Posted by Brad Osborne on July 24, 2021 · 16 Comments
With him lived and studied twenty monks and one nun whose name was Eshon.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 26, 2020 · 21 Comments
I cannot warn you from the fall,
As wingless born, we all must fly…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 2, 2019 · Leave a Comment
All the caring things said hold no resonance
And the feelings left unsaid no reason
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
I don’t know why the tears never come…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 21, 2019 · 2 Comments
I’ll paint your mood in shades of blue
Paint my soul to be with you
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 5, 2019 · 4 Comments
As you go through your life you’ll find
most things will come and go
like the weather of the seasons
the heat, the rain, and snow
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 23, 2012 · 5 Comments
Recently I posted an article describing how the stillness of meditation had opened my ears to the sounds around us that go largely unnoticed. For me it postulated the idea that hearing and listening are two very different things. We hear many things throughout our busy days, but rarely are we actively listening. This difference … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 25, 2012 · 2 Comments
Although I cannot imagine this will be the last time I write about the topic of love, I do think this will be the final in this series “Defining Love”. Please feel free to read the earlier posts in this series. As my readers already know, I always learn from writing on any topic. Through … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Please feel free to read Parts I through IV of this series previously posted. Now that we have discussed Philos (mental) love and Eros (physical) love, it is time to move on to Agape (spiritual) love. This is the type of love we are referring to when we speak of unconditional love. If Philos was … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 18, 2012 · 2 Comments
Please feel free to read Parts I & II of this series previously posted. Now that we have separated sex and love and discussed its common over use as a word, we are ready to delve a little deeper into the subject matter. I had devoted an article specifically on the separation of sex and … Continue reading →
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