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Today I would like to tell you a little story…

One day, Cairbre, son of the High King of Ireland, Cormac Mac Aírt,

also known as Cormac Ulfada (Cormac Long Beard),

came to his father for counsel,

“Father, what does a dishonourable and ignoble leader look like?”

"Ahh, indeed my son...that is clear enough to see.

Three signs of a dishonourable and ignoble leader are thus:

Capricious in character.

Fallacious in word.

Tyrannical in deed.

A man (hu-man be-ing)* such as this

would sell —

would indenture —

his honour,

his soul

and

his

clan

into servitude

and slavery

for a trifling, token semblance —

a paltry pretence of —

power,

prestige,

position,

privilege

and

wealth.

Such a man (hu-man be-ing)* is but

a mere caricature —

a mere mockery —

of

a

True

Leader.

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— a literary adaptation of a conversation between Cormac mac Aírt (aka Cormac Ulfada (Cormac Long Beard), one-hundred and sixteenth Árd Rígh (High King or Chieftain) of Ireland, and his son Cairbre, as recorded in the Tecosca Cormaic (The Teachings of Cormac), compiled in the 9th century CE

* I have chosen to use the word “man” in its eytmologically original and inclusive sense, to simply represent a hu-man be-ing — whether of male of female gender. The chieftains — the elders or leaders — of the tribes of ancient Gaels, as with most ancient Celtic and Germanic tribes, were often of the male gender. That being said however, it was not at all uncommon for women to take on the role of chieftain as well, which the historical records currently available to us, clearly assert and affim. Thus my intent and use of the word “man” is simply analogous to: “hu-man be-ing.”

The duck’s legs are short.

You can not lengthen them

without inflicting great pain and trauma.

The crane’s legs are long.

Likewise, you can not shorten them

without inflicting great pain and trauma.

What is long needs no cutting off.

What is short needs no stretching.

When you come to realize this,

all striving naturally evanesces

and you can simply relax and trust

the

Way

of

All

Things.

Do you think you know what is best?

Do you think the entire world should conform

to your limited vision of “the way things ought to be?”

Do you think you can control the world?

Think again!

The world is sacred.

The Way is sacred.

Even with the best of intentions

tamper with the world

and you interfere with —

distort and obfuscate —

the Way of Nature —

the

Nature

of

the

Way.

Treat the world like an inanimate object —

try to exploit it

as nothing more than a mere resource —

and you will inevitably upset the delicate equilibrium —

the subtle unity, balance and harmony

that allows Life to naturally express itself.

Heedlessly meddle with that subtle, delicate, dynamic process

and you will inevitably violate the fundamental Laws of Life —

unleashing an epidemic of indescribable harm and suffering.

Look closely

at the self-proclaimed “benevolent leaders” of antiquity —

those who, in their pathological ignorance and arrogance,

have attempted to create the world in their own image —

acting and re-acting

from fear and aversion

craving and clinging

attachment and addiction.

Are not the annals of human history littered with the remnants

of the chaos, confusion and conflict —

wrought

from

the

deep

unreconciled

pain

and

suffering —

left in the wake —

of the rapacious

ostensible

“benefactors”

and

“philanthropists”

of

humanity?

Not two.

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— a literary adaptation of a parable from the Zhuāngzǐ 莊子, a collection of stories, parables and wisdom sayings attributed to 4th century BCE philosopher and teacher, Zhuāngzǐ (Master Zhuang) 莊子, and teachings from the Lǎozǐ 老子 (Dào Dé Jīng 道德經, a collection of wisdom sayings and teachings on the Nature of the Way and The Way of Nature), based upon a translation by Stephen Mitchell

One day, one of Kǒng Fū Zǐ’s (孔夫子) (ie ‘Master Kong’, aka ‘Confucius’) disciples, Zī Zhǎng 滋长

came to Kǒng Fū Zǐ (Master Kong) with a question:

"Teacher, I hear that there are four contemptible corruptions of leadership?

Could you tell me what they are?"

