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Now is the time of the Prophet of Light’s return
Now is the time of the Prophet of Light’s return; Zarathustra will bring this Age of Iron to an end. Rama, prince of virtue crowned as the Solar King will again slay the dark rapacious lord and fiend. Now is … Continue reading
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An Open Letter to AMBPPCT re the “Memorial Spike” (4/20/2008)
An Open Letter to the Chairman and Board of Trustees of AMBPPCT; About two years ago I had occasion to write the Trust on the subject of the MPR and the poor planning process represented in that building project. I … Continue reading
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The light of his eyes kindles in my heart a flame
The light of his eyes kindles in my heart a flame, which I nurture with the breath of his holy name. This body is the alembic from which spirit rises and rises to condense and fall in shame. Millions of … Continue reading
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An Introduction to God Speaks by Meher Baba
God Speaks was first published in 1955 but in the almost 60 subsequent years has not become a part of public discourse and debate. It is a virtually unknown work; yet it is the single most important cosmological and metaphysical treatise of … Continue reading
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The Magus does inspire
The Magus does inspire the silence of desire with a glass of his wine: O heart of crystal fire!
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Bird, O bird sing your song
Bird, O bird sing your song; cry O cry all night long for the dawn’s petaled light: the rose is our sweet King.
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The Prophet as the perfect Friend has come yet again
The Prophet as the perfect Friend has come yet again, to bless with his sword of love the bliss of divine pain. Long past is the honor of the Man perfect in praise for glorious Allah; long past are his … Continue reading
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Wikidpedia: an encyclopedia of Babadumb. Guaranteed sanctity.
There is no more laughable doctrine than guaranteed sanctity. Yet this is the position of Sufism re-Reoriented of Walmart Creek. Il Duce was so enamored of bureaucratic longevity, she sought to make the God-man promise a dynasty of saints that … Continue reading
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Reply to censure
What the this, what the that; don’t tell me I can’t spit my raucous giggle-goo at you, pompous and fat!
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Ghazal #55 from Ghazals For The Friend, by Bill Gannett
We are crying to our lord and master without peer: all but his long curly hair is small and cheap beer. We have lit a candle to his blazing presence, and written many a ghazal about his essence. We can’t … Continue reading
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