Upon a time Once

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On the way a happy knightwearing armour for a fight.meeting demons with sharp sword,

riding his horse in name of lord. Now to this brave knights great

dismaysoon he himself became the prey.Every time the sharp sword

blows the grinning demon stronger grows. An unexperienced

surrender.Like an offer frail and tendertowards the feet of nameless

falling help and mercy he was calling. His body turned to earth and

clay.Drying too fast this sunny day, cracking like a breaking

jar.Protection gone, he won't get far. But falling bits of clay

revealed.Himself, a golden form unsealed,appearing under fractured

skin.Motionless and calm within.

When humble demons disappered the plot was gone and stage cleared. No

question did I have to ask,

even if it happened quick

as if done by a smart trick,

since I am the writer of this play

about the cracking mask.

Alan

A week ago I had these lines

I thought it was no good

the story was untold

I turned them into gold

with too few words

I guessed nobody understood.

- mazie_l To:

Tuesday, June 11, 2002 11:31

AM OnceDear Friends,i read a story on a

Hallmark card, and how fitting to be called "Hallmark," for it is so.

This is what it says:Once,a group of Siamese monkscovered their

precious golden Buddhawith an outer covering of clayto keep their

treasurefrom being looted.The golden figure lay hidden for

centuries.We are all like the clay Buddhacovered with a shell of

hardnesscreated out of fear,and yet underneath is a "golden

essence,"our real self.Sometime along the waywe began to cover up our

natural self.Our task now is to discoverour true essence once

again.Jack Canfield (adapted)"You've always had a Heart of

Gold."Love,Mazie

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somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions,

and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back

into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than

the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of

Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It

is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the

Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of

Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self.

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