Monthly Archives: March 2010
Fear III
When you come directly into contact with fear, there is a response of the nerves and all the rest of it. Then, when the mind is no longer escaping through words or through activity of any kind, there is no … Continue reading
He was in a small room
I found him in a dingy room, dirty water running along the back in a gutter or open sewer. He had been there a long time and was weak, stifled, but safe. The door was heavy, of iron or steel … Continue reading
Weekend Walk 13 – Buriton to Elsted (South Downs Way)
The fifth stage of my South Downs Way hike, starting from Buriton in Hampshire, finishing in Elsted, West Sussex. Past the Vandalian Tower, Harting Down, and the second Beacon Hill of the Way, then to Treyford and Elsted in the … Continue reading
From Harting Down (54/365)
Looking north from Harting Down, past East Harting to the Rother Valley.
The Bee Is Dead (53/365)
One of an occasional series of images of the dead I come across.
Fear II
You cannot wipe away fear without understanding, without actually seeing into the nature of time… – Krishnamurti
Fear
How do you deal with fear? Turn on the radio, read a book, go to a temple, cling to some form of dogma, belief?Fear is the destructive energy in man. It withers the mind, it distorts thought, it leads to … Continue reading
A swifter awareness
The peculiar tendencies that arise with advancing age must be understood and corrected while we are still capable of detached and tolerant self-observation and study; our fears must be observed and understood now. Our energies must be directed, not merely … Continue reading
Spring Equinox (49/365)
Today marks the first day of spring, the last day of winter; half way between the shortest day and the longest; the longest night and the shortest. I welcome the spring! Also, this is the last daily photo with this … Continue reading
Clearing up our own patch
In a world of vast organizations, vast mobilizations of people, mass movements, we are afraid to act on a small scale; we are afraid to be little people clearing up our own patch. We say to ourselves, “What can I … Continue reading