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Nothing Works... Blog Tools Rate This Blog
Creation Date: 04-12-2012 03:29 PM
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Meditations...

This poem and others are available in my books, Nothing Works: Meditations on Aikido, Buddhism, the Tao, Zen, and other inconsequential things....and, Nothing Special, and Nothing Matters..., available thru Amazon.com, in print and Kindle editions and Barnes & Noble websites.....Also available as an e-book via Smashwords.com. Try this link: www.nothing-works.com for the full array of options.
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Status: Public
Entries: 360
Comments: 68
Views: 636,728

Entries for the Month of September 2014

In General Heart of Transcendence Entry Tools Rate This Entry
  #130 New 09-28-2014 11:56 AM
Heart of Transcendence


The trench, the foxhole, the grave
Telling them apart depends
On context, on perception


Battle brings out many things in people
Some good, some not so good,
Some downright bad and ugly
But, in some, battle, battle
Brings out transcendence

In the heart of battle
In the cauldron of pain and fear
Some souls are elevated
Not to who they might become
But, to who they already are




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Views: 942


In General A Little More Entry Tools Rate This Entry
  #129 New 09-21-2014 04:44 PM
A Little More


Damn, I hurt
I'm tired
Can't catch my breath!
That's it
Gotta stop -- take 5
No -- take 10!
If only …

Just a little more...
Quitting means accepting limits
Just a little more
Not much -- just more
Coordinate breath and body
Ah, a little more
Comes a little easier



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Views: 845


In General Izanagi and Izanami Entry Tools Rate This Entry
  #128 New 09-14-2014 04:59 PM
Izanagi and Izanami


Izanagi and Izanami
Meet, intersect
Creating the world
And aiki….
And through aiki
The cosmic flow of life
Is created -- takemusu aiki
The spontaneous generation
Of technique --
A universal martial art
Not limited by system or style




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Views: 874


In General The Gates Entry Tools Rate This Entry
  #127 New 09-07-2014 02:29 PM
The Gates


The gates are always open
Always, there are no barriers
No manned check-points
Checking ID, turning people away
The gates are always open
Always, just step on through
Through the gate each path leads to
The path you've traveled for so long

Just step on through
All the myriad gates
Lead to the same place
The destination is identical
The only actual gate is in your mind
Banish it....cross the threshold
You've come this far, don't tarry
You are the only gate keeper!



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Views: 895


In General Rain Entry Tools Rate This Entry
  #126 New 08-31-2014 07:26 PM
Rain


It rained today
Nothing fancy
It just rained
I got wet
Walking in the rain

But, I didn't care
It rained today
I took a walk
In the rain
And got wet



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Views: 702




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