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Aranyhid

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

All of humanity is a scintillating ocean; a never ending twinkling of sunlight, without which there is neither darkness, nor light. Each ray sent is a soul dispatched, each ripple is a life awaiting, each quick sparkling on the corrugated … Continue reading →

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Ramblings of a Majnun Part 2

Posted on November 7, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Our present state is often a manifestation of waiting for something or someone in the future. And sadly we measure our waiting in hours, days and years… not deeds. We braid our thoughts into beautiful strands of words, tie them … Continue reading →

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Cash without compassion, is the bitter slake of charity

Posted on November 7, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Let me prepare you in case you are expecting a Hollywood production, with background music and celebration, cries of gratitude, broad smiles and praise. It’s not there friends. You can put on your own background sound. When you grow up … Continue reading →

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The Rind of Love

Posted on November 6, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

For every fruit, bitter and sweet, is the rind. So it goes for every human. And we twist and peel at their external visage and feast upon their essence until dried and withered. Then in our wanting despondency, we cast … Continue reading →

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Essay on the Oneness of Being

Posted on November 3, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

A mystic seeks to sense what he knows is beyond the capabilities of his own instrumentation. He knows the search is an abandonment of all he knows…and perhaps all he knew that he sought to refine. It is surrender, submission … Continue reading →

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The “hidden potential” and the “emptiness” of all things

Posted on August 30, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Here is the irony with visiting our own wilderness – as soon as we get there, it’s no longer wild.  How does one remain still with such compelling curiosity?  How does the ney flute remain silent, when its purpose as the once … Continue reading →

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Matt’s Rancho Martinez

Posted on August 25, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

I was sitting at Matt’s Rancho Martinez outside Dallas.  I caught the blurr of a waiter zooming by with shots on his tray.  It’s a loud place – reminds me of the echoing noise of my grade school gymnasiums I guess. … Continue reading →

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The Passenger

Posted on August 21, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Was it frightening when I went away? I miss you, when I used to know you. “I suppose. Were your journeys difficult? Because I’m still here…climbing, and I miss you too.” I would often scan the signalling stars and wish … Continue reading →

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Darkness Longs for Its Shadow

Posted on August 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

I find myself in darkness now…and it’s here I wish to linger. Darkness, an old friend who listens to my enlightening stories with a sardonic grin and small dagger that he slowly but deftly twirls in his fingers. He knows … Continue reading →

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In an Instant

Posted on July 20, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Merciful pain reveals to you that the ghosts of those you love are real, and those departed you thought were real, …never were. Do not unhand your own self-awareness to take the hand of a divinely bestowed beloved For God takes … Continue reading →

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