Kǒng Fū Zǐ replied,

"To violate the fundamental Law of Freedom —

abusing your brothers and sisters

through force, coercion and compulsion —

treating them as nothing more than mere chattel.

Is this not indeed pathological madness?

To intentionally lie, cheat, manipulate, and deceive

in order to keep your brothers and sisters

ignorant, sick, apathetic, docile and easily controllable.

Is this not indeed malicious and malevolent?

To, by deception, usury, extortion and theft,

saddle your brothers and sisters

with unremitting debt,

taxes and tariffs,

in order to keep them impoverished and impotent —

dependent and disempowered.

Is this not indeed cruel and barbaric?

To impose unbearable burdens upon your brothers and sisters —

interminable rules, regulations, edicts, mandates and obligations.

Is this not indeed recreant and treacherous?

Remember…

what you do not want done to your self

do not do to others.

What you want done for your self

do for others.

This is the Way

of

Pure

Love.

Love your brother —

love your sister —

as your Self

for your brother

your sister —

is indeed your Self...

simply

in

disguise.

Not two.

May your every breath be

light

love

and

truth.

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— a literary adaptation of a teaching of Kǒng Fū Zǐ 孔夫子 (Confucius), as recorded in the final book of the Analects of Confucius, Yaó Yuē 堯曰 (lit. 'The Sayings of Emperor Yaó)

One day as Yē Sū (Aramaic: Yeshu'a; English: Jesus) and some of his disciples were walking along the way, when Yóu Dà (Aramaic: Yehu'da, English: Judah or Judas) proclaimed,

“Teacher, I think it is time we formed a more formal organization so that our movement might be more effective and efficient.

With you as our leader,

we could elect a council of elders

to oversee and advise,

along with deacons to administrate and manage

our mission and projects.

What do you think?”

Yē Sū’s eyes flashed like lightning,

though for a time,

he did not speak a word.

Then, after a while, he broke the silence, smiled and spoke these words of warning,

“Listen closely brothers and sisters to my words and note them well.

Pure love is not bound by order, structure, or the will of men.

What you are suggesting

is like trying to grasp the wind

or contain the great sea in bowl.

Indeed the more you try to organize —

to set up systems and structures —

this, what you call “movement,”

will simply become yet another aberrant organization —

which will then,

over time,

devolve

into yet another dead institution

of craving and clinging —

attachment and addiction —

another distorted system

of control, violation and abuse.

Soon you will have men and women —

hungry for power, prestige, position, privilege and wealth

manipulating and controlling others.

There will be segregation and division.

There will be endless rules and regulations —

mandates and ordinances —

superstitions and taboos.

Over time, the Laws of Life will become relegated

to the annals of dusty, old anthologies —

curated by dusty old men —

replaced with mere concepts and beliefs —

ceremonies and rituals —

dogma and doctrine —

machinations and contrivations

of the false, acquired, conditioned sense of self.

Some will be seen as “higher” —

and some will be seen as “lower.”

And an elite ruling class

of privileged priests and hierophants

will proclaim themseves

as intermediaries of the Mysteries.

A hierarchy will emerge.

Castes, classes and levels of initiation will be instituted

and those in the “lower” classes

will be forced into obeisance —

taught to bow and worship to those of the “upper” classes.

My teachings will be twisted, distorted and corrupted —

manipulated —

to ensure that this hierarchal power structure —

this unnatural, grotesque “pyramid of power”

can never be challenged.

The Laws of Life will be hidden —

obfuscated —

from those who seek

to keep them blind, confused and ignorant —

imprisoned and enslaved

within a labyrinthine, matrical system

of control and abuse.

Then will come persecutions and wars carried out in my name

as the blind lead the blind into darkness, death and despair.

My dear brothers and sisters, listen deeply to what I am saying.

Bow your knee to no one.

Call no one

“Father,”

“Mother,”

“Master,”

“Reverend,” or

“Your Holiness.”

Do not throw away your freedom.

Let no one spellbind, enchant or enslave you.

For all that I have described to you today

arises from that

which is inherently false and illusory —

fear,

ignorance,

darkness,

confusion,

and craving —

and will only inevitably result

in indescribable violence, violation, pain, abuse and suffering.

