FULL MOON - Containing Anger
Published April 11, 2017 11:10
I say that those who contain anger
as a charioteer controls
a speeding chariot
are fully in charge of their ... Read more
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Published April 11, 2017 11:10
I say that those who contain anger
as a charioteer controls
a speeding chariot
are fully in charge of their ... Read more
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Let the dread of endless mediocrity
spur you into great effort,
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Those possessed of profound wisdom,
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those who have ... Read more
Published January 12, 2017 06:00
There are those who discover
they can completely abandon confused reactions
and become patient as the earth;
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is disappointing,
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Some are reborn as humans;
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Doers of good are reborn in bliss.
and the pure ... Read more