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There was a turtle named Arnold who went to college. He studied carrying heavy loads and going without water. He graduated with honors as a camel.
March 1985Cosmic Blues
A Reluctant Interview With Emmanuel
Death is the most pleasant thing that will happen to you, though it is very hard to convince people of that.
March 1985Surprises
Mopping the kitchen, finding a stamp collection, blaming Shirley Temple
February 1985Peak Experience
The problem has to do with our senses, and with the curiously impoverished view of reality that we hold. . . . Wine, mescalin, pot — all these chemical ways of solving the problem tend to let us down half the time
November 1984The Sacred Path Of The Warrior
Warriorship here does not refer to making war on others. Aggression is the source of our problems, not the solution. Here the word “warrior” is taken from the Tibetan pawo, which literally means “one who is brave.” Warriorship in this context is the tradition of human bravery, or the tradition of fearlessness.
October 1984
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