Category Archives: Awakin Oakland

The Lion’s Gaze

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

–by Paul Levy (Aug 16th, 2018) There is an intrinsic problem with illuminating evil, however, as articulating the nature of evil can actually invoke it in the field. This is to say that even mentioning the word evil can constellate that very … Continue reading →

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Sobreviviendo a la Bomba Atómica Para Tu Beneficio / Surviving the Atomic Bomb For Your Benefit

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

–por Takashi Tanemori  (Aug 09, 2018) [English below] Yo (como un niño de 7 años) volví a Hiroshima un año después de la bomba atómica. Recuerdo que a fines de 1945 me dijeron que en Hiroshima no se iba a ver nueva … Continue reading →

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Living In Relationship With The Paradoxical Dimensions Of Life

Posted on August 3, 2018 by

–by Vimala Thakar (Aug 03, 2018) One does not select certain agreeable aspects of life and try to escape from the others that are not agreeable. One who can meet life choicelessly is committed to its totality. Let us examine this totality … Continue reading →

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Aprender No Es Una Mera Imitación / Learning Is Not Mere Imitation

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

–por Bruce Lee  (Julio 26, 2018) [English below] Definitivamente, aprender no es una mera imitación, ni es la capacidad de acumular y repetir como perico algún conocimiento. Aprender es un proceso constante de descubrimiento, un proceso sin fin. En “jeet kune do” … Continue reading →

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Beloved Redness

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

–by Kabir  (July 19 2018) Redness My lord’s got me drunk what a potion he gave me! A redness descends in my eyes My true guru got me drunk The divine lies hidden in every body like the red unseen  in the green henna … Continue reading →

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Transformando Cicatrices Mentales / Transforming ‘Some Scars’

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

–por Sally Kempton (July 12, 2018)  [English below] La palabra “samskara” en sánscrito puede traducirse tal y como se oye en inglés: “algunas cicatrices” (“some scars”). Los samskaras son patrones de energía en nuestra conciencia. Siempre los imagino como surcos mentales, como … Continue reading →

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The Three Sisters + 1

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

–by Robin Wall Kimmerer  (July 05 2018) It should be them who tell this story. Corn leaves rustle with a signature sound, a papery conversation with each other and the breeze. On a hot day in July—when the corn can grow six … Continue reading →

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Un Ejército de Amor(Apartidista) / A (Non-Partisan)Love Army

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

–por Vinoba Bhave (Jun 29, 2018)  [English below] Cuando todo el mundo está armado, nada puede resolverse con las armas. La única esperanza de un acuerdo es en la noviolencia, es decir, en el poder del amor. Los seres humanos están desconcertados … Continue reading →

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Spirit Runners’ Song

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

–by Bob Roma  (June 20, 2018) Voices from a distant past Footsteps on a sacred path Whisper dreams and whisper tales of ancient songs and prayers Rivers run, mountains stand Sacred staff passed hand to hand Honor runs cross the land for … Continue reading →

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La Naturaleza y Nuestra Alegría / Nature and Our Joy

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

–por Michael McCarthy  (June 14, 2018) [English below] El mundo natural puede ofrecernos más que, por un lado, los que necesitamos para sobrevivir, o, por el otro lado, los riesgos mortales que hay que evitar: también puede ofrecernos alegría. […] Puede haber … Continue reading →

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