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Old Men And Women….

September 12, 2026

“Could by any chance culture be the meaning and purpose of the second half of life?”—Carl Jung, as quoted from …

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The Plight Of The Struggling Artist….

September 11, 2026

This is from a response I wrote yesterday, with adaptations, to a comment I received from—with apologies Mame—a compassionate soul …

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China Bound….

September 10, 2026

  I never travelled much when I was younger. Too busy reading and earning a simple living… so I could …

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‘Like A Magnetic Field… ‘

September 8, 2026

  “Actually,…there is a formative force spontaneously working, like a magnetic field, to precipitate and organize the ethnic [local, historical] …

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Wise Words….

September 5, 2026

  “But beyond that [the normal daylight working of the intellect] there is a thinking in primordial images—in symbols that …

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Breakdown… And New Light!

September 3, 2026

  The film Once Were Warriors has stayed with me as my world outlook broadened over the decades.    What …

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Time To Step Up Our Game, Guys…!

September 2, 2026

  “It’s not strong women who make men weak, it’s weak men who make women strong.”—Anias Nin, Henry and June …

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Satori? Enlightenment?….

August 31, 2026

Enlightenment: effortlessly surfing the Flow of Life!   “… [L]ife is like a current passing from germ to germ through …

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A New School….

August 29, 2026

  “When a culture is in a state of disintegration or transition the freedom of the artist increases— but the …

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Plans Afoot, Atrain, Aplane, and Aboat….

August 26, 2026

Bangkok, Thailand…   At the heart of the Omphalos Cafe is the awakened awareness that all Life is One and …

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