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The empty vessel - Spiritual poem
The body is an empty vessel A conduit of truth Devoid of limiting beliefs True nature flows free No mirror nor speck of dust No thing to...

David Farmer
Jan 25, 20241 min read
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Lone wolf - Spiritual poem
You do not know me Because you do not know yourself Know yourself And you will know all things And in that knowing you will find There...

David Farmer
Dec 9, 20231 min read
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Dusk stillness - Spiritual poem
Dark clouds hang Winter geese pass below Dusk stillness ~~~~~ (Spiritual poem)

David Farmer
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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You never left - Spiritual poem
When you are lost Ask for directions Then you will be pointed To where you never left ~~~~~ (Spiritual poem)

David Farmer
Sep 3, 20231 min read
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Did it ever really happen? - Nondual pointing
Every character has a story. There is nothing wrong with it. It need not be gotten rid of or dismissed in any way. It makes for good...

David Farmer
Jun 27, 20231 min read
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Knowing - A zen parable on telepathic understanding
In the last two years, many wonderful beings for whom there is Self-realisation have appeared in my life. The beautiful thing about these...

David Farmer
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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Joy in a blade of grass - Spiritual poem
Sometimes words come Sometimes they do not I've ceased caring either way When they come I write them down When they do not I sit in my...

David Farmer
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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The Sparkling Beauty of Everything by Julie Cloutier
Photo Credit: Julie Cloutier The sparkling beauty of everything. Realising that you have never gone anywhere that you were never “this”...

David Farmer
Mar 1, 20231 min read
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The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures - Zen
I have always loved the teachings of Zen Buddhism for their simplicity and clarity. From short 17-syllable Haiku poems to delicate...

David Farmer
Feb 27, 20234 min read
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Spring is near - Spiritual poem
A change sensed Birdsong wakes me from my slumber Spring is near ~~~~~ (Spiritual poem) I have always loved the Japanese Haiku form of...

David Farmer
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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You and I - Spiritual poem
We are not so different you and I Separated by a single thought You look at the world and say it's real I look and see only myself...

David Farmer
Jan 31, 20231 min read
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You are not broken - Awareness
Let me tell you something important: You are not broken and do not need to be fixed. Why? because all perceived problems, flaws, and...

David Farmer
Jan 29, 20231 min read
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God knows no why - Total freedom
How to recognise total freedom from mind Have you ever felt uncomfortable when someone asks you "Why?" you act in a particular way or say...

David Farmer
Dec 30, 20221 min read
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The Jenga Tower - The illusion of ego
The truth of what you are is so simple and so intimate that it is constantly overlooked. Being seduced by the apparent outside world and...

David Farmer
Jun 9, 20225 min read
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Equilibrium - Spiritual poem
I glanced at my hand, Wrinkled, skeletal Turned it over, Skeletal, wrinkled... Peripheral, off-focus. I am neither the body nor the mind....

David Farmer
Apr 25, 20221 min read
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Death - Die before you die
Birth and death exist purely as thought. Everything that is apparently "seen" is nothing more than the ever-changing contents of your...

David Farmer
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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Signposts - Truth
Whether you are an eloquent professor, a babbling guru, or a shy man in the street, when someone asks you for directions, it's best to...

David Farmer
Jan 15, 20221 min read
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Truth - Spiritual reality
Absolute reality cannot be defined, it can only be alluded to. Even so-called spiritual definitions of truth are insufficient as they are...

David Farmer
Dec 14, 20211 min read
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