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Given To The Way Of The Pilgrim’s Progress

Lawrence Ip — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:15:24 +0000

Long after the impetus of youth has left us like fingers juggling a hot potato Like the Ace and King of Spades landing in a winning flop The guess of retirement takes it’s leave A skepticism Removed from all involvement As many of your friends have left the scene By way of that unsociable act [...]

Shifting Awareness

Lawrence Ip — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:11:06 +0000

The laws of nature are evolving, which is part of the cycle of evolution. So be the great attractor that is change. Science would have us believe that the laws of nature are fixed. We all know that this is not true. There is not enough evidence to support Darwinism as the correct model. For [...]

The Nine Gates

Lawrence Ip — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:58:12 +0000

Have the heart of Fearlessness at all times. Brush jealousy, envy and hatred aside. Dissolve mystery with relaxed concentration. Make clear choices based upon your resolve. Never fight the same battle twice. Master the practice of form. Be true to yourself. Maintain awareness of your environment’s intention. Place your will and go there.

The Platform Of Invention

Lawrence Ip — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:52:27 +0000

A point of light never ceases, never looses it’s way It draws nearer whilst dodging Eternally moving towards the void from whence it came Piling up impulse with creative intention Finding its source Gathering other points along its path Avoiding demise by premise Dancing as it were upon the Platform Of Invention.

The Culture Cycle Meme

Lawrence Ip — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:07:53 +0000

We are part of the quantum field, the expression of life that has a super objective – Evolution. At the very least, this is the notion we have. A conclusion we have come to that not only makes a clear case of cultural memetics, but it also presents us with choice knowing this. It is [...]

The Leaf’s Shadow

Lawrence Ip — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:34:26 +0000

The Nightmare is over As my gifted life propels me along the dream Be I neither proud or shy, but my purpose Living… A bursting life, audacious in it’s beauty and magnificence But this life… This life, is as tenuous as a raindrop perched upon a leaf in a storm.

In The Buddhist Tradition Of Tibet Shambhala Has Three Meanings

Lawrence Ip — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:15:00 +0000

Externally, Shambhala was a geographic location, a seat of inspiration where the Buddha taught the Kalachakra Tantra, the Tantra of the Wheel of Time. In the mythology of Bon, the native religion of Tibet, Shambhala was a Central Asian kingdom, the origin and center of the world whence issued all spiritual energies. Internally, Shambhala is [...]

Fear No More

Lawrence Ip — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:33:00 +0000

True fearlessness is not the reduction of fear, but going beyond fear. Chogyam Trungpa