The Kingdom of which I speak is wild and free —

untameble —

uncontrollable —

uncontainable.

Indeed, it is for freedom that I have incarnated —

at this sacred, syzygetic, synchro-destinous confluence of spacetime —

here —

now —

for such a time as this.

Freely I have received.

Freely I have given.

So, remember...

the Kingdom is the Miraculous in Motion

and thus, it can never be contained, managed, organized or administrated.

It is The Very Breath of Life —

Spirit

Flowing —

freely, naturally, spontaneously —

Pure Love

manifest

in

and

as

All

Things.

Indeed is this not truly

a deep mystery —

and

miracle?

And brothers and sisters...

That

You

Are.

Awaken and remember!

Not two.

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— a literary adaptation of a teaching of Yeshu’a an Nasiri Ihidaya (Aramaic for 'Jesus of Nazareth, One Who Is Awake) as recorded in the ‘The Secret Sayings of Yē Sū’ — translated by Jay G. Williams — a collection of wisdom sayings attributed to Yeshu’a an Nasiri Ihidaya, compiled in China in the Jǐng Jiāo tradition (‘Jǐng Jiāo’ might either be translated as ‘Teaching of the Light’, ‘Awakened Teaching’, or ‘The Great Teaching’) during the Táng dynasty, c. 618-906 CE

Brothers and sisters…

listen

deeply!

it is time to sober up —

to shake off the dreamspell —

to rouse yourself

from the laxity of your fugue.

For blind attachment and addiction

to false realities,

false identies,

and false narratives

is what has kept you enslaved —

bound to the wheel of suffering —

closing the Heart Gate —

cutting you off from your True Nature —

as the manifestation

of Pure Light-Love

in physicality —

cutting you off

from your very own Source Connection —

the

Very

Source

of

Abundant

Free

Flowing…

Life.

Indeed, look around!

The false, illusory matrical control system of this world

craves rules, regulations, edicts, mandates and laws.

Laws arise from craving —

craving for power, prestige, position, privilege, power and wealth.

Craving arises from fear.

Fear gives rise to confusion, condemnation, comparison, competition, and conflict,

which feed upon one another insatiably —

a

truly

vicious

cycle.

Indeed the incendiary nature of fear

is the balefire of suffering.

It is ravenous and rapacious —

consuming everything in its path.

But as you embark upon the process

of purifing and transmuting

the beguilement —

you will inevitably come to realize

what I call

“The Kingdom”

and thus…

awaken

from

the

dreamspell.

The Kingdom is rooted in, established in and arises from

the fertile Fundamental Ground of Be-ing —

from which arises from

Pure

Light-Love —

from which

all manifestations of Life arise —

as a powerful undulating swell

of the Great Sea —

arising

flourishing and frolicking

for a time

and then abating —

returning once again,

to the Source.

So remember this, my friends…

what you do not want done to you,

do not do to others.

What you want done to you,

do to others.

It is that simple.

Listen deeply brothers and sisters

for I am revealing the Fundamental Laws of Life to you —

not the temporal edicts and mandates of men.

Do no harm.

Love your neighbour as your Self —

for indeed your neighbour is your Self —

simply

in

disguise.

Nothing more is required.

Awaken and remember.

Not two.

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— a literary adaptation of a teaching of Yeshu’a an Nasiri Ihidaya (Aramaic for 'Jesus of Nazareth, One Who Is Awake) as recorded in the ‘The Secret Sayings of Yē Sū’ — translated by Jay G. Williams — a collection of wisdom sayings attributed to Yeshu’a an Nasiri Ihidaya, compiled in China in the Jǐng Jiāo tradition (‘Jǐng Jiāo’ might either be translated as ‘Teaching of the Light’, ‘Awakened Teaching’, or ‘The Great Teaching’) during the Táng dynasty, c. 618-906 CE

I am the wind which breathes upon the sea

I am the wave of the ocean

I am the murmur of the billows

I am the ox of the seven combats

I am the vulture upon the rocks

I am the beam of the sun

I am the fairest of plants

I am a wild boar in valour

I am a salmon in the water

I am a lake in the plain

I am a word of science

I am the point of the lance of battle

I am the god who creates in the head the fire

Who is it that throws light into the meeting on the mountain?

