Tag Archives: wisdom

Bees of the Invisible

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

Everywhere transience is plunging into the depths of Being… It is our task to imprint this temporary, perishable earth into ourselves so deeply, so painfully and passionately, that its essence can rise again, “invisibly,” inside us. We are the bees … Continue reading →

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Heaven Below

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

1544. (Emily Dickinson) Who has not found the Heaven – below – Will fail of it above – For Angels rent the House next ours, Wherever we remove –

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Shakespeare on Life

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

“And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. I would not change it.” ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It (Happy birthday, old man)

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Why Kurt Vonnegut loved to buy envelopes

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get … Continue reading →

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What is True Satisfaction?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

Fulfillment of desire is an illusion; desire leads to more desire, not satisfaction. Kathleen McDonald, How To Meditate

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Relaxation

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

“Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.” – Tara Brach (Click here for music for relaxation.)

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Ajahn Sumedho on “being the knowing”/pure awareness

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

“I can’t claim ‘I am the knower of the world’–that gives the wrong message, doesn’t it? It’s not a matter of me claiming it, but of being, of trusting. There’s no name, you don’t have to be anything. You don’t … Continue reading →

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Chekhov on Happiness

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

In Chekhov’s story “Happiness” (1887), two shepherds talk to an overseer about fabulous treasure buried somewhere in the vast Russian steppe. We recognize the men’s search for treasure as an allegory on the quest for true happiness. The old shepherd … Continue reading →

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This Unknown World

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Kestrel Slocombe

It’s about time that everyone who writes—especially genuine literary artists—admitted that “in this world you can’t figure things out.” . . . The crowd thinks it knows and understands everything; the stupider it is, the broader it imagines its outlook. … Continue reading →