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Avant.....
Okie Dokie! 
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on March 10, 2006 at 5:58 AM
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Rcky
No, it wasn't that! It was that you approached it a little differently than I did, and it opened another vista very quickly for me. That's what was startling about it. You were much more general, and I thought about it for a moment, and thought, 'Yes!'
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 11:20 AM
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Avant....
LOL Why was that startling? I can be a deep thinker like you...well, maybe sometimes!
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on March 9, 2006 at 7:34 AM
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Trevor
Great expression.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:32 AM
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Rcky
Precisely! Thank you for your startling input.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:31 AM
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Aberjhani
Thank you, my friend. I'm indebted to you.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:31 AM
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malcolm
I'm glad to hear that. Realizing the wall is our own making is the most liberating feeling!
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:28 AM
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SYMPHONY
Thank you so much.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:28 AM
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Cee
Yes, but the ones who do help so many others realize it is not real.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:27 AM
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Nanaroo
God bless!
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:26 AM
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poet
Yes, it is a very good description of that state of mind. Been there myself...
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:26 AM
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sannhet
Yes! It is so natural that it is truly unbelievable.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:23 AM
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Flame-thrower
It was good to visit your place again. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:23 AM
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abhilasha
I like the Eastern flavor of your work, too. Thank you for the kind remarks.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:22 AM
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Bright Irish
And, thank you for always spreading sunshine here.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:22 AM
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ms braddock
The pleasure is mine. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:21 AM
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Original Influence
It has been my dream for many years to reach a point where I could speak peace and spread it sincerely. It gives me great pleasure to hear your words. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:20 AM
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Quirky
I think you're a lot closer than you believe you are. Thanks for the comment.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:19 AM
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DrJPT
Thank you. You're very kind.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:18 AM
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abyss
It has taken me years to reach a point of stoicism regarding my inner demons, which for so long plagued me because I believed in them. My abyss is hate.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:18 AM
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Whacky
The wall is not real, but a hindrance to an unsated desire to be free. Only in realizing that hell is created by desiring heaven, does the wall and what lies beyond it coalesce.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:17 AM
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Jeremy
Your perceptions are keen, my friend.
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:16 AM
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Brisbane Artist
I would daresay that the darkness is essential to understanding: how else can we know what lies beyond, but through the process that takes us there?
posted by
avant-garde
on March 9, 2006 at 7:15 AM
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posted by
Trevor_Cunnington
on March 9, 2006 at 6:30 AM
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Avant.....
I believe we put up walls unconsiously based on our beliefs. Good post!
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on March 9, 2006 at 5:40 AM
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A fluid and luminous flow
of empowering spiritual philosophy.Aberjhani
posted by
Aberjhani
on March 8, 2006 at 8:48 PM
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This resonated
with me because of what's going on in my life at the moment. Thank you
posted by
malcolm
on March 8, 2006 at 11:06 AM
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take care....
posted by
_Symphony_
on March 8, 2006 at 10:10 AM
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the abyss . . .
"dismantle the wall"
I always envision an abyss with walls so tall and steep, icy and/or slippery, that you have to dismantle them by some other device or thinking your way out or around the walls; dismantle seems like an unlikely verb, one I would equate with the Berlin Wall or the Great Wall. Interesting; most people don't survive an abyss.
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on March 8, 2006 at 9:58 AM
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avant-garde
posted by
Nanaroo
on March 8, 2006 at 9:41 AM
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I always say I am sinking into the abysss to mean I am soooooooooo
depressed.......
posted by
poetjpb
on March 8, 2006 at 8:56 AM
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Avant -
There is no wall, just as there is no abyss. This is calm recognition of the ultimate reality. Great post!
posted by
sannhet
on March 8, 2006 at 7:36 AM
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Oh yes, may dear France is neck deep involved in Africa especially French-speaking Africa, that were its former colonies. On this thanks a million for reading and God Bless.
posted by
Flame-thrower
on March 8, 2006 at 3:16 AM
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hii
Avant this is great...you are a mystic in disguise of an ordinary man..
'An abyss starts and an abyss ends ....from the sky its depth of earth..from earth its heights of sky...flying forever you'll know where your ..deep within your abyss.'
posted by
abhilasha
on March 7, 2006 at 11:54 PM
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avant-garde
One of your best! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
posted by
BrightIrish
on March 7, 2006 at 9:21 PM
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WOW, avant,
I'm glad I took the TIME to read this. Thank you so much for sharing! Blessings...
posted by
ms_bradrock
on March 7, 2006 at 7:17 PM
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I love the tranquility that surrounds me when I read these!
posted by
Original_Influence
on March 7, 2006 at 4:49 PM
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hmmm...
if I could get to the place where the wall was dismantled, I might know the peace that comes from when the abyss is no more...just not quite there yet.
posted by
Julia.
on March 7, 2006 at 4:04 PM
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posted by
Dr_JPT
on March 7, 2006 at 3:57 PM
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avant
Interesting - the abyss and calm recognition - can't say I've arrived there yet. I'm learning to be in the abyss, and learning to accept the feelings that come with it. It's not easy to do. In time, I'll get better at it, I'm certain.
My abyss du jour is lonliness - I wonder what your abyss is, or the personal abysses of other bloggers?
Perhaps I'll pose the question in tomorrow's blog - I'd really like to know.
Maybe if enough people step up with their own personal version, it'll provide the feeling for all of us, that we're not swimming in it alone.
Do you really have a calm recognition of your own abyss?
posted by
astromuffy
on March 7, 2006 at 3:52 PM
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It's not there unless you see it.?
posted by
Whacky
on March 7, 2006 at 2:47 PM
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avant
understanding the structure of a wall I think can it be dismantled, what it is. the more you dwell on the unwanted kept within the more the wall is recognized. even if the wall was dead to the mind, you still live within it. not when it is clearly everywhere with no credit to why. or everyone plays esoteric, which is another wall. I relate this to something frustrating, I cant pull a spiritual cape over this.
posted by
appleworks7
on March 7, 2006 at 2:19 PM
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The Calm Presence Within
I look into the inky blackness
with no despair
Once I ran
from what I thought
might be in there
Now I wait
with expectant calm
Knowing that pure knowledge
can never do harm
Understanding
brings empowerment
posted by
brisbane_artist
on March 7, 2006 at 1:48 PM
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