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All I love is described by the fleeting light of sunset
All I love is described by the fleeting light of sunset; But the Sun rising in my heart is what I love best. The world dies, and is forgotten time and time again, But my love is always with me … Continue reading
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Triumph of the capitalist neocon.
The two decades since 9/11 have witnessed the radicalization of American politics to a remarkable degree. The two political parties have slid to the far right in a mutual embrace of militarized corporatism promoting forever wars. At the same time … Continue reading
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What is politics?
Avatar Meher Baba famously said, “stay out of politics”. It’s not at all clear exactly what he meant by this, and there are divergent explanations. One comment by him on the utter insincerity of party politics- that it becomes impossible … Continue reading
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The Most Successfully Propagandized Nation On Earth
America has long believed that it is the greatest country on earth, and that it enjoys a divine favor and guidance like no other country on earth. This is summed up in the phrase, American exceptionalism. All this, despite the … Continue reading
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Where the way and where the path that arrives at your feet?
Where the way and where the path that arrives at your feet? Open the door and open the heart that we abide in love street. We have heard, no man has increased his height by taking thought; We have heard, … Continue reading
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The spirit of social justice does not come from the law
The spirit of social justice does not come from the law. It comes from the love of truth and beauty. The genuine- and I mean genuine, regard for the Prophets and their message of love is the greatest impetus for … Continue reading
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Divine phallus vs. rocket/ missile
The Shiva lingam is the ancient Indian representation of God’s creativity. It is the basis for Shaivite religious worship. It represents Shiva’s divine dick. Now, this is not at all embarrassing to the Indian spiritual mind. God, of course, must … Continue reading
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Ghazal #441 Khanlari, Divan-e-Hafez
For a long time you have tied us up with expectation; Why confuse the sincere with someone else’s condition? You have not looked at me with the eye of approval; Is this how you regard those devoted to the spiritual? … Continue reading
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The Kali Yuga Is The End Of Nature
The Kali Yuga, the last of the four cosmological cyclic ages, represents the end of Nature. In the ancient Greek telling, the Ages devolve from Gold to Silver to Bronze to Iron. The Kali Yuga is the Iron Age, the … Continue reading
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A Congress of Eichmans
Hannah Arendt made the phrase “banality of evil” famous- and infamous. When she reported on Eichman’s trial in Israel in 1961 with serialized installments to the New Yorker, not everyone was happy with her reporting. Zionists especially were incensed that … Continue reading
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