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The Search for Enlightenment

The Beauty of Living

February 17, 2010 23 comments
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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 [...]

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Simple

February 7, 2010 19 comments

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. [...]

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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 19 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 Landscape of the Dreamer

December 12, 2009 9 comments

This post is a response to questions and statements posed to Takuin by Shinai, on the post A Question for my Peers… Thank you very much Shinai, for taking the time to add to the conversation on that post. The comment, and my response, follow below. I’m coming into this conversation very late. My response [...]

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