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Aging & Dying, Dorje LIng, Karmic Economics, Life of Carmen, Uncategorized

Nothing to show

This is what i have to show, for these past five months which passed like water. during this time i have not watched a movie or read a novel, a newspaper or a magazine. have not surfed the Internet, have not listened to music, written many words or painted many pictures. have made very little …

Aging & Dying, Dorje LIng, Karmic Economics, Life of Carmen, Uncategorized, Zen & Dharma

Unconditional happiness

This is the goal now: unconditional happiness. Without money or goods, or property or progeny; without lovers or partners or family or friends. Without accomplishments or monuments or trophies or tributes. Without health or mobility or comfort or rest. Any or all may arrive and be welcomed. But I will be happy. I deserve nothing …

Dorje LIng, Life of Carmen, Uncategorized

All the ladies in the house

The Babbling Buddha draws a stream of wondrous wayward women. They wander up the path, every fourth or fifth in tears – as I was, when i drifted under those prayer flags for the first time. Blinking, slightly shell-shocked. And fuck-it-all, free. I offer them a bed and a cup of tea, and then leave …

Dorje LIng, Life of Carmen, Uncategorized

All the ladies in the house

The Babbling Buddha draws a stream of wondrous and wondering women. They wander up the path one by one, every fourth or fifth in tears (like me, when i drifted under those prayer flags for the first time). Blinking, slightly shell-shocked. And fuck-it-all, free. I came home to meet Elena and Apple sitting at the …