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The three non-existing princes
A young boy asked his nanny to tell him a story, and the nanny told him the following story to which the boy listened with great attention: Once upon a time in a city which did not exist, there were … Continue reading
Posted in Advaita Vedanta, Mythology, Poemas/cuentos, Sin categoría
Tagged existence, non-existence, poetry, short story, Yoga Vasishta
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Keeping watch
Keeping Watch In the morning When I began to wake, It happened again – That feeling That You, Beloved, Had stood over me all night Keeping watch, That feeling That as soon as I began to stir You put Your … Continue reading
Searching for her…
Brink Of Eternity – Rabindranath Tagore In desperate hope I go and search for her in all the corners of my room; I find her not. My house is small and what once has gone from it can never be … Continue reading
Posted in Poemas/cuentos
Tagged being, essence and form, eternity, happiness, hope, life, mysticism, R. Tagore
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He who knows Love…
He who knows Love–becomes Love, and his eyes Behold Love in the heart of everyone, Even the loveless: as the light of the sun Is one with all it touches. He is wise With undivided wisdom, for he lies In … Continue reading
Posted in Mysticism, Poemas/cuentos, spirituality
Tagged all beings, dove, Love, quest, reward, rose, Spirit, wanderings, wisdom
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“Killing the cat the first night” – a story.
“… on the night of our marriage, when my wife and I were alone at last in our room, a cat happened to jump into our room through the window, whereupon I became very angry, unsheathed my sword and cut … Continue reading
Posted in Poemas/cuentos
Tagged Indian tradition, manhood, model wife, short story, shrew, taming, womanhood
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Tristan and Isolde (the feminine principle) – lll
In the last post we quoted Wagner (“What Destiny separated in life emerges as life transfigured by death”), noting how his real spiritual aspirations, his actual yearning despite his failings in the ethical and moral sphere, have been either by-passed … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, Poemas/cuentos, spirituality
Tagged artistic creation, Beauty, ego, Immortality, spirituality, surrender, the Self, transformation
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Tristan and Isolde (expanded)
Tristan und Isolde Liebestod – ‘love death’ – is the central theme in Wagner’s opera with that title. A theme that reverberated through European culture from the time of the Romantic revolution – especially German Romanticism (Fichte, Schelling, etc.) – … Continue reading
Posted in Poemas/cuentos, spirituality
Tagged Beauty, ego, experience, Immortality, Isolde, life, Love, realization, surrender, Tristan, Wagner
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Tristan and Isolde – ll (fem. principle)
Tristan und Isolde Liebestod – ‘love death’ – is the central theme in Wagner’s opera with that title. A theme that reverberated through European culture from the time of the Romantic revolution – especially German Romanticism (Fichte, Schelling, etc.) – … Continue reading
Posted in awakening, Poemas/cuentos, spirituality
Tagged illusion, Immortality, individuality, live and death, Love, realization, redemption, Romanticism, sacrifice, suffering, surrender, transcendence, woman
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The feminine principle
The power of the feminine principle (Shakti, Prakrit-Nature): Creation, Life, Nurturing – and its cycles. Also desire, with its attending temptation. Woman, however, (embodiment of the Goddess) can also be redemptress (e.g. Mary in Christianity). In Wagner’s opera ‘Tristan und … Continue reading
Posted in non-duality, Poemas/cuentos, spirituality
Tagged Creation, death, desire, dream, ego, life, longing, Love, night, redention, Romantic ideal, surrender, tranxcendence, Wagner, woman
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