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What is Enlightenment?

By takuin | Published: Saturday, March 6, 2010

I've been reading your site for a short time now, and I've got a question. I havn't yet found anywhere on this site any real description of what enlightenment is. So, what is enlightenment? What the hell is this thing everyone seems to be looking for?

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Beyond Technique

By takuin | Published: Thursday, February 25, 2010

Question of the Week : On Losing the Self Please please tell me is there a way to lose the way you lost. I am desperate almost… …I know the theoretical answers. I am not looking for answers. I am looking for peace… …I have heard answers like no one can help get what you already have, [...]

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The Beauty of Living

By takuin | Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2010

There is a great beauty in this world, untouched by the mind; the beauty of living. It lingers, barely a moment away and is always just beyond the reach of thought. We try to see it, but eyes fail. We try to hear it, but deafness roars. We try to take it, but hands are broken. We try and [...]

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Simple

By takuin | Published: Sunday, February 7, 2010

All of us writing on this subject (on enlightenment and what-not), have probably described, or at least tried to describe, this thing that has no business being described. We can all clearly see that the description will never capture the truth. And yet, we go on… Perhaps it is cruel of us to say anything. To provide [...]

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The Return

By takuin | Published: Monday, January 11, 2010

As those of you following me on Twitter or Facebook already know, Akiko and I are leaving for the United States today to attend to a death in the family. I’ll be there for three weeks. I’ll be able to check e-mail and comments sporadically, and I’ll probably keep to one post per week, as usual. [...]

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To Sit With Nothing

By takuin | Published: Monday, January 4, 2010

Takuin sat in the morning and tried to find its self. Despite all the talk of nothingness, oneness, and liberation, it wanted to see the truth. The sun descended before it finished. Takuin is alone.

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Most Popular Posts of 2009

By takuin | Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2009

This is a list of the most popular posts on Takuin.com for 2009. This list is not solely based on comment count alone, but also on the quality of the comments, the variety of responses, and also the amount of email received for the post. 2009 was a good year. This site has grown beyond what [...]

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The Wound of Forgiveness

By takuin | Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2009

This post is a group effort of sorts. A few other writers are posting on this same topic of Forgiveness today. Links to their sites and articles follow at the end of this post. Junko asks: What happens when someone hurts you? How does Takuin forgive a wound? The way you are using the word Forgive, in order [...]

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Beyond The Known E-Book Now Available

By takuin | Published: Thursday, December 17, 2009

It is finally here… Beyond The Known – 365 Days of Exploration To download this book for free, right-click the above link and save as. About the Book 398 Pages / 2.79 MB This book is a calender of very short meditative explorations; one per day for an entire year. Some are statements, some are questions, and others just simple [...]

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Upcoming E-book Release – Beyond the Known

By takuin | Published: Monday, December 14, 2009

Just a quick note for everyone… On Thursday the 17th, I’ll be releasing my first e-book. It is called, Beyond the Known: 365 Days of Exploration. At almost 400 pages, it will seem daunting to any reader. But don’t worry…it is not as bad as it seems. From the Preface: This book is a calendar of short contemplations; [...]

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