Towards Freedom

I came into this life as of March 10th, 1977, at about 11:11 AM.

Here I am; in the midst of eternity. Playing the game called life. I’m grateful to be here, and am truly blessed in many ways.

This story was initially conceived by Sangeeta as a present for a friend (who never got around to seeing it), but was written largely by prad many years ago. Sangeeta will be illustrating it sometime in the next several decades. If you know your chess or your life, you are welcome to play it out.

There once was a sealer named Bryce
Whose heart was as frigid as ice.
He clubbed ’em and snagged ’em
Then brutally dragged ’em;
Of mercy he didn’t think twice.

There was once a very evil robber who had committed atrocities galore. He had come to the realization that he was in big trouble with a large account of bad karma due to his egocentric activities.

Eckhart Tolle reminds me of a cartoon character mole
I don’t think he’d mind at all, he’d probably just say, LOL
He sits in contemplative silence for quite a lengthy fraction
Until he starts to stir and then we might just see some action

Lettuce look at the apeeling benefits that eating fruits and vegetables can injuice.

At this currant thyme there is much information available about how processed foods can contribute to health issues such as leeky gut, which cannot be ignoried. It is a good idea to beetroo to yourself by eating a simple natural diet and it doesn’t take a sage to work thistle out.

Sips a cup of tea whilst leaning against a red phone booth whilst holding a bag of salt’ n’ vinegar chips whilst saying ‘How do you do?’ whilst a stereotypical policeman walks by singing ‘God Save The Queen’

Last night I dreamt of a bluebird
A beautiful warm hue of blue
You keep dancing into my reality
Bluebird do you I know you?

While I tend to be agnostic, there are many aspects of various religions I admire, a viewpoint which permits one to not hold arrogant perspectives like ‘my religion is better than yours’.

A prominent western philosopher had come to Japan to study with a zen master through an exchange program. The two of them sat down for a traditional tea.

There is a tasty seaweed
On which I like to feed
Mineral rich, purple and salty dulse is
Good on salads, grains and pulses

This is a story we often tell to those who feel they have suffered a loss of a loved one of any species.

Why does showering make people sing?
Is it a biological or habitual thing?
When the water starts cascading down
Some start to make all kinds of sounds!

Into the rainbow I fly
Beautiful colours in the sky
A portal to the unknown
Infinite mysteries of the soul

I can only speak for myself as I describe it how I see
But I imagine that many will find a similarity
The meaning of introversion is often misconstrued
So try listening to a few before you conclude!

More to come, as we welcome new contributions.

A man and his wife having lived into their old age chose to leave behind their worldly possessions and follow the path of spirituality. They lived in the cleanliness of poverty filling their days with praying instead of preying.

The story of our encounter with a 1981 AMC Eagle!

(Graphic courtesy of dreamatico.com)

into the mist a winged horse sings

There is an ancient Hindu story about the messenger Narad who used to travel between heaven and earth to maintain ‘communications’ so to speak. On one such trip to heaven, he happened to go past two yogis practising in an effort to prepare for Nirvana. Each asked Narad to find out how long he would have to wait.

I’m clearing out my life
of baggage held so long
no need for limitation
this makes me strong

A poem about our first child!

Everything is made of one
All else is illusion
If you perceive separation
You will feel confusion

This work came about as a result of having to defend two venomous onslaughts on the nobility of physics. Unfortunately, certain people don’t seem to realize the universality of this simple truth - physics is everything! The word physics means the knowledge of nature and nature is all encompassing.

The process of folding paper is a rewarding one since it provides an opportunity to exercise one’s creativity within strict outcomes. Furthermore, the finished product of this activity has various utilitarian applications as will be illustrated in the second part of this article.

I wonder why period dramas particularly appeal to women
Why some of us get flustered when we see Darcy swimmin’
Is it the suits and dresses that the characters wear?
Or perhaps it’s their manners and vocabulary flare

Credit: ArtCuniqueLegend.DeviantArt.com

Power of the breath
Where all life is born
Burst through the veil
Divinity into form

We used to live near the water when we moved in 1995 to Duncan, BC on Khenipsen Road, beside a First Nations area. It was a very nice place, except for the hunting and fishing that took place there.

There is nothing left to stay for
And everything for which to go
As I give birth to my soul
The rainbow river lets me know

Throughout this story, click on the play button to hear each song.

In a small town, not very far away, there lived a girl named Rosalind. She loved the spring with its blossoms, chirping birds, and wonderful rain that washes away the dirty snow and waters the plants. Rosalind played outside with her older brother Terrance. The two of them loved looking after the plants in their special garden in the backyard. In the springtime bright tulips and yellow daffodils bloomed. As always their little garden was glowing with colour. Yet this spring was different …

FOR AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE: Read whilst listening to the song that I was
listening to on repeat as I wrote it in the middle of the night… wait until
he’s sung the intro… then you’re good to go…

Photo credit: Peter Smith, Newbery Smith Photgraphy

Surrounded by stone pillars
On the altar of our love
Spirit calls us from beyond
To merge with the sky above

I come from South East London
Accent a mix of things
It changes frequently
And disappears when I sing

The following is a well-known tale from the Liezi attributed to Taoist Lie Yukou.

We revisit the famous conversation between a warrior and his charioteer before the battle of Kurukshetra.

Let us give a gift to the world,
a gift of joy and boundless peace.

Buddha asked his disciples to help the poor during a great famine. A very wealthy man spoke up, “Not all my wealth can feed the hungry - there are so many!”

A rosebush can show the many opportunities one can pursue, if one stays honest and aware.

Nanak was a travelling guru. He visited many places in India, Arabia and Mesopotamia.

The thoughts we think manifest the reality we live in. Collectively, we create our universe. The inner essence will manifest into the outer. The inner essence is thought - conscious and subconscious levels of thought. The outer is what we perceive as our life, what “is”. Thought is senior to substance. All around us are manifestations of thought.

There is a fine story of a poor old lady who was selling some fruit she had gathered in order to make ends meet.

Have you ever noticed that you have the power to control time? In fact, you are doing it right now. “That can’t be true”, I hear you say, “Time is shared by everyone, so if one person controlled it then everyone else would notice time speeding up or down! There would be conflicting influences on time happening from many different people, so it wouldn’t be possible!” This logic makes sense based on the idea that time is a shared reality between all human beings and something that is unchangeable.

Long ago within the Ocean of Frungali there was born a baby whale who was named Prem. He was an exceptionally intelligent child, and indeed his parents were very proud of him. When all his friends swam into the ocean depth to play, he would go on his own exploring the beauties of the ocean. There he would meet many different species. He realized that each one of them had different personalities and acted in different ways. He made friends with many different creatures of the sea, but none of them would ever play together before their elders because if their friendship was ever to be revealed the creature would be ostracized.

Driving forward motion
The fire burns away
All that is not God
And illuminates the way
In this eternal moment
Time does stand still
I am in alignment
With the one and only will

We examine the meaning of Compassion and find that:

The need for a complete understanding of compassion arises out of the following facts. People are mostly very indifferent to the plight of animals. But some are not. What is the difference between these two classes of people. It is that the indifferent people lack compassion for animals and the others have compassion for animals. Animal exploitation will persist until the balance shifts and compassion comes to predominate.

Pieces die off that are no longer needed
Tears of revelation cleanse my soul
Release aspects with which I once pleaded
As they wither away I let them go