J. Krisnamurti- Free E-Book- Freedom from the Known

Jiddu Krishnamurti background:
(from Wikipedia article)
Jiddu Krishnamurti (Telugu: జిడ్డు కృష్ణ మూర్తి) or J. Krishnamurti (Telugu: జే . కృష్ణ మూర్తి), (May 12, 1895–February 17, 1986) was a well known writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included: the purpose of meditation, human relationships, the nature of the mind, and how to enact positive [...]

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Sadhana- The Realization of Life by Rabindranath Tagore

At long last, I’ve come across an audio of
Sadhana- The Realization of Life
by Rabindranath Tagore
(the most popular post ever on this blog-
go here for the complete e-book download).
Now, I have the LibriVox, public domain audio book-
easier to read than a computer monitor.
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Special Bonus! Multi-lingual Tagore Poetry Jam!
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Look around on this site- I have many [...]

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Not Dalai Lama- Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

It has been brought to my attention- a comment below is re-printed here- that this is not Dalai Lama. So, ignore all reference to Dalai Lama. The rest is okay, I think.
Michael Robinson
Sorry to say, but this was not the Dalai Lama chanting, but was a recording done by a Dutch performer called Hein Braat, [...]

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Don Miguel Ruiz

Those who know where to look may find…

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Tang Dynasty Poems, Part 4

4th in projected set of 10
This week’s edition, short but sweet,
will be selections from Wei Yingwu and Li Bai.

Wei Yingwu
ENTERTAINING LITERARY MEN IN MY
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE ON A RAINY DAY

Outside are insignia, shown in state;
But here are sweet incense-clouds, quietly ours.
Wind and rain, coming in from sea,
Have cooled this pavilion above the lake
And driven the [...]

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Don Berry and the Darsana Mala

First, maybe you should stop reading this
and go directly to Don Berry’s website here.
Who is Don Berry? From Wikipedia:
Don Berry (1931-2001) was an American artist and author best known for his historical novels early settlers in the Oregon Country.
He was born in Minnesota but moved to Oregon as a young man and came to [...]

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Radio Program- Mad Liberation by Moonlight

Mad Liberation By

MoonLight
 
 
This Friday! On KBOO Radio 90.7 FM

1- 2 a.m. Late Friday night
(yes, I know that it is technically Saturday morning-
relax, it’s just a radio show)
January 16th, 2009
 
 
This show is dedicated to Everyone
*who has ever been given a psychiatric label *who experiences mental health challenges
And, of course, to
*anybody who has [...]

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Goodnight Bird

My bird, Daisy, died yesterday. I loved “that stupid bird” (as she was known by everyone in the family but me). We don’t know why she died. She was only 6 years old- very young for a parrot. She has been eating fine, has been more well behaved than usual lately.
I raised Daisy, hand fed [...]

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Part 3- Poems of the T’ang Dynasty (Han Shan)

I’ve talked myself into doing chunks of this that  have some commonality. Today I’ve culled poems attributed to Han Shan, poet-mystic of the early T’ang. First, excerpts from the wikipedia article about Han Shan (for the full article go here):
Hanshan (Chinese: 寒山; pinyin: Hánshān; literally “Cold Mountain”, fl. 9th century) was a legendary figure associated [...]

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Part 2, Poems of the Tang Dynasty

For introduction see Part 1. What? No illustrations. Maybe next time. I’ll throw in some unrelated pictures at the end for your consolation prize.
These are some of my favorites.

Li Bai
BIDDING A FRIEND FAREWELL AT JINGMEN FERRY

Sailing far off from Jingmen Ferry,
Soon you will be with people in the south,
Where the mountains end and the plains [...]

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