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The Beautiful Earth

Most Popular Posts of 2009

December 30, 2009 4 comments

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 [...]

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Beyond The Known E-Book Now Available

December 17, 2009 18 comments

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 [...]

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The End, The Beginning

November 12, 2009 37 comments

Sometimes I see a tree in autumn with one remaining leaf. I understand this tree completely. It is Takuin.

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Walking

November 17, 2008 2 comments

There is something beautiful in walking. It clears the mind and opens the senses. Walking through nature, and listening to the movements of this beautiful earth, reveals all you could ever ask for. But you must listen. Hold your head up, move with that natural rhythm, and listen. If there is a question, or an [...]

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Ants and Caterpillars in the Undergrowth

February 18, 2008 2 comments

This is a video of Sir David Attenborough, exploring the life of insects in the undergrowth. This is an amazing video of the methods animals employ for survival. You couldn’t make this stuff up.

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