but there are also advantages.
I was more capable once,
but wrote much less,
and knew less.
Would I give up
any of my
seventy-six years?
No, I would not,
and I face the future
with confidence
and hope.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Thursday, January 3, 2019
There Are Disadvantages
There are disadvantages to age,
but there are also advantages.
I was more capable once,
but wrote much less,
and knew less.
Would I give up
any of my
seventy-six years?
No, I would not,
and I face the future
with confidence
and hope.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
but there are also advantages.
I was more capable once,
but wrote much less,
and knew less.
Would I give up
any of my
seventy-six years?
No, I would not,
and I face the future
with confidence
and hope.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Naked Wisdom 44
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᏓᏄᏩ-ᎠᎾᎵᎯᏗ
ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ
ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩᏗ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏙᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏓᏄᏩ-ᎠᎾᎵᎯᏗ,
ᎢᎬᎳ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ.
ᎬᏩᎣ Ꮭ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏙᏎ
ᏐᎢ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏁ.
We were warriors
before we were farmers,
and we are warriors still,
both men and women.
Nature will not permit
any other way.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ
ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩᏗ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏙᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏓᏄᏩ-ᎠᎾᎵᎯᏗ,
ᎢᎬᎳ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ.
ᎬᏩᎣ Ꮭ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏙᏎ
ᏐᎢ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏁ.
We were warriors
before we were farmers,
and we are warriors still,
both men and women.
Nature will not permit
any other way.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 44
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᏓᏄᏩ-ᎠᎾᎵᎯᏗ
ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ
ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩᏗ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏙᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏓᏄᏩ-ᎠᎾᎵᎯᏗ,
ᎢᎬᎳ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ.
ᎬᏩᎣ Ꮭ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏙᏎ
ᏐᎢ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏁ.
ᎤᏓᎷᎸ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ
ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩᏗ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏙᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏓᏄᏩ-ᎠᎾᎵᎯᏗ,
ᎢᎬᎳ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ.
ᎬᏩᎣ Ꮭ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏙᏎ
ᏐᎢ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏁ.
Tantra of the One
The spine is the royal road of our dreams, and it encapsulates our life.
The body itself is a mirror of the universe, and is also a universe.
Within its precincts are all time and all space.
All life lives there, up to the Divinity that is the Experiencer,
the Watcher, and the Dreamer.
To this Being, only life is possible,
and there can be no death.
This Being is free by definition,
and can only be free.
It is only our illusion of separateness
that distinguishes us from the One
Saquu Eka Ehad
that is Sat Cit Ananda,
that is Unity,
that is Self,
the Mover and Enlivener
of these vertebrate bodies,
the only Knower
of all the mysteries.,
who is unspeakable,
yet spoken of
with every breath
of all creatures.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
The body itself is a mirror of the universe, and is also a universe.
Within its precincts are all time and all space.
All life lives there, up to the Divinity that is the Experiencer,
the Watcher, and the Dreamer.
To this Being, only life is possible,
and there can be no death.
This Being is free by definition,
and can only be free.
It is only our illusion of separateness
that distinguishes us from the One
Saquu Eka Ehad
that is Sat Cit Ananda,
that is Unity,
that is Self,
the Mover and Enlivener
of these vertebrate bodies,
the only Knower
of all the mysteries.,
who is unspeakable,
yet spoken of
with every breath
of all creatures.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Naked Wisdom 43
ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎢᎦ ᎾᎿ
ᎢᏤ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᎦ,
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎠᎢᏒ
ᎤᏬᏚ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎭᏫᎾ.
On this first day
of a new year,
and every day,
let us walk
in beauty and truth.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
ᎢᏤ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᎦ,
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎠᎢᏒ
ᎤᏬᏚ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎭᏫᎾ.
On this first day
of a new year,
and every day,
let us walk
in beauty and truth.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Monday, December 31, 2018
Naked Wisdom 42 / Respect
ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛᎨᏍᏙᏗ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᎩ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᎯᏳᎯ.
ᏴᏫ, ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏗᏜ, ᏰᎵᏉ ᎯᏁᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎨᏳᏓᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎠᎵᏖᎸᏗᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᏙᏎ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᎭᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ.
ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎬᎵᏱᎵᏒ-ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎠᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏙᏎ ᎪᎯᏳᎯ ᎬᏩᎣ ᏗᏜ ᎾᎿ
ᎠᎴ ᏐᎢ ᏗᏜ.
The most important word in any language is respect.
People, from individuals to the state, may say they love you,
but their actions will tell you whether they respect you.
Our survival will depend on respect for nature
and for each other.
ᏴᏫ, ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏗᏜ, ᏰᎵᏉ ᎯᏁᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎨᏳᏓᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎠᎵᏖᎸᏗᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᏙᏎ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᎭᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ.
ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎬᎵᏱᎵᏒ-ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎠᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏙᏎ ᎪᎯᏳᎯ ᎬᏩᎣ ᏗᏜ ᎾᎿ
ᎠᎴ ᏐᎢ ᏗᏜ.
The most important word in any language is respect.
People, from individuals to the state, may say they love you,
but their actions will tell you whether they respect you.
Our survival will depend on respect for nature
and for each other.
