Archive for October, 2015

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  On the fear of death

  Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers
  but to be fearless in facing them.
  Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain
  but for the heart to conquer it.
  Let me not look for allies in life’s battlefield
  but to my own strength.
  Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved
  but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
  Grant that I may not be a coward,
  feeling Your mercy in my success alone;
  But let me find the grasp of Your hand in my failure.
  – Rabindranath Tagore – 1916

  Posted: October 23rd, 2015 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Poem
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  Gospel of Thomas

  “If you bring forth that which is within you, that which you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth that which is within you, that which you do not bring forth will destroy you.”

  Gospel of Thomas.

  Posted: October 20th, 2015 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Quote, Thoughts
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  Bonga – Mona Ki Ngi Xica

  This song by Bonga from the CD Angola gives me sweet nostalgia – clic to play.

  (Painting by Mati Klarwein’s called “Blessing”, 1965)

  Posted: October 20th, 2015 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Sound
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  Loneliness Poem by Hafiz

  Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly.
  Let it cut more deep.
  Let it ferment and season you
  As few human or even divine ingredients can.
  Something missing in my heart tonight
  Has made my eyes so soft,
  My voice so tender,
  My need of God
  Absolutely
  Clear.
  – Hafiz

  Posted: October 20th, 2015 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Poem
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  You do not have to be good

  You do not have to be good.
  You do not have to walk on your knees
  for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
  You only have to let the soft animal of your body
  love what it loves.
  Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
  Meanwhile the world goes on.
  Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
  are moving across the landscapes,
  over the prairies and the deep trees,
  the mountains and the rivers.
  […] – Mary Oliver

  Posted: October 20th, 2015 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Poem
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  Djelem Djelem by Barcelona Gipsy Orchestra

  A beautiful gypsy song in the back of my head today. That longing that touches the soul… (click to play), with originial lyrics and english translation

  Posted: October 7th, 2015 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Sound, Video
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  Oshun Lava mi Corazon

  This is a sweet song to Oshun that I discovered a few weeks ago as a friend of mine was hosting a motherhood ceremony. (click to play)

  Posted: October 7th, 2015 ˑ  No Comments
  Filled under: Sound