothing to hear,
nothing to think;
Only silence,
accompanying friend,
no one to miss,
no one to long,
lots of actions,
many memories,
tons of experiences,
nothing to look back for;
Nothing is the same,
everything is the same,
they are not relevant;
Just being,
no expectations,
no demands,
no claims,
no_thing;
From here,
always here,
from one moment,
to another,
observing,
registering,
no time,
just here,
right now;
No sadness,
no joy,
no feelings,
no [...]

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Ready
Posted in Fragments of Reality, Personal, Poems, Reality and Ego on 13 November 2004

We are free,
to stay,
or to go;
No one holds,
but us.
We have so much,
to do,
and are so busy to achieve.
We hold tight,
for all we know.
It’s up to us,
when everything is done,
and there is nothing,
more to do,
cling,
or achieve.
We just get enough,
realize,
and undo.
Nothing to learn,
no more to gain,
nothing to achieve,
nothing to lose,
only no thing.
We give [...]

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Give Away
Posted in Fragments of Reality, Life and Death, Personal, Poems on 8 November 2004

The more we let go,
the more we gain,
right choices,
and confidence;
Knowing the way,
gives us the lead,
the bearing and the heading,
that guide us through,
the storms and thunders,
sunshine and rains,
through the gates,
of rose gardens and caves;
Our way,
is not here to stay,
it provides us,
the illusion of power,
control and sorrow;
It gives us the taste,
but lets us down;
Or is [...]

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Forgiveness
Posted in Fragments of Reality, Personal, Qualities on 6 November 2004

Our life is full of incidents and situations where we are
strongly emotionally attached. These occurrences can have a
significant impact on our behavior. We can feel deeply
involved with something but still have little understanding of
the real drivers and motivation. It is not uncommon that we
even know deep inside that we should act differently than the
way we [...]

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Detachment
Posted in Fragments of Reality, Meditation, Personal on 20 October 2004

We often get carried away or overwhelmed by our emotions.
We call this a state of being emotional or sometimes even
irrational. In practice, we mean that we were in a condition
where [...]

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