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Tag: humble rebellion

We’ll Keep Our Eyes
From "The Mystic Discourses" volume 5. (Some poetic reflections, after reading Endo Shusaku's "The Samurai," pictured above)

Book III is coming soon!
Heart of the Phoenix is a collection of philosophical essays and meditations on the conflict of ideas and what remains when all other things pass away.

Growth of Mind
Spiritual growth requires being bold. Being bold requires an honest look at our own ignorance. It also take a determination to face what challenges us — sometimes to overcome it, …

At Last, I Will Learn
A meditation on learning to submit to things greater than us.

The Great Fight
Beneath the surfacing conflict of good an evil, there is a still more ancient war: it lies between the true Good that has no need to prove itself, and an …

The Tragedy and the Chance
Striving for joy is an endless striving. Lamenting for peace brings endless lament. Grasping for love becomes endless grasping. So, the tragedy of life finds no end. Who can escape …

Chrysalis of Mystery
(2 min read) Poem about going through the dark seasons, and finding growth throughout them.