Who announces the ages of the moon, if not I?

Who teaches the place where couches the sun, if not I?

— a translation of an poem attributed to Amergin Glúingel, one of the seven sons of Míl Espáine — prince, druid, bard, poet, counselor and emissary for the Milesians (the tribe of Míl Espáine) — as recorded in the writings of the Irish Mythological Cycle

If you would like to listen to an audio recitation of this poem, you can choose to stream or download the recitation here: https://soundcloud.com/taisdealach/the-mystery-of-amergin

May your every breath be peace, light and Ineffable Love.


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In harmony with the Way of Nature —

the Nature of the Way —

the sky is bright and clear

the air is fresh and clean

the water is pure and pristine

the soil is rich and fertile

all Children of the Living Soil —

Children of the Infinite Light —

all beloved manifestations of Life

flourish

and 

thrive

together —

unified, balanced, and harmonious —

according to our True Nature —

nothing missing

nothing broken —

perfect integrity

perfect equilibrium

perfect

peace

—

one Body

one Breath

one Heart

one Mind

one Essence

one Light

one Love

one Truth.

Not two.

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The matrical web of manipulation and control

that has entrapped, enslaved and entranced this world

has been specifically designed to propagate and perpetuate

fear and aversion,

craving and clinging,

attachment and addiction —

conflict

and

suffering.

Fear gives rise to craving.

Craving gives rise to conflict.

Conflict gives rise to anger.

Anger gives rise to hate.

Hate gives rise to abuse.

Abuse gives rise to suffering.

And the cycle repeats itself —

until

you

finally

choose

to break the cycle —

until

you

finally

awaken

and

re-member…

not

two.

And yet, even as we traverse this season

of darkness of ignorance and oblivion,

the seeds of Pure Light-Love

continue to take root, sprout, and bear much fruit.

The time of the Great Golden Harvest continues to draw ever near.

Neither accept

nor reject

the world

and those who remain entangled

in the dreamspell —

those who continue to stumble along

in their ablepsy —

in the laxity of their fugue,

for indeed the seeds of the Kingdom

have been sown everywhere,

and in the right time —

the right season —

every

tree

will blossom and bear much fruit.

So do not lose heart, brothers and sisters.

Do not give up.

Trust.

For indeed

all is well

and as it should be.

Nothing missing.

Nothing broken.

Perfect

peace.

Not two.

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— a literary adaptation of a teaching of Yeshu’a an Nasiri Ihidaya (Aramaic for 'Jesus of Nazareth, One Who Is Awake) as recorded in the ‘The Secret Sayings of Yē Sū’ — translated by Jay G. Williams — a collection of wisdom sayings attributed to Yeshu’a an Nasiri Ihidaya, compiled in China in the Jǐng Jiāo tradition (‘Jǐng Jiāo’ might either be translated as ‘Teaching of the Light’, ‘Awakened Teaching’, or ‘The Great Teaching’) during the Táng dynasty, c. 618-906 CE

When, in the youthful bloom of morn

the silken opalescence of the rising sun

enraptures

you

in pure childlike gratitude, joy and wonder

what can be said but…

‘Ahh!’

And that is enough.

For in that sacred, syzygetic, synchro-destinous moment

the Divine Nature of the Universe —

has cast off the coverlet of night

and

awakened

in

you.

And when you are inspired

to silent contemplation

through an elegant expression of art —

your heart flourishing and flowering

in rapt childlike gratitude, joy and wonder —

like the pure white lotus

flourishing and flowering

in the golden light and warmth of the morning sun —

what is left to say but…

“Ahh!”

And that is enough.

For in that sacred, syzygetic, synchro-destinous moment

the Divine Nature of the Universe —

has flowered within you.

And

That

You

Are!

Not two.

May your every breath be peace, light and Ineffable Love.

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