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Drill silently for heaven
Poem: Being Empty, then sitting still and saying Simran that is basically all you have to do. Sounds very simple and easy. But there is...
davidsmith208
Nov 21, 20184 min read
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A Squirrel with a peanut
Poem: The standard human thinking faculty is like a squirrel with a peanut. It is not clear why people would be so attached to it. That...
davidsmith208
Nov 17, 20181 min read
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Be less pusillanimous
Poem: It is when you stop finding reasons why you can’t meditate is the point when you start to advance. When the day comes that you see...
davidsmith208
Nov 15, 20182 min read
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“Winter is good”
Poem: Instead of beginning a journey of a thousand miles with one step, I say take a journey of a thousand miles all the way to the end...
davidsmith208
Nov 14, 20181 min read
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When you turn sixty
Poem: When you turn sixty you can relive the sixties, but this time do it right, and still be a hippie, but a truly enlightened hippie....
davidsmith208
Nov 13, 20182 min read
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Aunt Roberta Hazel Earl Gray
Earth Prelude -youtube As I jogged though the park I listened to myself playing the Earth Prelude and watched the leaves falling. I...
davidsmith208
Nov 11, 20181 min read
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Absolute Stillness
Poem: Absolute Stillness could be an Art form sort of like Yoga. Mindfulness has come into Vogue. To purify your Brain you just stop it...
davidsmith208
Nov 11, 20182 min read
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Tukaram
Scripture: Tukaram versus the New Testament:
davidsmith208
Nov 9, 20181 min read
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Aerial view of the Smith Farm
History: Here is an old aerial view of the Smith Farm. You can see the pond is not full and is new at this point sometime in the early...
davidsmith208
Nov 9, 20181 min read
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The Pre-Eternal Covenant
Poem: To the totally enlightened, God is not in the Spine or Wine or in the Golden Triangle or in the Dead Zone. The Soul takes pity on...
davidsmith208
Nov 8, 20181 min read
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Palliative Care
Poem: If there was to be the “last words” or a conclusion to philosophy it would be five words. Because you say them at the end. If...
davidsmith208
Nov 7, 20182 min read
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Celebrating Mom’s 90th Birthday
Happy Birthday Edna Smith Google Photos
davidsmith208
Nov 6, 20181 min read
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Absolute Beauty
Poem: Sincere and solemn meditation has to be the most Beautiful. You are now talking about the Absolute. Ibn al-Farid describes it well....
davidsmith208
Nov 5, 20183 min read
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Lifestyle
Poem; Being totally settled is good for becoming transcendental. When the mind & body are tranquil and at rest then the Soul can ascend....
davidsmith208
Nov 4, 20183 min read
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Genuflection
Poem: Genuflection Forget Persian and Sanskrit, what is the truth in Arabic? The head is not the location of the Soul. If you think so...
davidsmith208
Nov 3, 20183 min read
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The Magic Passive
Poem: My plans for the retreat are to arrive at the beginning and then be present again at sunset. When they open up for 12 hours of...
davidsmith208
Oct 31, 20182 min read
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Altered Traits
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davidsmith208
Oct 31, 20181 min read
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The Ten minute meditation
Poem: Rumors that I have made a mockery of short meditation are simply not true. I love short little meditations. You can do like ten...
davidsmith208
Oct 30, 20182 min read
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Thankful Dickinson Smith - Emily Dickinson’s “Hadley Cousin”
Family History: I figured there had to be a bit of interaction between the Smiths of Ancient Hadley, Massachusetts and the Dickinsons of...
davidsmith208
Oct 29, 20181 min read
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Smith College
Family History: Since Smith College was so close to Hadley Massachusetts, I figured maybe it was founded by a Smith from my family tree,...
davidsmith208
Oct 29, 20181 min read
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