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I'll tell you a secret
Known by a few
Someone told me
And now I'll tell you
Make your mind
Quiet and clean
Try to see nothing
Something will be seen
The clouds and the chaos
Can all clear away
Making way for the dawn
Of a new day
With your own eyes
You can see this truth
Known by so many
And now by you
This paradox
Is not a lie
And one day
You will know why
If you make your mind
Quiet and clean
And try to see nothing
Something will be seen
If your mind is still
You can see through a wall
Hear without ears
And answer a call
And then you will
See without eyes
A truth that is naked
For only the wise
Make your mind
Quiet and clean
Try to see nothing
Something will be seen
sean
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If you don't become the ocean you will be seasick every day....Jikan (aka Leonard Cohen)
It's comin' from the feel that this ain't exactly real, or it's real, but it ain't exactly there! . Jikan
It's comin' from the feel that this ain't exactly real, or it's real, but it ain't exactly there! . Jikan
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wise and peaceful....could make a great song lyrics
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Of course I´m pathetic, I´ve spent my life getting the most impressive stuff out of the most impressive books. Malcolm Bradbury
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Hi iveta
I did write them as song lyrics... but have no melody in mind yet
The wisdom isn't mine, it is borrowed from ancient Tibetan Yogis ... I think this saying came from Naropa, an Indian Yogi who taught some Tibetan disciples. ... Milarepa also 'sang' songs with this wisdom many years ago when he descended from the mountain retreat caves where he lived.
cheers
sean
I did write them as song lyrics... but have no melody in mind yet
The wisdom isn't mine, it is borrowed from ancient Tibetan Yogis ... I think this saying came from Naropa, an Indian Yogi who taught some Tibetan disciples. ... Milarepa also 'sang' songs with this wisdom many years ago when he descended from the mountain retreat caves where he lived.
cheers
sean
If you don't become the ocean you will be seasick every day....Jikan (aka Leonard Cohen)
It's comin' from the feel that this ain't exactly real, or it's real, but it ain't exactly there! . Jikan
It's comin' from the feel that this ain't exactly real, or it's real, but it ain't exactly there! . Jikan
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yes, it sounds like ancient wisdom....
Most people around here do not read wise books anymore, so we should be grateful for an opportunity to at least get a glimpse of their wisdom via poems or songs...
Some guys complain that Leonard copies some ideas of Talmud or Psalms, but I think we should be grateful...
Most people around here do not read wise books anymore, so we should be grateful for an opportunity to at least get a glimpse of their wisdom via poems or songs...
Some guys complain that Leonard copies some ideas of Talmud or Psalms, but I think we should be grateful...
Of course I´m pathetic, I´ve spent my life getting the most impressive stuff out of the most impressive books. Malcolm Bradbury
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Hi again
Sure, Leonard was influenced by Judaism and Psalms, and country and western music and many things that touched his life. He was most affected, in my opinion, by his approximately 35 years of Buddhist study, contemplation and meditation. He ordained as a Zen monk and spent six years in retreat trying to deepen the wisdom that he had encountered since the mid seventies in Buddhism. Much of his lyrics demonstrate this wisdom and also his impeccable behavior and speech.. He is a remarkable being.
cheers
sean
Sure, Leonard was influenced by Judaism and Psalms, and country and western music and many things that touched his life. He was most affected, in my opinion, by his approximately 35 years of Buddhist study, contemplation and meditation. He ordained as a Zen monk and spent six years in retreat trying to deepen the wisdom that he had encountered since the mid seventies in Buddhism. Much of his lyrics demonstrate this wisdom and also his impeccable behavior and speech.. He is a remarkable being.
cheers
sean
If you don't become the ocean you will be seasick every day....Jikan (aka Leonard Cohen)
It's comin' from the feel that this ain't exactly real, or it's real, but it ain't exactly there! . Jikan
It's comin' from the feel that this ain't exactly real, or it's real, but it ain't exactly there! . Jikan