gilleardley on January 24th, 2009

If a way to the better there be,
it lies in taking a full look at the worst.
~Thomas Hardy
So the person who has eaten his shadow spreads
calmness, and shows more grief than anger. If
the ancients were right that darkness contains
intelligence and nourishment and even information,
then the person who has eaten some of his or her
shadow is [...]

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gilleardley on October 20th, 2008

When I’m teaching, people often ask me questions in hopes of hearing some esoteric truth. They seem to want me to tell them a secret. But the most fundamental secret I know is rooted in something that we already possess, basic goodness. In spite of the extreme hardship and cruelty we see happening throughout the [...]

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