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	<title>Comments on: Welcome to our Blog</title>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-378</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>fond memories
angry memories
heartbeat, crickets and passing cars</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>fond memories<br />
angry memories<br />
heartbeat, crickets and passing cars</p>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-370</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>sick
heart pounding
times like these
ah
sometimes I wonder

hands white and moist
I play the guitar and sing 
effortless peace</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sick<br />
heart pounding<br />
times like these<br />
ah<br />
sometimes I wonder</p>
<p>hands white and moist<br />
I play the guitar and sing<br />
effortless peace</p>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-369</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>that should&#039;ve said &quot;love&quot; instead of &quot;fear&quot;


lighthearted I ride the bus
to downtown new haven
the busy churches, soup kitchens and Yale campus
are a new home 
and I&#039;m thankful
on my own now
doing my best</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that should&#8217;ve said &#8220;love&#8221; instead of &#8220;fear&#8221;</p>
<p>lighthearted I ride the bus<br />
to downtown new haven<br />
the busy churches, soup kitchens and Yale campus<br />
are a new home<br />
and I&#8217;m thankful<br />
on my own now<br />
doing my best</p>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-368</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>but then again
&quot;hatred is not conquered by hatred, but by fear,
this is an eternal law&quot;
I like that</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>but then again<br />
&#8220;hatred is not conquered by hatred, but by fear,<br />
this is an eternal law&#8221;<br />
I like that</p>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-367</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>what does freedom mean?
freedom meas freedom from everything
bad AND good
the real dragon is a lot different than the painted ones
he&#039;s not cute
he&#039;s not beautiful
the kind of dragon I choose to be
is the kind of dragon who goes through hell
so no one else has to

when we draw our sword in anger
we enter our living hell
when we sheath it under the same circumstances
well...that&#039;s as close to heaven as there is
who is strong enough to do that?
if you&#039;re not strong enough to face the real dragon,
freedom isn&#039;t for you
and neither is the buddha way
but on the other side is real love
the kind of love that lasts forever
and tastes like cold air</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what does freedom mean?<br />
freedom meas freedom from everything<br />
bad AND good<br />
the real dragon is a lot different than the painted ones<br />
he&#8217;s not cute<br />
he&#8217;s not beautiful<br />
the kind of dragon I choose to be<br />
is the kind of dragon who goes through hell<br />
so no one else has to</p>
<p>when we draw our sword in anger<br />
we enter our living hell<br />
when we sheath it under the same circumstances<br />
well&#8230;that&#8217;s as close to heaven as there is<br />
who is strong enough to do that?<br />
if you&#8217;re not strong enough to face the real dragon,<br />
freedom isn&#8217;t for you<br />
and neither is the buddha way<br />
but on the other side is real love<br />
the kind of love that lasts forever<br />
and tastes like cold air</p>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-366</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>cool and damp August
wet leaves under my bare feet
too cold for fireflies</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cool and damp August<br />
wet leaves under my bare feet<br />
too cold for fireflies</p>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-363</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>some days
in the past I read the Flower Garland Sutra
nowadays, I read it in the sun
but still, as Roshi said
its not about being in dreamland
&quot;its how we position ourselves in the world&quot;
 that is the most skillful teaching of all
for me the hardest
forget the energy of our
wonderful pores
and whatnot
this Bodhisattva needs a job
 and place to live, teach and be present
that&#039;s a good thing too</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>some days<br />
in the past I read the Flower Garland Sutra<br />
nowadays, I read it in the sun<br />
but still, as Roshi said<br />
its not about being in dreamland<br />
&#8220;its how we position ourselves in the world&#8221;<br />
 that is the most skillful teaching of all<br />
for me the hardest<br />
forget the energy of our<br />
wonderful pores<br />
and whatnot<br />
this Bodhisattva needs a job<br />
 and place to live, teach and be present<br />
that&#8217;s a good thing too</p>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-362</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m glad your energy has awakened
don&#039;t hold it tight
I try to give it away
although that is sometimes uncomfortable for me
to give away my hate and anger
what a beautiful thing to imagine that my fear and lonliness
can bring such happiness if I just said one word
one solitary lonely word with all my heart
where it could be heard
by all the solitary lonely hearts that walk around
waiting for someone
to speak

live is very hard, we all need to pull together
because being lonely sucks
but at least we can be lonely, together</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m glad your energy has awakened<br />
don&#8217;t hold it tight<br />
I try to give it away<br />
although that is sometimes uncomfortable for me<br />
to give away my hate and anger<br />
what a beautiful thing to imagine that my fear and lonliness<br />
can bring such happiness if I just said one word<br />
one solitary lonely word with all my heart<br />
where it could be heard<br />
by all the solitary lonely hearts that walk around<br />
waiting for someone<br />
to speak</p>
<p>live is very hard, we all need to pull together<br />
because being lonely sucks<br />
but at least we can be lonely, together</p>
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		<title>By: Torei</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-361</link>
		<dc:creator>Torei</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>how true...
maybe it just seemed lonely here to me
after there was such aliveness 
in the communication
between our small little 
almost hidden
blog group
i had such burst of creativity here
an awakening
and my energy is  moving now to other places
maybe i was feeling the loss
as it seems to fades away
into browser history
but perhaps allowing new things to come...
to emerge
just like our lives.


gassho.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how true&#8230;<br />
maybe it just seemed lonely here to me<br />
after there was such aliveness<br />
in the communication<br />
between our small little<br />
almost hidden<br />
blog group<br />
i had such burst of creativity here<br />
an awakening<br />
and my energy is  moving now to other places<br />
maybe i was feeling the loss<br />
as it seems to fades away<br />
into browser history<br />
but perhaps allowing new things to come&#8230;<br />
to emerge<br />
just like our lives.</p>
<p>gassho.</p>
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		<title>By: nm</title>
		<link>http://villagezendo.org/2010/02/welcome-to-our-blog/comment-page-2/#comment-360</link>
		<dc:creator>nm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>sometimes being alone
is the best company
I&#039;m happy in the rain that&#039;s falling all around 
so don&#039;t feel to bad for me
I have my life
and so have you
your life too</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sometimes being alone<br />
is the best company<br />
I&#8217;m happy in the rain that&#8217;s falling all around<br />
so don&#8217;t feel to bad for me<br />
I have my life<br />
and so have you<br />
your life too</p>
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