"The secret ideal of life and its progress is to become self-sufficient; the key to the secret of democracy is self-sufficiency."

Hazrat Inayat Khan


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zen masters carry a stick.
policemen carry a stick.
hockey players carry a stick.
hikers carry a stick.
symphony conductors carry a stick.
surveyors carry a stick.
sushi eaters carry a stick -

where would we be
without sticks?


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old egret
feather of snow
dreams of yesterday -
doesn't notice minnows.


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sky diving
is not
about the sky.


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"Can you become invisible, Sadhuji," asked Connor.
"Of course," he replied.
And he got up and walked away.

Sadhus, Going Beyond the Dreadlocks
Patrick Levy

Quantum Mechanics Made Easy

appear, disappear
appear, disappear


(repeat endlessly)



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when circling Mt. Kailash
say hello to Shiva.
when circling New York
say hello to Statue of Liberty.
when circling Tokyo
say hello to Emperor.
when circling Yellowstone Park
say hello to Grizzly Bear.
when circling Dharamsala
say hello to Dalai Lama.
when tired of circling
sit down.

make tea.
enjoy.

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